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February 2019

Sacked Freeport workers’ protest at State Palace – February 9, 2019 (CNN)
News/West Papua
Sacked Freeport workers camp out opposite State Palace
CNN Indonesia – February 9, 2019
Journalists sign petition against remission for Susrama – January 26, 2019 (Antara)
Analysis/Indonesia
No progress on press freedom under President Widodo’s watch
Tirto.id – February 9, 2019
Flowers symbolising journalists killed in Medan (Tribune)
News/Indonesia
Remembering the journalists killed for reporting the truth
Kompas.com – February 8, 2019
Azriana Manalu speaking to reporters – February 6, 2019 (Kompas)
News/Indonesia
Government cuts 100 key articles from sexual violence bill
Kompas.com – February 7, 2019
‘Stop Sexual Violence’ march (CNN)
News/Indonesia
Sexual violence bill suddenly becomes electoral ‘hot potato’
CNN Indonesia – February 7, 2019
Cartoons/Indonesia
Super Hero Party
Kompas – February 6, 2019
Ratna Bantara Mukti speaking at LBH press conference – February 6, 2019 (Kompas)
News/Indonesia
Activists demand government quash hoaxes on sexual violence bill
Kompas.com – February 6, 2019
Rifka Annisa Director Suharti speaking di Yogyakarta – February 6, 2019 (Detik)
News/Indonesia
Victim’s supporters slam ‘peaceful resolution’ to UGM rape case
Detik News – February 6, 2019
Prabowo gives greetings at FSPMI anniversary – February 6, 2019 (Tribune)
News/Indonesia
Metal workers reiterate support for Prabowo’s presidential bid
Tribune – February 6, 2019
Rally calling for ratification of draft law on sexual violence – December 8, 2018 (VOA)
News/Indonesia
Islamic party rejects sexual violence bill over promiscuity, deviant sex fears
Kompas.com – February 5, 2019
Protest against sentence remission for I Nyoman Susrama (CNN)
News/Indonesia
Activists protest remission for journalist’s murderer in letter to President Widodo
CNN Indonesia – February 4, 2019
Syahrul Fitria (right) speaking in Jakarta – February 3, 2019 (Kompas)
News/Indonesia
Presidential candidates not addressing criminalisation of environmental activists
Kompas.com – February 3, 2019
Imam Nahrawi and Nirina Zubir sing national anthem – January 31, 2019 (Kemenpora)
News/Indonesia
Government wants cinemas audiences to sing national anthem before screenings
Kompas.com – February 1, 2019

