Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Scholars and rights activists have condemned the Indonesian Military's (TNI) recent move to confiscate books about the now-defunct Indonesian Communist Part

Jeka Kampai, Padang – A joint team from the District Military Command (Kodim) and the Padang Attorney General's Office have seized a number of books alleged to contain communist ideas.

Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) is questioning the legal grounds for the seizure of books about the banned Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and communism in K

Jakarta – Former Army Strategic Reserves Command (Green Berets) Chief of Staff retired Major General Kivlan Zen discussion in Jakarta yesterday to made veiled criticisms of the administ

Jakarta – Former Army Strategic Reserves Command (Green Berets) Chief of Staff retired Major General Kivlan Zen says that three of the political parties supporting incumbent President J

Chaerul Umam, Jakarta – Political observer Boni Hargens says that the current discourse in Indonesia about the revival of communist ideas should stop and be left in the past.

Andreas Harsono – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has once again evoked the dangerous and utterly fictitious threat of communism for apparent political purposes.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has reminded the personnel of the Indonesian Military (TNI) to guard the state ideology of Pancasila and fight against c

Vindry Florentin, Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) deputy coordinator Feri Kusuma says that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's statement on the b

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo, as the highest commander in the Indonesian Military (TNI), said he would eliminate communism.

Jakarta – Jakarta Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Muchsin Alatas has admitted that the group handed out copies of a book on the banned Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) titled "The

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – The banned Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) is like a ghost which every year is resurrected towards the end of September.

Jakarta – An event organised by the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) titled "Prayer for the Salvation of the Nation" at the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta on the evening of S

Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – Amnesty International is urging TNI (Armed Forces) chief Air Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto and Army Chief of Staff (KASD) Lieutenant General Mulyono to ignore provocative

Siti Ruqoyah – TNI (Armed Forces) chief Air Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto has finally responded to the challenge by former TNI chief retired General Gatot Nurmantyo to hold public screenings o

Andi Hartik, Malang – A Thursday (Kamisan) action in front of the Malang City Hall in East Java was forcibly broken up by a pro-nationalist group on Thursday September 27.

Jakarta – Former TNI (Armed Forces) chief Nurmantyo has challenged the current TNI commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto and Army chief-of-staff (KSAD) General Mulyono to again hol

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Chairman of the Indonesian Student Association (PPI) of China Guangzhou Branch, Respati Anintyo, said the information stating all the Indonesian students in China

Jakarta (Antara) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said that there is no under-five year old child who is a communist.

The existence of the long banned Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) still remains a highly controversial political topic more than 50 years after the country's bloody anti-communist purge

Priska Sari Pratiwi, Jakarta – The issue of the alleged revival of the Indonesian Communism Party (PKI) has again reared its head with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo yet again being hit

Muhyiddin, Jakarta – Activist and writer Taufik Ismail says that although the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) no longer exists in Indonesia it is currently starting to be revived in or

Dias Saraswati, Jakarta – The Anti-Communist Youth Movement (GEPAK) plans to report the organising committee of a recent discussion titled "The Revival of the PKI: Reality or Propaganda

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – Former TNI Commander General Gatot Nurmantyo held dialogue with the congregation of Al-Azhar Grand Mosque, South Jakarta.

Jakarta – Unknown people have assaulted a homeless man in Bogor over his assumed membership of the long-defunct Indonesian Communists Party (PKI).

Erin Cook, Jakarta – A recent clash between protesters, counter-protesters and police at the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute Foundation offices in Central Jakarta was an unusually controversial begi

Dandhy Dwi Laksono – As in the case of the song "Genjer-Genjer" which was composed by M.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Gerindra Party chief patron Prabowo Subianto has claimed he had nothing to do with the renewed anti-communist hysteria in the country.

Kate Lamb, Bali – Beware the evil communists, warn fearful hoax messages spreading on WhatsApp.

Jakarta – After attending a public screening of the movie Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (The Treachery of G30S/PKI) in Bogor, West Java, on Friday, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo addressed the nation on S

The Jakarta Post, Bogor – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, together with hundreds of Bogor residents and military personnel, attended a public screening of the movie Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (Treacher

Bogor, W Java – President Joko Widodo, along with around 1,000 people in the West Java Provincial city of Bogor, Friday night, watched a film on the September 30 Movement, the coup attempt of the I

Glery Lazuardi, Jakarta – Four political parties – the National Mandate Party (PAN), the Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS), the Democrat Party (PD) and the Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerind

Kanupriya Kapoor, Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Several thousand protesters led by hardline Islamist groups held a rally on Friday outside Indonesia's parliament to protest against what they ca

Jakarta – Residents of Tangerang in Banten refrained from participating in an anti-communist rally in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) complex on Friday, the police claim.

Jakarta – Military personnel have confiscated a flag marked with the hammer and sickle logo, the symbol of communism, from a cafe in South Jakarta.

Jakarta – The Bogor chapter of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has urged residents in the regency to refrain from joining the Friday rally in Jakarta, a senior cleric has said.

Jakarta – Members of Islamist groups are planning to show up in the thousands in Jakarta on Friday (29/09) to demonstrate against what they believe to be the rise of communism in Indonesia.

Jakarta – Culture and Education Minister Muhadjir Effendy has prohibited elementary and junior high school students from watching Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (Betrayal of the Communists), saying the fil

Jakarta – At least 5,000 personnel from the police's Mobile Brigade command (Brimob) will be deployed to guard Friday's anti-communist rally in Jakarta.

Phelim Kine – Those are the marching orders from the commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces, General Gatot Nurmantyo, about how to observe the September 30th anniversary of the start to the mass

Jakarta – Activities at the headquarters of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute Foundation (YLBHI) in Menteng, Central Jakarta, returned to normal on Monday after hundreds of protesters had besieged

Jakarta – Secretary-general of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Hasto Kristiyanto said that Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen.

Jakarta – The son of former president Soeharto, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, defended the Indonesian Military's (TNI) move to screen the propaganda film Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (Betrayal of the Com

Estu Suryowati, Jakarta – The film "Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI" has again become the subject of public discussion after TNI (Indonesian military) chief General Gatot Nurmantyo proposed the idea of hold

Jakarta – The Indonesian Metal Trade Workers Federation (FSPMI) and the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) will hold joint screenings (nobar) of the film G30S/PKI on the evening of Fri

Muhammad Genantan Saputra – Indonesian military (TNI) chief General Gatot Nurmantyo has ordered all TNI members to watch the film "Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI" (Betrayal of the September 30 Movement/Ind

Dedy Priatmojo, Reza Fajri – House of Representatives (DPR) Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction member Eva Sundari says that TNI (Indonesian military) chief General Gatot Nurman

Jakarta – Women and the elderly are the ones suffering the most from the growing repression of survivors of the 1965 mass killings, the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempu

Reja Hidayat – On the evening of Friday September 15 following evening prayers, retired Major General Kivlan Zen arrived at the headquarters of the Indonesian Islamic Students Movement (GPII) on Jl