Criminalization & Attacks on Activism

November 2025

News/Indonesia
Tita Story – November 6, 2025

Christ Belseran, Kendari, Medan and Melbourne – Waves of solidarity actions for Tempo and press freedom in Indonesia resounded from various quarters, from Kendari to Medan and Melbourne Australia.

News/Indonesia
Tirto.id – November 3, 2025

Irfan Amin, Fransiskus Adryanto Pratama – The Civil Society Coalition together with the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) held a demonstration at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday November 3.

October 2025

Statements/Indonesia
Amnesty Press Release – October 27, 2025

Responding to the verdict of the South Jakarta District Court judge on the pre-trial motion by a number of activists against the legal actions of the Metro Jaya Jakarta Regional Police (Polda), Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid, said:

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 28, 2025

Surabaya – An activist from the Central Java city of Yogyakarta, Muhammad Fakhrurrozi, known to his friends as Paul, has been arrested by the authorities and is currently being detained at the East Java Regional Police (Polda Jatim) in Surabaya.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 24, 2025

Jakarta – A group of farmers who are members of the Indonesian Farmers Union (SPI) held a demonstration near the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta on Wednesday September 24 to mark National Farmers Day (HTN).

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 10, 2025

Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) Director Ardi Manto Adiputra reported alleged acts of terror against him to the Jakarta Metro Jaya Regional Police on Tuesday September 9.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 9, 2025

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition has strongly criticised the efforts by the Indonesian Military (TNI) Cyber Unit to legally ensnare influencer Ferry Irwandi.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 6, 2025

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) rejects the charges against activists who have been arrested for allegedly inciting students and children to take part in demonstration at the end of August.