Criminalization & Attacks on Activism

October 2026

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – October 3, 2026

Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy External Coordinator Andrie Yunus is reported to be in reasonably good condition and is continuing to adapt to the injuries he sustained after being doused with acid by soldiers from the Indonesian Mili

September 2026

News/West Papua
Suara Papua – September 10, 2026

Jayapura – The Papua Law Enforcement and Human Rights Coalition (KPHHP) is urged the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, to immediately order the National Police Chief (Kapolri) to thoroughly investigate the Molotov cocktail attack on the Papua Representative Office of the National Commission on Hu

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 8, 2026

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) has condemned the appeal ruling by the Jakarta High Military Court II (DILMILTI II) in the case of the acid attack against Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) activist Andrie Yunus.

August 2026

News/Indonesia
Media Indonesia – August 19, 2026

M Ilham Ramadhan Avisena – Amnesty International Indonesia (AII) believes the Constitutional Court's (MK) ruling regarding the article on insulting the president and vice president still poses a threat to freedom of expression.

Statements/Indonesia
Amnesty Press Release – August 7, 2026

Responding to the arrest of two people because of social media posts and comments related to the President's statement on Iran's nuclear program, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

July 2026

News/Indonesia
Tribunnews.com – July 16, 2026

Rahmat Fajar Nugraha, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid has responded to the arrest and charging of Risyad Azhary alias Icad, the administrator of the X parody account @TheKerupuk.

June 2026

News/Indonesia
Wahana News – June 4, 2026

Ardan Pratama, Jakarta – International attention has been directed at Indonesia after United Nations (UN) experts said they believe that the "personal vendetta" narrative in the acid attack on human rights activist Andrie Yunus has the potential to obscure the search for the mastermind behind the attack, which

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – June 3, 2026

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) has strongly criticised a military court hearing the case of four Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers accused of dousing rights activist Adrie Yunus with acid after the military prosecutor (Oditur) demanded a sentenc

May 2026

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – May 18, 2026

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) officially reported alleged violations of the code of ethics and behavioural guidelines by the panel of judges at the Jakarta II-08 Military Court, which is currently hearing the case of the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – May 12, 2026

Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) senior investigator Novel Baswedan has strongly criticised the legal proceedings in the case of the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) activist