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, by GEMAS (ID)
On Thursday 30th October, the Civil Society Movement to Bring Suharto to Justice (GEMAS), which consists of victims of gross human rights violations, individuals and civil society organisations, officially sent an open letter urging the chairperson of the Titles, Service and Honorary Medals (…)
, by JOHNSON Mark
The relationship between feminist movements and lesbian and trans activists in Indonesia reveals fundamental tensions about what feminism means in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country. These tensions reflect not merely conservative religious opposition, but deeper questions within (…)
, by JOHNSON Mark
Indonesia’s press freedom has collapsed under President Prabowo Subianto, a former general during the Suharto dictatorship, was elected president in 2024 and took office in October 2024. , with the country plummeting 16 places to 127th globally in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index—the worst (…)
, by Perempuan Mahardhika
The indigenous Kwipalo clan in South-East Papua continues to resist expansion of colonial sugarcane plantations into their ancestral domain. “We know our land. If we leave this land, where will we go?”
Environmental Defender Vincent Kwipalo Reports PT Murni Nusantara Mandiri for Plantation (…)
, by HASANUDDIN Risna
For Papuan women, nurturing seeds is part of a long journey of healing wounds. This was experienced by Mama Awin Keti. She is a survivor of the 1998 Biak Massacre. The painful experience she endured is expressed through the practice of planting food crops, such as upland rice seeds and millet. (…)
, by HASANUDDIN Risna
I wish to commend the Indonesia’s Nature Resources Conservation Agency,(BKSDA) Papua for their swift action in following up on the discovery of live endemic wildlife trade in several areas of Papua. In the latest operation, officers discovered more than 60 live birds intended for sale, as well (…)
, par Indonesian Women’s Alliance (API)
Aliansi Perempuan Indonesia (API), firmly condemns and rejects President Prabowo’s decision to grant the title of National Hero to General Suharto. This act dishonors the victims of the New Order regime and glorifies a symbol of power responsible for murder, torture, sexual violence, and (…)
, by PRATIWI Mutiara Ika
Amidst an increasingly authoritarian and militaristic political situation under the Prabowo regime, the state is once again attempting to whitewash the history of New Order violence. Approaching Heroes’ Day on 10 November 2025, the Ministry of Social Affairs is proposing 40 names to receive the (…)
, by GOBAY Emanuel, KOMARRUDIN Asep
Environmental Activist Vincent Kwipalo Files Criminal Complaint Against PT Murni Nusantara Mandiri Over Plantation Crimes at National Police Headquarters
Since 2024, an environmental activist and leader of the Kwipalo clan, Vincent Kwipalo, from Blandin Kakayo Village, Jagebob District, (…)
, by Indonesian Women’s Alliance (API)
The attempt by the Prabowo-Gibran regime to designate Soeharto as a hero constitutes an insult to all victims of New Order power. At the same time, it represents a denial of history regarding the series of human rights violations committed by the New Order regime under Soeharto, which still (…)
, by Collective / Multiple signers
This open letter, signed by over 500 Indonesian academics, human rights activists, journalists, artists and civil society figures, represents one of the most significant expressions of public opposition to the proposed posthumous designation of General (Ret.) H.M. Soeharto as a National Hero of (…)
, by GEMAS (ID)
CIVIL SOCIETY MOVEMENT TO BRING SUHARTO TO JUSTICE (GEMAS) Office of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) Jalan Kramat II Number 7, RT.2/RW.9, Kwitang, Senen District, Central Jakarta, 10420, DKI Jakarta
Number: III/SK-GEMAS/X/2025 Subject: Open Letter of (…)
, by SALAM Hidayat
Events were organised by the Indonesian diaspora and students in 43 cities across 23 countries.
Amidst the momentum of the commemoration of Youth Pledge Day on Tuesday 28 October, dozens of Indonesian citizens from Indonesia Bergerak (Indonesia in Motion), ranging from students to the (…)
, by NOVAK Adam
How caesium-137 contamination reveals the deadly contradictions of profit extraction in global supply chains
In August 2025, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) detected radioactive caesium-137 in frozen shrimp imported from Indonesia. This discovery triggered a cascade of (…)
, by JOHNSON Mark, LIM Wendy
The August 2025 uprising—when tens of thousands mobilised against parliamentary corruption and state violence, only to face brutal repression that killed at least eleven people—has fundamentally shaped Indonesian left media’s output over September and October. This review examines how these (…)
, by COCA Nithin
Indonesia’s 36 million informal care workers—overwhelmingly women—remain unprotected despite the country’s economic growth. Whilst the government develops an ambitious care economy roadmap, a landmark 2004 bill protecting domestic workers languishes unpassed after 21 years. As demand for (…)
, by JOHNSON Mark
With 98.6 per cent approval ratings and 8.3 million YouTube subscribers, West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi has become Indonesia’s most popular politician. His devoted followers call him bapak aing - “my father” - and some believe he is the reincarnation of a mediaeval Sundanese king prophesied to (…)
, by JOHNSON Mark
When more than 50 Indonesian labour unions gathered in Jakarta on 5 October 2021 to establish the Partai Buruh (Labour Party), it appeared to mark a historic moment: workers organising their own political vehicle to challenge an oligarchic system that had stripped away their rights. Yet from its (…)
, by JOHNSON Mark
Activists still detained after the nationwide protests last month have formed a political prisoners’ union, open to political prisoners nationwide.
Former political prisoners support formation of Political Prisoners Union
On October 4, as many as 27 detainees at the Metro Jaya Regional (…)
, by Indonesian Women’s Alliance (API)
The Indonesian Women’s Alliance expresses deep concern over the child casualties resulting from the Free Nutritious Meals (Makan Bergizi Gratis, MBG) programme rolled out by the government. According to records from the Indonesian Education Monitoring Network (JPPI), by the end of September, the (…)
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