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February 2026

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – February 3, 2026

Baharudin Al Farisi, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recounted a visit by experts from the United States who came to see him to research the free nutritional meals (MBG) program.

News/West Papua
Suara Papua – February 2, 2026

Maria Baru, Sorong – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) is urging the Papua Regional Police (Polda Papua) to immediately solve the October 16, 2024 Molotov cocktail terror attack against the Jubi editorial office in Jayapura.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – February 2, 2026

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto says there are groups that often criticise the government and are controlled by foreign powers.

This was conveyed by Prabowo during the "2026 National Coordination Meeting of the Central and Regional Governments" in Sentul, Bogor, on Monday February 2.

News/West Papua
Suara Papua – February 2, 2026

Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – The Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) strongly condemns and firmly rejects military expansion and national strategic projects in Papua, which it considers to be tools for state oppression, the seizure of indigenous land and the continu

January 2026

News/West Papua
Jubi Papua – January 29, 2026

Jayapura – The People's Earth Heritage Foundation (Pusaka) says there are four patterns used by the government to "rob" Papua of its natural resources.

News/West Papua
Suara Papua – January 29, 2026

Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – The timber industry in Sorong regency, Southwest Papua, generates billions of rupiah in profits from merbau wood, but indigenous communities who own customary land only receive around 0.6 percent of the export value.

News/Indonesia
Suara Papua – January 28, 2026

Jayapura – Journalists in Indonesia continue to face challenges in carrying out their journalistic duties. The Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has released its preliminary 2026 report, revealing some alarming facts.

News/Indonesia
JPNN – January 27, 2026

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia regrets Indonesia's decision to join the Board of Peace initiated by United States President Donald Trump.

News/Indonesia
Harian Bogor Raya – January 20, 2026

Herawati Nurlia – Amnesty International Indonesia has highlighted the series of incidents of terror and threats that have befallen activists from the University of Indonesia Student Executive Council (BEM UI).

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – January 20, 2026

Jakarta – The results of a Median survey show that the majority of respondents stated that human factors were the cause of the flash floods that hit a number of areas in Sumatra late last year.