News

September 2025

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 6, 2025

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) rejects the charges against activists who have been arrested for allegedly inciting students and children to take part in demonstration at the end of August.

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 5, 2025

Jakarta – Protesters consisting of students, academics and civil society activists held a peaceful demonstration titled "The National People's Picnic" in front of the parliament building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Friday September 5.

Indonesia
Kompas – September 4, 2025

Ridho Danu Prasetyo, Faieq Hidayat, Jakarta – The All Indonesia Student Executive Council (BEM SI) held a protest action in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Thursday September 4.

Indonesia
Kumparan News – September 4, 2025

Protesting workers who are part of the Labour Movement with the People (GEBRAK) held a protest action at the Horse Statue near the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta on Thursday September 4.

Indonesia
Kompas.com – September 4, 2025

Lidia Pratama Febrian, Faieq Hidayat, Jakarta – The 876th Kamisan (Thursday) Action was held in front of the Merdeka Palace in Central Jakarta on Thursday September 4.

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 3, 2025

Jakarta – The Indonesian Women's Alliance (API) held a peaceful demonstration in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Central Jakarta on Wednesday September 3. According to CNN Indonesia's monitoring, they held a demonstration right in front of the main gate to the parliament complex.

West Papua
Jubi Papua – September 2, 2025

Jayapura – Thousands of protesters who joined in solidarity with Papuan students held a peaceful demonstration urging the chief of the Southwest Papua Regional Police (Kapolda) and the chief of the Sorong City Municipal Police (Kapolresta) to investigate the violence allegedly committed by police officers against reside

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 2, 2025

Jakarta – The wave of demonstrations in Jakarta and several other regions over the past week has formulated a number of demands to the government regarding improvements in bureaucratic governance and law enforcement.

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 1, 2025

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition and the Indonesian Academic Alliance of Concern have responded to a speech by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto regarding the situation that has triggered large demonstrations in a number of regions since last week.

August 2025

Indonesia
Detik News – August 31, 2025

Rolando Fransiscus Sihombing, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has said that the current situation is chaotic and that it is leading towards makar (treason, subversion, rebellion) and terrorism. He has requested that the perpetrators be dealt with firmly.

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – August 30, 2025

Kediri – The Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) building and a police station in Kediri, East Java, were set on fire by unknown individuals on Saturday evening August 30. The fires appeared to be blazing brightly with flames soaring high into the sky.

Indonesia
Detik Bali – August 30, 2025

Fabiola Dianira, Denpasar – A demonstration in front of the Bali Regional Police Headquarters (Mapolda), which ended in chaos, has now shifting to the Bali Regional House of Representatives (DPRD).

That demonstration also grew heated when the protesters began to throw stones and tried to set two police cars on fire.

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – August 30, 2025

Bandung – A demonstration in front of the Gedung Sate building in Bandung on Friday August 29 turned chaotic after protesters succeeded in breaking through the main gate to the West Java provincial government building.

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – August 30, 2025

Jakarta – Three people died after the Makassar Regional House of Representative (DPRD) offices in South Sulawesi caught fire during a protest against the national House of Representatives (DPR) on Friday night August 29.

Indonesia
Detik Bali – August 30, 2025

Simon Selly – A student demonstration in Kupang city, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), took place in front of the NTT Regional Police Headquarters on Saturday evening August 30. During the demonstration, the crowd voiced their aspirations regarding a number of national and local issues.

Indonesia
Detik Kalimantan – August 29, 2025

Ayuningtias Puji Lestari, Palangka Raya – A demonstration held in front of the Central Kalimantan Regional Police Headquarters (Mapolda) has continued until Friday evening August 29. Several participants were injured during the action. Police have been urged to take responsibility and refrain from repressive actions.

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – August 29, 2025

Jakarta – Clashes broke out during a joint civil society demonstration in front of the Grahadi State Building in Surabaya, East Java, on Friday August 29. Fires erupted in the building courtyard after protesters allegedly threw Molotov cocktails.

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – August 29, 2025

Sleman – Police officers have continued firing teargas to push back the demonstrators at the Yogyakarta Regional Police Headquarters (Mapolda DIY) in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta on Friday evening August 29.

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – August 29, 2025

Solo – Scores of people were rushed to hospital following clashes during a demonstration by online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers at the Central Java Regional Police Battalion C Mobile Brigade (Brimob) Headquarters in Solo on Friday August 29.

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – August 29, 2025

Medan – A wave of solidarity actions over the death of motorcycle taxi driver Affan Kurniawan in Jakarta yesterday and protests against the House of Representatives' (DPR) lavish allowances became heated in the North Sumatra city of Medan on Friday August 29, with protesters setting fire to a mobile police t