In the lead up to the first year of the administration of President Prabowo Subianto, civil-military relations in Indonesia are showing a setback.

The Bumi Flora (Earth of Flowers) Tragedy occurred exactly 24 years ago. This tragedy was a mass murder of workers at the company PT Bumi Flora – a palm oil plantation located in Julok, East Aceh regency on August 9, 2001.

Responding to the raids and the stance taken by the authorities over the phenomenon of the raising pirate flags based on the One Piece animation film series by the public, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

Arga Nur Wahid – A Papuan arts and cultural performance organised by the East Java Papua Alumni Association in the Kya-Kya area of Surabaya, East Java, on Sunday evening July 27 has ended in chaos.

Rachel Kathryn, Jakarta – The All Indonesia Student Executive Council (BEM SI) held a demonstration titled "Aksi Indonesia (C)emas 2025" (Indonesia Anxious Action 2025) at the Horse Statue on Jalan Medan Merdeka in Central Jakarta on Monday afternoon July 28.

Twenty-eight years after Indonesia's 1997 political and economic crisis and the 1998 tragedy, the state and the ruling regime have never resolved the problem of the rights abuses that occurred at that time.

Michelle Gabriela, S. Dian Andryanto, Jakarta – Gajah Mada University (UGM) Student Executive Board Community of Students (BEM KM) Chairperson Tiyo Ardianto says that they have resigned from the Populist All Indonesia Student Executive Council (BEM SI Kerakyatan) Alliance.

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.

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Sukma N Loppies, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia issued a report on Monday July 14 which details attacks on human rights defenders that have occurred on a massive scale in the first half of 2025.

On March 23 a fast breaking gathering and discussion was held on "The International and National Situation". The event was initiated by the Socialist Union (Perserikatan Sosialis, PS) and the People's Liberation Party (Partai Pembebasan Rakyat,

Singgih Wiryono, Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – A factual witness testifying during a formal review of Law Number 3/2025 on the Indonesian Military (TNI), Usman Hamid, has revealed that more than three articles were changed during revisions to the law.

Banda Aceh – A number of residents from the Aceh People's Alliance have opposed and challenged the establishment of Territorial Development Battalions in five areas and have asked the Indonesian Army (TNI AD) to return the management of the Blang Padang land donated for religious use (wakaf) to the Baiturrahman Grand

Sharon Muller – Terror against Papuan students has again been launched in several cities around Indonesia. This time round it has been through the delivery of packages containing rotten animal carcasses, threatening letters, the distribution of posters and videos as well as other threats.

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.

Hanin Marwah, Ahmad Faiz, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Entity Foundation (YLBHI) has criticised the Indonesian Military's (TNI) plan to investigate the mastermind behind the petition against the Draft TNI Law (RUU TNI) and the Dark Indonesia movement.

Kiki Safitri, Robertus Belarminus, Jakarta – Deputy Social Affairs Minister (Wamensos) Agus Jabo Priyono has stressed that the involvement of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in the People's School principals retreat is not a form of militarisation of education.

An advocate for victims of sexual violence against ethnic Chinese women during the May 1998 tragedy, Ita Fatia Nadia, says she has suffered repeated incidents of intimidation after criticising a statement by the Minister of Culture, Fadli Zon, in which he said there was no e

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.