Nuevaterra Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – The Legal and Human Rights Department of the Evangelical Christian Church in Indonesia (GIDI) has called on Indonesian authorities to halt military o

The Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) has condemned Australia and Indonesia conducting joint military exercises while Indonesian security forces have been conducting military oper

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – Military courts retain their legal basis to adjudicate general criminal cases involving Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) personnel, even after the Cons

Baharudin Al Farisi, Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has raised the issue of military justice reform following a Constitut

Febrianto Adi Saputro, Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Chairperson Muhammad Isnur believes that Constitutional Court ruling Number 260/PUU-XXIII/2025,

Indonesia, West Papua – On 15 October 2026, Indonesia's Constitutional Court delivered Decision No. 260/PUU-XXIII/2025 on Law No. 31/1997 on the Military Judiciary.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Constitutional Court has granted a petition challenging the 1997 Military Court Law in full, ruling that lawmakers must revise the legislation w

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian Army Chief of Staff Gen.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto led the 81st anniversary ceremony of the Indonesian Military (TNI) at TNI Headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, on Monday, where he awarded Maha

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto is set to inaugurate six new military regional commands (Kodam) as part of celebrations marking the 81st anniversary of the Indo

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has ordered his soldiers to train hard even though Indonesia is currently not at war, while warning that foreign groups are afte

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia has canceled a major military parade planned for the 81st anniversary of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) on Oct.

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia officially commissioned its first aircraft carrier, KRI Sriwijaya-100, into the Navy on Thursday, marking a major expansion of the country's mari

Jakarta – The arrival of decommissioned Marina Militare (Italian Navy) light aircraft carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi at Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta on Friday marked a new era fo

Indonesia has received its first aircraft carrier, a former Italian warship that the government says will strengthen the archipelagic nation's maritime security and disaster response ca

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's 81st Independence Day celebrations saw soldiers jumping 10,000 feet with a parachute.

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has responded to a statement by Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander General Agus Subiyanto who claimed responsibility fo

Antara, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has increased performance allowances, locally known as tukin, for Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) personnel and Ministry of Defense e

A security force operation in the KM 4 Logpon area of Dekai District, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan province on 17 July 2026, reportedly resulted in the death of two members of the

Vania Rossa, Cornelius Juan Prawira – The growing role of the military in the civilian sphere through various government policies has once again drawn attention.

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Residents of Alas Tlogo Village, Lekok District, Pasuruan Regency, are protesting the multiple occurrences of stray bullets hitting their homes, allegedly fro

Following the killing of US pilot Nicholas Gosselin by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), more evidence has emerged that Indonesia is systematically and consistently using

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Army (TNI) clarified that there is no new assignment for Village Supervisory Non-Commissioned Officers (Babinsa) regarding taxpayer complianc

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has criticized the Indonesian government's policy allowing the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI)

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

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Member of the House of Representatives (DPR) Comission I, Tubagus Hasanuddin, is questioning the involvement of Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) pe

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto defended his decision to involve law enforcement and military personnel in the agricultural sector.

Rahmat Hidayat – An explosion at an Indonesian Army ammunition storage facility in East Java killed one soldier and injured six others on Thursday, military officials said, after a blas

Jayapura, Jubi – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has established a new command and control centre for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, to support military operations in Papua.

Indonesia, West Papua – A new Project Multatuli investigation, based on cross-verified troop mobilization data and internal TNI documents, finds that Indonesia currently deploys 74,297

Yudi Bachrioktora – On the night of 8 May 2026, a screening of the documentary film Pesta Babi: Kolonialisme di Zaman Kita (Pig Feast: Colonialism in Our Time) directed by Dandhy Dwi La

Andrew Mathieson – A humanitarian air service has been accused of transporting Indonesian military personnel and ammunition for an armed operation in the West Papua territory.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Chairperson of the Criminal Law Study Center at Trisakti University, Maria Silvya E.

Teminabuan, Jubi – The South Sorong branch of the Indonesian Christian Student Movement (GMKI) has called on President Prabowo Subianto to ensure the protection of civilians and pursue

A large-scale Indonesian military operation conducted across the Agisiga, Sugapa and Hitadipa districts of Intan Jaya Regency between mid-May and late July 2026 resulted in a series of

Prime Minister [PM] Hon. Matthew Wale has called on the Government of Indonesia to take constructive steps toward reducing tensions in West Papua.

Andrew Mathieson – Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights has called on the country's President, Prabowo Subianto, to conduct a review of security operations for possible new r

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Executive Director of the Papua Human Rights and Justice Foundation (YKKMP) Theo Hesegem has urged Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to reevaluate the pol

Johnny Blades – Indonesia has defended the high number of military personnel it has deployed to West Papua, which dwarves the size of deployments to others parts of the republic.

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – Residents of Kuyawage District in Lanny Jaya Regency, Highlands Papua Province, have declared their opposition to the presence of non-organic Indonesian

Fannesa Adisty Laksmita – One of the mandates of Indonesia's Reformasi (reform) was to reform the military by establishing civilian supremacy over a professional armed force.

Aida Ulim, Jayapura, Jubi – Students from Lanny Jaya Regency in Highlands Papua Province submitted a written complaint to the Papua office of Indonesia's National Commission on Human Ri

Larius Kogoya, Jayapura, Jubi – An 18-year-old girl from Wunambunggu Village, Melagi District, Lanny Jaya Regency, Highland Papua, identified as Pendite Weya, was reportedly killed afte

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Head of Information Center of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Brigadier General Muhammad Nas stated that the total area of agricultural lan

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)

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

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

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