More than 100 human rights defenders experienced various forms of attacks in the first half of 2025 said Amnesty International Indonesia today in Jakarta. Between January and June 2025, Amnesty International noted that at least 104 human rights defenders became victims of attacks recorded in 54 ca

Jayapura, Jubi – The Yahukimo regency District Police (Polres) in Papua Highlands province released four activists from the Yahukimo regional West Papua National Committee (KNPB) on Monday afternoon July 14.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) wishes the Polri (National Police) a happy 79th anniversary and will continue to encourage improvements and reforms to the police of the Republic of Indonesia so that they are professionals who firmly uphold the Constitution as a state insti

Jayapura – A series of terror acts have again befallen Papuan students who are studying in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya.

Hammam Izzuddin, Suseno, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has provided three critical notes for the National Police (Polri) ahead of its 79th anniversary or Bhayangkara Day on July 1.

In the midst of abundant natural resources and enchanting cultural diversity, the situation in Papua is not as good and beautiful as the natural beauty it has. In recent times, news reports about Papua have grabbed quite a lot of public attention.

Jayapura – The government plans to build new security posts in a number of conflict areas in Papua. But the policy is considered not to be the right solution.

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

Sharon Muller – Indonesian military operations have again been launched in Intan Jaya regency, Central Papua province. This is the umpteenth time operations have been launched by the TNI (Indonesian Military) on the pretext of pursuing the West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organ

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.

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.

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

Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Jakarta – Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai will propose that the military education program initiated by West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi to the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education (Mendikdasmen) Abdul Mu'ti.

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

Deni Tonjau, Wamena – Hundreds of high school students from the Papuan Highlands High School and University Student Alliance held a peaceful demonstration at the Papua governor's office on Friday May 2 to mark National Education Day (Hardiknas).

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.

Miftahul Huda, Yogya – Thousands of workers from various labour alliances, as well as students in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta, took to the streets to commemorate May Day or International Labour Day on Thursday May 1.

Jakarta – A mass action by an alliance of workers that make up the Labour Movement with the People (GEBRAK) issued a number of demands during a May Day 2025 action in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta on Thursday May 1.

Responding to the Constitutional Court's (MK) ruling that exempts government agencies, institutions and corporations as parties that can file defamation lawsuits, and stated that disturbances/riots in digital space are not criminal offenses under the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (UU ITE), Am