News

June 2025

West Papua
CNN Indonesia – June 7, 2025

Jakarta – Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia reportedly exited through the rear door of the Sorong Airport when protesters rejecting mining in Raja Ampat wanted to meet with him.

West Papua
Suara Papua – June 7, 2025

Jayapura – Papuan students in the Balinese capital of Denpasar were sent a package containing a rotten pig's head delivered by an online motorcycle taxi on June 6 at around 3 pm. The incident occurred at one of the Papuan students' rented houses in Denpasar.

West Papua
Suara Papua – June 3, 2025

Tambrauw – Three Greenpeace Indonesia activists and a young Papuan woman were arrested and taken to the Grogol Petamburan Sectoral Police (Polsek) station after unfurling banners and giving speeches about the impact of nickel downstreaming at the Indonesia Critical Minerals Conference and

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – June 3, 2025

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) says that the naming of 14 people as suspects, which is part of the investigation related to the May Day demonstration in front of the parliament building on May 1, is a form of criminalisation.

West Papua
Suara Papua – June 3, 2025

Jayapura – Papuan students from across Java and Bali who are members of the Humanitarian Forum held a peaceful demonstration in front of the offices of the Ministry of Human Rights led by Minster Natalius Pigai on Tuesday June 3 to call for the immediate formation of a humanitarian t

Indonesia
Suara Papua – June 2, 2025

Sorong – The Nusantara Indigenous Community Alliance (AMAN) together with a number of representatives of indigenous peoples from various parts of Indonesia have reported cases of criminalisation, intimidation and the seizure of indigenous territories directly to Dr. Albert K.

Indonesia
Kompas.com – June 2, 2025

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto says that foreign parties are funding non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in order to pit people against each other in Indonesia.

Indonesia
Tribun News – June 1, 2025

Rahmat Fajar Nugraha, Jakarta – Nusantara Trade Union Confederation (KSPN) General Chairperson Ristadi has highlighted the many domestic factories that have closed down or gone bankrupt because the products they produce cannot compete with cheap illegal goods from abroad.

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – June 1, 2025

Jakarta – A giant bubble became the focus of attention during the Car Free Day (CFD) event at the Hotel Indonesia (HI) traffic circle area in Central Jakarta on Sunday morning June 1.

Indonesia
Kompas.com – June 1, 2025

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – People's Justice and Prosperity Party (Prima) Chairperson Agus Jabo Priyono has stressed the commitment of his party to support the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President

May 2025

West Papua
Jubi Papua – May 31, 2025

Jayapura – The Papuan Council of Churches (PCC) suspects that there is a faction within government circles in Jakarta that does not want the land of Papua to be safe. This suspicion was conveyed by the PCC Moderator Reverand Dr.

Indonesia
Radar Tuban – May 29, 2025

Andika Julia Perdana Putra – The government's move to block the archive.org website has attracted support and opposition from the public. The website known as a digital archive was created specifically to preserve and provide universal access to all information on the internet.

Indonesia
Kompas.com – May 27, 2025

Hanifah Salsabila, Faieq Hidayat, Jakarta – Police raided a gay sex party at a hotel in the Setiabudi area of South Jakarta on Sunday May 25.

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – May 26, 2025

Jakarta – Research by the Setara Institute for Peace and Democracy has concluded that the state of freedom of religion and belief (KBB) in 2024 showed signs of regression or setbacks at the end of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo' administration and the begin

West Papua
Suara Papua – May 25, 2025

Jayapura – The struggle of the Papuan people to determine their own future as an independent and sovereign nation has been going on for a long time, since the Indonesian government unilaterally claimed the territory of West Papua through the manipulation of the UN sponsored Pepera ref

Indonesia
Kompas.com – May 25, 2025

Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – Thousands of imitation skulls were scattered around a hotel in Jakarta on Saturday May 24 as a symbol of how dark and terrifying the New Order era of former president Suharto was.

Indonesia
IDN Times – May 24, 2025

Lia Hutasoit, Jakarta – A columnist on the detik.com news site with the initials YF was allegedly intimidated after writing an article titled Generals in Civilian Positions: Where is the Merit of Civil Servants? The article was published on Thursday morning, May 22, before being taken down for r

Indonesia
Kompas.com – May 24, 2025

Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Robertus Belarminus, Jakarta – Hundreds of people from a number of 1998 activist groups gathered at a hotel in South Jakarta on Saturday May 24 to discuss and express their position of rejecting the proposal that the second President of the Republic of Indonesia, Suharto, be made a

Indonesia
Kompas.com – May 23, 2025

Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform is urging President Prabowo Subianto and the House of Representatives (DPR) to immediately review Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 66/2025 on State Protection for Prosecutors.

West Papua
Jubi Papua – May 22, 2025

Jayapura, Jubi – The Jayapura city District Police (Polresta) have stated that four of its personnel were injured when a demonstration by students at Cenderawasih University (Uncen) in Jayapura, Papua, ended in chaos on Thursday May 22.