Indonesia

August 2025

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – August 29, 2025

Jakarta – Mass actions that began with a demonstration demanding justice for the death of online motorcycle taxi driver (ojol) Affan Kurniawan, who was run over by a paramilitary Mobile Brigade (Brimob) tactical vehicle at an August 28 demonstrations, are still smouldering in a num

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – August 28, 2025

Jakarta – The demonstrations in Jakarta are still ongoing as of Thursday evening August 28 with protesters and police again involved in clashes in the Penjaringan area of Central Jakarta.

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – August 25, 2025

Mohamad Bintang Pamungkas, Jakarta – A protest action in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Monday August 25 has ended in chaos at a number of points.

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – August 24, 2025

Father: Wow, that's really bad

Poki: Throwing away money

Father: Lying to the people

Poki: Stop, don't continue! It's embarrassing the country

Mother: What are you watching?

Father: A DPR plenary meeting...

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas Newspaper – August 23, 2025

Lawmakers: Freedom!! Prosperity!! Board reads "structural poverty".

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – August 21, 2025

Hafizh Wahyu Darmawan, Akhdi Martin Pratama, Jakarta – A number of protesters from the Student Movement with the People (Gemarak) began filing the area in front gate to the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Thursday afternoon August 21.

Statements/Indonesia
KKJ Statement – August 19, 2025

The Committee for the Safety of Journalists (KKJ) strongly condemns the Israeli military's continued premeditated killing of journalists in Gaza. The KKJ's stance was issued in response to the planned and flagrant murder of members of the

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CNN Indonesia – August 19, 2025

Surabaya  – Hundreds of students from various campuses in Surabaya held another demonstration in front of the East Java Regional House of Representative (DPRD) building on Tuesday August 19.

Cartoons/Indonesia
Jakarta Post – August 19, 2025

Tama Salim – When I was growing up in the 1990s, history was something to be memorized, not understood.

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – August 19, 2025

Singgih Wiryono, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has revealed that reports of violence against women throughout 2024 increased compared to the previous year.