Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized the Indonesian government's plan to involve the military in tackling street crime, including violent robberies known l

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) has strongly criticised a military court hearing the case of four Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers accused of dousing rights activist

Rafiqa Qurrata Ayun – The acid attack on human rights activist Andrie Yunus by military personnel damaged not only his eyes but maybe also any credibility the Indonesian military (TNI)

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The plan by the Jayakarta Military Command (Kodam Jaya) to deploy a combat battalion to tackle street robberies, or begal, in Jakarta has drawn sharp c

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has criticised the move to involve members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in combatting the problem of street muggings

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Jayapura – Voices of concern have come from Papuan students in the East Java student city of Malang, highlighting the ongoing state violence in the land of Papua.

The Indonesian military (TNI) conducted operations in Omukia District, Puncak Regency, between 1 and 6 May 2026 which reportedly resulted in the deaths of four indigenous Papuans, inclu

On 7 and 8 May 2026, military forces conducted an operation in the Kali Kabur (Kabur River) area of Tembagapura District, Mimika Regency, in the Central Papua province, resulting in inj

Jayapura – Responding to various cases of human rights violations, Papuans from various components of society held simultaneous demonstrations in various cities in Indonesia, including

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) held a Joint Sea Operation Exercise in the Karimunjawa Waters, Semarang, Central Java on Thursday, April 23, 2026.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Brigadier General Rico Ricardo Sirait, Head of the Information Bureau at the Defense Ministry, confirmed that the Ministry and the TNI hosted a gathering with

Muhammad Yahya Ihyarozza, Jakarta – "Personal revenge" is the official motive cited for the acid-attack terrorism allegedly carried out by four Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel again

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Indonesian Air Force fleet escorted President Prabowo Subianto on his flight to Sleman, Yogyakarta, which departed from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base, J

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto urged the Indonesian Air Force to remain steadfast in its duty to safeguard the homeland.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia, Usman Hamid, has criticized Indonesia's military justice system, saying it continues to serve as a politica

Indonesia, West Papua – Between January and March 2026, human rights defenders and local media covered new internal displacements in West Papua due to new security force raids and the i

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), General Agus Subiyanto, has revoked the Siaga 1 high-alert status for his soldiers.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Indonesia's defense minister, said the military's decision to place Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) troops on Alert Status On

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – An official decision has not yet been made regarding which Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) officer will be assigned as Deputy Commander of the Int

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform is urging the president and the House of Representatives (DPR) to revoke a telegram issued by Indonesian Military (TNI)

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Co-Founder of the Institute for Security and Strategic Studies (ISESS) Khairul Fahmi has requested the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) to explain t

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Armed Forces (TNI) Commander General Agus Subiyanto has placed all defense units on the military's highest alert level as tensions es

On 2 March 2026, members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) shot dead Mr Eanus Mom, a civilian gold miner, during a security operation conducted by near Mile 69 in the PT Fre

Silpester Kasipka, Jayapura – The Borme District Government in Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Highland Papua Province, together with church leaders from 13 villages, have declared their re

Church organizations, along with civil society groups, have urged the Indonesian government to halt its militaristic approach in the Papua region and its food and palm oil projects that

A West Papuan leader has accused the Indonesian government of lying over its operations and "masking" the military role of some civilian aircraft.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin stated that the existence of the Territorial Development Infantry Battalion (Yonif TP) is a symbol of the state's pre

The Indonesian government has dismissed a claim that its military has been bombing villages in West Papua.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto has explained why Indonesia's military and police are involved in the government's food security programs, saying

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Defense Ministry is planning to conduct training for the reserve components (Komcad) for civil servants soon.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will enroll 4,000 civil servants in reserve component training starting in April, a Defense Ministry official said on Tuesday, as par

Andrew Mathieson – Indonesian military strikes in Indigenous West Papuan territory have forced civilians to flee villages and refugee camps into the forests for shelter.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Civil Society Coalition is calling on the state to halt the establishment of new military battalions in Papua along with national strategic projects (PSN) that are

Indonesia, West Papua – Southwest Papua Senator Paul Finsen Mayor interrupted a Regional Representatives Council (DPD) plenary meeting in Jakarta on 14 January 2026 to deliver a pointed

Muhammad Fauzan Malufti – When journalists or policy experts fretfully discuss arms racing and military buildups in the Indo-Pacific, they tend to focus on Northeast Asian autocracies r

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On 12 December 2025, Indonesian military forces (TNI) conducted a large-scale air and ground military operation against indigenous settlements in Woneworasosa village, Gearek District,

Between 30 November and 9 December 2025, a series of intimidation and surveillance incidents were reportedly directed against Mr Apolos Sroyer, Chair of the Biak Customary Council and C

Jessi Carina, Jakarta – Southwest Papua Senator Paul Finsen Mayor interrupted a Regional Representatives Council (DPD) plenary meeting in Jakarta to voice the Papuan people's opposition

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Two Indonesian civilians have filed a judicial review of Law Number 31 of 1997 on the Military Judiciary at the Constitutional Court, arguing that the sys

Larius Kogoya, Jayapura, Jubi – Reinhart Kmur, a legal aid officer from the Papua Legal Aid Foundation, (LBH Papua), says that the formation of three new Indonesian Military (TNI) batta

Indonesia, West Papua – Between November and December 2025, human rights defenders and local media covered new internal displacements in West Papua due to new security force raids and t

On 23 December 2025, forty-year-old Papuan civilian, Mr Agus Magayang, suffered fatal blast injuries after allegedly stepping on a victim-activated explosive device placed on a civilian

Jakarta – A number of civil society groups and organisations have criticised the alleged violence and repressive actions by Indonesian Military (TNI) officers against a demonstration by

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Activists in Indonesia's Aceh province have alleged that security forces assaulted members of a humanitarian convoy in North Aceh on Thursday night, Dec

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – A coalition of Indonesian civil society groups has condemned what it described as repressive actions and the use of violence by Indonesian National Arme

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Personnel from the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) have been accused of using violence against civilians involved in a humanitarian aid convoy to

Bangun Santoso and Faqih Fathurrahman – Repressive actions by the authorities against a convoy of humanitarian volunteers who wanted to distribute aid for flood victims in Krueng Mane,

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia, Usman Hamid, has called for an independent investigation into violence by the Indonesian National