Indonesia

October 2025

News/Indonesia
Detik News – October 12, 2025

Taufiq Syarifudin, Jakarta – A number of people held a Defend Palestine action at the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta on Sunday October 12. They continue to call for Palestinian independence through these actions.

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Kompas.com – October 11, 2025

Mohamad Bintang Pamungkas, Jakarta – Mobile coffee sellers in Jakarta now have a new role as part of the city's security strategy. Jakarta Metro Jaya Regional Police (Kapolda) Chief Inspector General Asep Edi Suheri says that traders can not only sell coffee, but can also be the "eyes and ears" of the police in the field.

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.

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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

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Detik News – October 7, 2025

Jakarta – A number of people held a demonstration in front of the United States Embassy in Central Jakarta today where they called for Palestinian independence and opposed the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

Statements/Indonesia
Kontras Press Release – October 6, 2025

60 years ago, Lieutenant General Suharto and the Army under his command began the massacre and extermination of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI). The reason was that the PKI was accused of carrying out the murder of several of Army generals and a coup against the Indonesian government.

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Kompas.com – October 4, 2025

Jessi Carina, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition believes that the Draft Law on Cyber Security and Defence (RUU KKS) threatens human rights because it involves the Indonesian Military (TNI) as a cyber criminal investigator, as regulated under Article 56 paragraph (1) lett

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CNN Indonesia – October 4, 2025

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has found 85 incidents of violence involving Indonesian Military (TNI) members over the last year (October 2024-September 2025).

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Kompas.com – October 4, 2025

Fika Nurul Ulya, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform is pushing for a complete end to the Indonesian Military's (TNI) multi-functional practices in civil affairs in accordance with the mandate of reformasi and the principle of civilian supremacy.

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Berita Satu – October 3, 2025

Dayat, Jakarta – Protesters who are members of the Global Peace Convoy Indonesia (GPCI) held a demonstration in front of the United States Embassy on Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan in Central Jakarta on Friday afternoon October 3.