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July 2026

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Kompas.com – July 26, 2026

Febrianto Adi Saputro, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – Public satisfaction with President Prabowo Subianto's performance has now touched 51.1 percent, a decrease of 30.1 percent in the last nine months. In November 2025, Prabowo's approval rating was 81.2 percent.

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Aktual.com – July 24, 2026

Rizky Zulkarnain, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) has condemned President Prabowo Subianto's statement equating journalists, observers and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with the term "londo ireng" (Black Dutchman).

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CNN Indonesia – July 23, 2026

Jakarta – The government will incorporate educational material on the prevention of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) phenomenon into school curricula starting this year.

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CNN Indonesia – July 21, 2026

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform strongly rejects the policy by the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) at the Finance Ministry which opens space for the Indonesian Military (TNI) to be involved in monitoring taxpayer compliance through building information networks at the village/sub-distri

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Detik News – July 21, 2026

Praditya Fauzi Rahman, Surabaya – A number of students who are members of the East Java Nusantara Student Executive Council (BEM) are pressing for the resolution to the case involving the former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie

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Suara.com – July 20, 2026

Bella Faqih Fathurrahman – A student fell and almost fainted while taking part in a demonstration in front of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) in Jakarta on Monday July 20.

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Kompas TV – July 17, 2026

Tri Angga Kriswaningsih, Jakarta – Students and civil society groups calling themselves the People's Struggle Council Alliance (Aliansi Majelis Perjuangan Rakyat) held a protest action at the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta on Friday July 17.

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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.

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Pikiran Rakyat – July 14, 2026

Bambang Arifianto – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has criticised the transfer of a case involving alleged corruption and money laundering (TPPU) that has ensnared former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah (FA).

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Metro TV News – July 7, 2026

Satrio Adi Putranto, Jakarta – The Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) supports designating the spread of lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer (LGBTQ) culture as a non-military threat.