January 2019

TNI chief Air Martial Hadi Tjahjanto inspects troops (Puspen TNI)
News/Indonesia
TNI wants military officers to hold senior posts in ministries, state institutions
CNN Indonesia – January 31, 2019
Nduga Trans Papua road bridge construction (Istimewa)
News/West Papua
Army to take over construction of Trans Papua road bridges in Nduga
Detik News – January 29, 2019
Prabowo’s younger brother Hashim Djojohadikusumo (Detik)
News/Indonesia
Prabowo’s brother: Except for the devil, we’ll accept support from anyone, even the PKI
Detik News – January 27, 2019
Ahok at the Brimob headquarters detention centre (Tribune)
News/Indonesia
‘Ahok release should be impetus to abolish blasphemy articles’: Kontras
CNN Indonesia – January 25, 2019
Ryamizard Ryacudu greets Green Berets troops (Antara)
News/Indonesia
Defense minister claims leftist book raids to preempt ‘communist revenge’
KBR – January 25, 2019
Soldiers raid bookshop in Kediri – December 26, 2018 (Tempo)
News/Indonesia
Traders say leftist book raids pointless, will only make people more curious
Tempo – January 24, 2019
Widodo and vice presidential running mate Ma’ruf Amin (Antara)
News/Indonesia
Golput discussion hears why people are choosing not to vote
CNN Indonesia – January 23, 2019
Football mafia
Cartoons/Indonesia
Football mafia
Kompas – January 23, 2019
Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo (Tempo)
News/Indonesia
AGO proposes nationwide crackdown on books containing ‘banned ideas’
Tempo – January 23, 2019
Muhammad Prasetyo speaking at House woking meeting (Detik)
News/Indonesia
AGO moots more raids on communist books ‘wherever they are stored or kept’
Detik News – January 23, 2019
Civil Society Coalition members – January 23, 2019 (Tribune)
News/Indonesia
Civil Society Coalition says not voting or advocating golput not a crime
Detik News – January 23, 2019
YLBHI press conference on golput -- January 23, 2019 (Merdeka)
News/Indonesia
Civil Society Coalition says electing not to vote is a right, not a crime
CNN Indonesia -- January 23, 2019
Padang Mayor Mahyeldi Ansharullah (Republika)
News/Indonesia
Padang mayor to enlist help from military to wipe out LGBT sickness
Tirto – January 23, 2019
Yusril Ihza Mahendra eating with Abu Bakar Bashir (Istimewa)
Analysis/Indonesia
Political ‘aroma’ behind Bashir release debacle
CNN Indonesia – January 23, 2019
Attorney General M Prasetyo (Detik)
News/Indonesia
Ignoring Jokowi’s instructions, AGO prevaricates over past rights cases
Detik News – January 23, 2019
President Widodo at land certificate distribution ceremony – Undated (CNN)
News/Indonesia
AMAN accuses Jokowi’s land certificate distribution program of being neo-liberal
CNN Indonesia – January 21, 2019
Maruf Amin and Abu Bakar Bashir (Detik)
News/Indonesia
Idea for Bashir’s release on humanitarian grounds came up after clemency rejected: Amin
Detik News – January 20, 2019
Mahendra and Bashir at Gunung Sindur prison – January 18, 2019 (Antara)
News/Indonesia
Widodo’s lawyer says Bashir release ‘proves Jokowi doesn’t criminalize ulama’
Okezone – January 18, 2019
‘Save Nduga’ rally in Denpasar Bali – January 18, 2019 (Berita Bali)
News/West Papua
‘Save Nduga’ rally in Bali demands troops out of Papua, self-determination
Berita Bali – January 18, 2019
LIPI Resercher Amin Mudzakir (Tribune)
News/Indonesia
West Java, Aceh and Banten most susceptible to fake news
CNN Indonesia – January 18, 2019
The ‘great debate’
Cartoons/Indonesia
The ‘great debate’
Kompas – January 16, 2019
Defence MinisterRyamizard Ryacudu (left) and Hadi Tjahjanto – January 16, 2019 (Tribune)
News/Indonesia
TNI to form new elite surveillance and cyber unit to combat terrorism
Tribune News – January 16, 2019
Baswedan (right) and his wife (centre) at Save KPK event – January 15, 2019 (Tribune)
News/Indonesia
KPK investigator’s lawyer says opportunists using acid attack as political commodity
Tribune News – January 16, 2019
Millennial Golput Dialogue in Jakarta – January 15, 2019 (Tribune)
News/Indonesia
Sick of slander, hoaxes and identity politics, millennials threaten vote boycott
Tribune News – January 16, 2019
Gerindra politician Desmond J Mahesa (Antara)
News/Indonesia
Gerindra politician claims Prabowo will solve 1998 abductions if elected
CNN Indonesia – January 15, 2019
Widodo-Amin election campaign team deputy chair Abdul Kadir Karding (Detik)
News/Indonesia
Defending rights record, Jokowi camp struggles to explain progress
Detik News – January 14, 2019
Attorney General Prasetyo at parliamentary working meeting (Liputan 6)
News/Indonesia
AGO returns rights investigation files yet again, denies violating mandate
Merdeka – January 12, 2019
Yati Andriyani speaking in Jakarta – January 11, 2019 (CNN)
News/Indonesia
Rights group wants presidential debate to clarify positions on PKI, LGBT
CNN Indonesia – January 12, 2019
TNI solider confiscating books from Nagare Boshi bookshop – January 8, 2019 (Detik)
News/Indonesia
AGO admits seized ‘communist’ books not actually banned, denies New Order link
Detik News – January 11, 2019
Thursday Action activist Maria Catarina Sumarsih (CNN)
News/Indonesia
Families of rights victims say they won’t vote in presidential election
CNN Indonesia – January 10, 2019
Working Party DPP chairperson Andi Badarudin Picunang – January 10, 2019 (Detik)
News/Indonesia
Tommy’s Working Party claims anti-Suharto groups ‘pro-communist’ by default
Detik News – January 10, 2019
PDI-P politician Budiman Sudjatmiko (Detik)
News/Indonesia
Responding to TNI book raid, author says New Order misusing authorities
Detik News – January 10, 2019
Nagare Boshi bookshop owner Yanto Tjahaja – January 10, 2019 (Detik)
News/Indonesia
Owner of bookshop selling ‘communist’ books says he ‘felt like a criminal’
Detik News – January 10, 2019
2014 presidential debate in Jakarta – June 9, 2014 (Tribune)
News/Indonesia
Discussion on specific rights cases not allowed in first presidential debate
Waspada – January 10, 2019
Political party reps hold up election numbers at KPU – February 18, 2018 (Tribune)
News/Indonesia
Survey finds 6 parties won’t win seats in parliament, 5 others may also miss out
Kompas.com – January 8, 2019
West Papua National Committee rally – Undated (Antara)
News/West Papua
Three KNPB members charged with treason, face 20 years in jail if convicted
CNN Indonesia – January 8, 2019
TNI solider holds confiscated communist books in Padang – January 8, 2019 (Detik)
News/Indonesia
Army raids bookshop in Padang, seizes books containing ‘communist ideas’
Detik News – January 8, 2019