Erwin Renaldi and Seni Iasona – When Koteka Wenda stumbled across an AI-generated video of her circulating on social media, she was shocked.

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Four soldiers of the Indonesian National Armed Force (TNI) accused of orchestrating an acid attack against activist Andrie Yunus have appealed the prison sent

On 5 June 2026, a group of environmental activists in South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua province, were allegedly subjected to intimidation, threats and one incident of physical assa

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Deputy Coordinator of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS), Andrie Yunus, is currently undergoing physiotherapy, three mon

Usman Hamid and Haeril Halim – The lenient treatment by the courts of the four soldiers involved in the March acid attack on human rights defender Andrie Yunus is a blatant whitewash th

Indonesia – On 10 June 2026, the Jakarta Military Court II-08 delivered its verdict against four members of the Headquarters Detachment of the Strategic Intelligence Agency (Denma BAIS)

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Former Student Executive Board (BEM) Chair of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Tiyo Ardianto, was allegedly being followed by an unknown person through a t

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Former chairperson of the Gadjah Mada University Student Executive Board (BEM UGM), Tiyo Ardianto, has recently been subjected to a series of threats fro

Gamaliel Kaliele, Sorong, Jubi – Indigenous rights activist in Southwest Papua, Ferry Onim, has called on certain officials in South Sorong Regency (Sorsel) to stop intimidating environ

Responding to the Jakarta Military Court's sentencing of four military intelligence personnel for attacking human rights defender Andrie Yunus with acid, Amnesty International Indonesia

Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – The Jakarta Military Court on Wednesday sentenced four military officers to jail terms of up to three years for their involvement in an acid attack on an activ

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The recent halal bihalal or post-Eid gathering of political analysts, titled "Sebelum Pengamat Ditertibkan" (before observers are put in order), has tri

Nadira Rahmadini – United Nations human rights experts have criticized Indonesia's decision to prosecute four military personnel accused in the acid attack against human rights defender

Ardan Pratama, Jakarta – International attention has been directed at Indonesia after United Nations (UN) experts said they believe that the "personal vendetta" narrative in the acid at

European Union, Indonesia – On 21 May 2026, the European Parliament overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling for accountability in the attacks against human rights and environmental d

Baharudin Al Farisi, Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) Executive Director Nenden Sekar Arum has revealed that the trend of limiting freedo

Syahrul Yunizar – Amnesty International's latest report has revealed findings related to a coordinated disinformation campaign.

Coordinated disinformation campaigns portraying government critics as "foreign agents" are silencing dissent and fueling intimidation and violence under Indonesian President Prabowo Sub

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – Lawyers from the Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD), including Andrie Yunus, have reported a panel of judges from Military Court II-08 Jakarta who are handli

Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – Indonesian authorities, including the military, used online disinformation campaigns to brand activists and journalists as "foreign agents" and silence dissent

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) officially reported alleged violations of the code of ethics and behavioural guidelines by the panel of judges at the Jakarta II-08 Mili

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – A defendant in the case involving Indonesia's Strategic Intelligence Agency of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), Sergeant Edi Sudarko, told a mil

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Indonesia's Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) activist Andrie Yunus again failed to appear at a follow-up hearing in the aci

Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) senior investigator Novel Baswedan has strongly criticised the legal proceedings in the case of the acid attack on Commission fo

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The legal team of Andrie Yunus, who is part of the Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD), has spoken out about the visit from the Military Prosecutor's Off

Febryan Kevin Candra Kurniawan, Faieq Hidayat, Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus has refused to attend the trial

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) says that the trial hearing a case against four Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers over their involvement in an acid attack on Commissio

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia is urging the government to cancel plans to form a team of assessors to determine the status of human rights defenders.

Responding to the Indonesian military's move to try four members of the Military's Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) for their roles in an acid attack against human rights activist A

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) prosecutors have read the indictment against four officers for allegedly launching a premeditated acid attack against human right

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia slams Indonesia's Ministry of Human Rights proposal to assemble a team to determine the status of human rights defenders.

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) has filed a pretrial motion at the South Jakarta District Court over what it says is a stalled investigation into th

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Four Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) soldiers assigned to the Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) have been charged with committing serious assault

Jakarta – Environmental activist Muhammad Rosidi shudders as he recalls the horrific moment two men on a motorbike threw acid through the open window of his car as he was driving in Sou

Antara, Jakarta – Deputy Coordinator of KontraS, Andrie Yunus, has sent a letter to President Prabowo Subianto urging that his acid attack case be tried in civilian court and calling fo

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition held a protest action at the entrance to the Presidential Palace Complex in Central Jakarta on Friday April 1

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Military Court II-08 Jakarta has received the case dossier on the acid attack against Andrie Yunus, which was transferred by the Military Prosecutor's Office

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has revealed a number of irregularities that have not been resolved publicly 33 days since the attempted m

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Military Prosecutor II-07 Jakarta on Thursday transferred the case file of Andrie Yunus to the Military Court II-08 Jakarta for trial proceedings.

Jakarta – A student alliance held an action in front of the Constitutional Court (MK) urging that the case of the acid attack against Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Viole

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Demands are mounting for the immediate formation of an Independent Joint Fact-Finding Team (TGPF) in the attempted premeditated murder case of human righ

Adrial Akbar, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition in Solidarity with Andrie Yunus held an action to commemorate the anniversary of 30 days since the acid attack on Commission for Miss

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – Deputy Coordinator of the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) Andrie Yunus has filed a vote of no confidence against the I

Surabaya – Scores of students from the East Java Nusantara Student Executive Board (BEM Nusantara) held a demonstration at the V/Brawijaya Regional Military Command Headquarters (Markas

On 28 March 2026, officers of the Nabire Police Intelligence and Criminal Investigation Units intercepted a group of activists associated with the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) f

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) has revealed the alleged identities and roles of the 16 perpetrators of the acid attack on the Commission for Missing Persons and Victim

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesian activist Andrie Yunus, deputy coordinator of the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS), has called on civil society gr

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid has criticised the seven-month prison sentence handed down against Wawan Hermawan, the administrator of the @bek

Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator for External Affairs, Andrie Yunus, has written a letter urging civil society to push for t

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Indonesian activist Andrie Yunus, deputy coordinator of the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS), has rejected the military-