Arbitrary Arrest & Wrongful Imprisonment

October 2025

Statements/Indonesia
Joint Statement – October 9, 2025

On October 4, as many as 27 detainees at the Metro Jaya Regional Police (Polda) Detention Centre in Jakarta formed a union called the Indonesian Political Prisoners Union (Serikat Tahanan Politik, STP). They formed the union after one of the detainees experienced torture at the detention centre.

Statements/Indonesia
Kontras Press Release – October 7, 2025

Jakarta – A number of inter-band musicians and people's movement networks have declared their solidarity with the pro-democracy activists who are still being detained by police, four of which are Delpedro Marhaen, Syahdan Husein, Muzaffar S

September 2025

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 30, 2025

Yogyakarta – A student at the Yogyakarta State University (UNY) named Perdana Arie was reportedly arrested by the Yogyakarta Regional Police (Polda DIY) on suspicion of involvement in a demonstration at the end of August.

News/Indonesia
Tribun News – September 18, 2025

Reynas Abdila, Jakarta – A number of activists being detained at the Jakarta Metro Jaya Regional Police (Polda) detention centre have launched a joint hunger strike.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 17, 2025

Jakarta – The Indonesian Women's Alliance (API) held a flower-laying action in front of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya) Headquarters in Jakarta on Wednesday September 12 as an expression of their demand for the release of Lokataru Foundation Director

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 16, 2025

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Police Reform has recorded that around 400 demonstrators are still being detained by police.

News/Indonesia
Suara – September 13, 2025

Dythia Novianty, Yaumal Asri Adi Hutasuhut – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has revealed that there was alleged forced disappearances that occurred during the demonstrations that took place on August 25-31.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 10, 2025

Jakarta – The Indonesian Mothers Alliance is urging the authorities to release all the students that are still being detained and to stop repressive actions in handling demonstrations.

August 2025

News/West Papua
Jubi Papua – August 27, 2025

Gamaliel Kaliele, Sorong – At least 12 residents of Sorong City, Southwest Papua province, were arrested following a protest against the transfer of four Federal Republic of West Papua (NFRPB) political prisoners (tapol) to Makassar, South Sulawesi, to stand trial on treason charges.

News/West Papua
Jubi Papua – August 25, 2025

Gamaliel M. Kaliele, Jayapura – Manokwari Legal Aid Assessment, Research and Development Institute (LP3BH) Executive Director Yan Christian Warinussy has condemned the legal authorities' decision to move the trial of four Papuan political prisoners (tapol) to Makassar