Jakarta – Protesters from the Civil Society Coalition Against Impunity held a demonstration in front of the Ministry of Culture building in Jakarta on Thursday June 26 in which they rejected the discourse on awarding the title of national hero to the 2nd President of the Republic of Indonesia, Suharto, and criticised

Bandung – Police raided a gay party event held at a villa in the Puncak area of Bogor, West Java, on Sunday June 22. During the raid, 75 people were arrested.

Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia held a demonstration in front of the US Embassy building in Jakarta on Thursday June 19 rejecting the genocide against the people of Gaza in Palestine.

Surabaya – Three students in Blitar, East Java, were arrested during a visit by Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka to the area on Wednesday June 18. The three are members of the Blitar Indonesian Islamic Student Movement (PMII) branch leadership.

Surabaya – Police have again arrested two people suspected of being involved in a gay network on social media. They are being charged under the anti-pornography law.

Surabaya – The East Java Regional Police (Polda) Cyber Directorate has arrested four people suspected of being involved in a same sex network or gay group on social media.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Jakarta – Around 50 Trisakti University students were arrested by police in Jakarta on Wednesday May 21 while holding a demonstration to commemorate the 27th anniversary of reformasi and the Trisakti student shootings in May 1998.

Jakarta – Rights groups from Amnesty International Indonesia to the Bandung Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) have criticised the National Police (Polri) Criminal Investigations Directorate's (Bareskrim) move to arrest a Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) student who allegedly made a meme of former p

Jakarta – The project to rewrite Indonesian history initiated by the Ministry of Culture has attracted the attention of a number of historians. It is hoped that the rewrite will not to ignore the dark chapters of Indonesian history, especially related to gross human rights violations that have been committed by the state.

Jakarta – National University (Unnas) historian Andi Achdian is questioning the government's decision through the Ministry of Culture to revise the history of the Republic of Indonesia.

Jakarta – Minister of Culture Fadli Zon said that an official project to rewrite Indonesian history would not change the history of the 1965 massacre, often referred to as the G30S/PKI (September 30 Movement/Indonesian Communist Party) or the 1st October Movement (

Jakarta – Students who show indications of being Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) in Cianjur, West Java, will also be included in student development programs at Indonesian Military (TNI) barracks next week.

Jakarta – International Labour Day or May Day was commemorated in Jakarta on Thursday May 1. This year's May Day actions in Jakarta were held in two separate places, namely at the National Monument (Monas) and in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) build

Jakarta – A rally commemorating International Labour Day or May Day in the Central Java provincial capital of Semarang on May 1 was marred by chaos. Several people were also arrested by police.

Jakarta – Over 5 thousand people have signed an online petition opposing Indonesia's 2nd president Suharto being awarded the title of national hero. The petition on the Change.org website titled "Reject the National Hero Title for