In a joint statement the Civil Society Coalition Against Impunity, which is made up of a number of civil society organisations and individuals, strongly condemned a statement made by the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, Fadli Zon, regarding the May 1998 affair.

Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – Terror and intimidation against Papuan students continue to occur every year, as do acts of racism. These acts of terror are the way the authorities curb democratic space and human rights for Papuan students.

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) provided assistance on June 3 and 4 to 14 protesters who were arbitrarily arrested by the police at a May Day 2025 rally in front of the parliament building in Jakarta on 1 May.

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

Every year from May 26 to 31, the international community commemorates Enforced Disappearance Week. This commemoration began with the actions by the families of victims of enforced disappearances in Latin America who are members of the Latin American Federation of Associations for Relatives of Dis

Freedom of self-determination is one of the most valuable principles, higher than other values that should be enjoyed by every person in their life, especially people who live on a certain land.

The Labour Movement with the People (GEBRAK) strongly condemns the repressive actions by police in handling a peaceful demonstration to commemorate the 27th anniversary of reformasi held by Trisakti University students on Tuesday May 21 in front of the

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.

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

The commemoration of 27 years of reformasi – the political reform process that began in 1998 – was marked by the erosion of human rights through the ignoring of past human rights violations and their repetition in the present due to authoritarian policies and practices that undermine civil liberties, politi

Democratic greetings! The Indonesian people's movements and labour struggle are an inseparable part of the global people's movement and labour struggle. Solidarity is a limitless force, one of the key weapons of the labour struggle.

Ishvar – According to Law Number 20/2009 on Titles, Services and Honours, the requirements to be named a national hero include having moral integrity and setting an exemplary example, a service to the nation and state and/or being loyal to and not betraying the nation and state.

Kiki Safitri, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf has stated that the government will consider all input related to the discourse on naming the 2nd President of the Republic of Indonesia, Suharto, a national hero.

Miswanto – International Workers' Day (May Day) was born from the embers of resistance. It was not a compassionate gift from the ruling class, but the result of a long struggle by the international working class demanding the most basic rights: eight hours of work, eight hours of rest and eight hours of human e

It was quite surprising for anyone who reads history, who has followed the trajectory of the Indonesian regime, and who has been involved in the people's movement, when President Prabowo Subianto – in a convincing tone – said he wanted to make Marsinah a national hero.

Jayapura – The Mataram Papua Student Association (IMAPA), the Lombok city committee of the Papua Student Alliance (AMP), the Mataram branch of the Revolutionary Youth Front (FMR) and the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-WP) held a fr

Responding to a series of incidents of excessive use of force and police violence against students, journalists and medical personnel during demonstrations commemorating International Labour Day (May Day) in a number of cities on May 1, Amnesty International Indonesia Depu

Every May, the public is trapped in the romanticism of the 1998 reformasi (reform) movement – a moment that is considered as a milestone in the reform of the political and legal system after the resignation of Suharto from the New Order's reins of power.

Commemorating May Day or International Labour Day in West Java, dozens of workers ranging from factory workers to media workers along with other elements of society throughout Greater Bandung demonstrated at the Cikapayang Park in Bandung city on Thursday May 1.

[The following is a translation of a statement by the Labour Movement with the People (GEBRAK) welcoming International Labour Day, National Education Day, Marsinah Day and 27 Years of Reformasi 1998.]