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March 11, 2025

Tempo - March 11, 2025

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Indonesia's Human Rights Minister, Natalius Pigai, responded to findings from The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which reported a decline in Indones

Tempo - March 11, 2025

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Minister of Human Rights Natalius Pigai downplays concerns over the resurgence of militarism and authoritarianism in Prabowo Subianto's government, call

March 7, 2025

March 6, 2025

Tempo - March 6, 2025

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Constitutional law expert Feri Amsari from Andalas University believes that the principles of democracy in the state were quite sidelined during the adm

March 5, 2025

Tempo - March 5, 2025

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Research by a London-based institution, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), said that Indonesia's democracy scored 6.44 in 2024, placing the country

Tempo - March 5, 2025

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Head of the Presidential Communication Office (PCO) Hasan Nasbi broke his silence on the research results of the Indonesia's Democracy Index released by The

Tempo - March 5, 2025

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – In the early stages of President Prabowo Subianto's administration, Indonesia's Democracy Index has declined once again.

February 28, 2025

Jakarta Post Editorial - February 28, 2025

Jakarta – Indonesian democracy faced yet another tough challenge last week.

February 14, 2025

Jakarta Post Editorial - February 14, 2025

Jakarta – It has been unsettling to see the latest developments in the House of Representatives.

February 4, 2025

Indonesia at Melbourne - February 4, 2025

Ratu Durotun Nafisah – In his inaugural speech on 20 October 2024, President Prabowo Subianto stressed that Indonesia's democracy must be 'uniquely Indonesian', rooted in the country's

January 20, 2025

YLBHI Statement - January 20, 2025

President Prabowo Subianto has now led Indonesia for 100 days.

January 1, 2025

Tempo Editorial - January 1, 2025

Jakarta – Indonesia has not collapsed.

December 21, 2024

Jakarta Post Editorial - December 21, 2024

Jakarta – South Koreans are apparently some of the harshest people in the world when it comes to their presidents.

December 20, 2024

Indonesia at Melbourne - December 20, 2024

Usman Hamid and Ary Hermawan – If what transpired in 2024 is any indication of what to come, we can safely say that 2025 will not be a democratic spring for Indonesia.

December 3, 2024

Macao Business - December 3, 2024

Lusa – In Timor-Leste, a bus dubbed the 'Demokrasia – bis' is serving as an information sharing centre, driving around the country to hear the concerns and suggestions of young Timorese

December 1, 2024

Benar News - December 1, 2024

Pizaro Gozali Idrus – For many Indonesian democracy activists, a former trade minister's upcoming corruption trial will test whether Prabowo Subianto, the new president, upholds the rul

October 22, 2024

Jakarta Post - October 22, 2024

Jakarta – Transparency International Indonesia recently held the 2024 Indonesia Integrity Forum (IIF), highlighting challenges to the country's democracy as well as efforts to protect i

October 18, 2024

Reuters - October 18, 2024

Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – In 2014, then-Indonesian presidential hopeful and outsider Joko Widodo attended packed campaigns with a white ribbon warning against election fra

October 16, 2024

Jakarta Post Editorial - October 16, 2024

Jakarta – In July, when asked about democratic backsliding in Indonesia, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo responded by saying that democracy is alive and well in the country, citing regul

October 15, 2024

Indonesia at Melbourne - October 15, 2024

Endy Bayuni – "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

October 14, 2024

Reuters - October 14, 2024

Jakarta – In 2014, then presidential hopeful and outsider Joko Widodo attended packed campaigns with a white ribbon warning against election fraud tied around his head.

September 23, 2024

Tempo - September 23, 2024

Anastasya Lavenia Y, Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – A researcher from the Economic and Social Research, Education, and Information Institute (LP3ES), Herlambang Wiratraman, said the po

September 19, 2024

Human Rights Monitor - September 19, 2024

Indonesia, West Papua – On 14 August 2024, members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in the Dekai District, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province, experienced acts of in

September 11, 2024

Jakarta Post Editorial - September 11, 2024

Jakarta – After losing in February's presidential election and failing to register his reelection bid in Jakarta last month, former governor Anies Baswedan has alluded to the possibilit

August 22, 2024

Tempo - August 22, 2024

Muh. Syaifullah, Yogyakarta – The Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta issued a statement regarding the ongoing political conflicts that disregard the current constitution.

August 16, 2024

Jakarta Post - August 16, 2024

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani lamented the state of Indonesian democracy and underlined the importance of quality elections, while warning aga

August 14, 2024

Benar News - August 14, 2024

Ahmad Syamsudin, Jakarta – As Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo prepares to exit office in October, his decade-long leadership is coming in for a reckoning.

May 16, 2024

Tempo - May 16, 2024

Yohanes Maharso Joharsoyo, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto said accusations that he would "clamp down on democracy" in Indonesia were untrue.

CNN Indonesia - May 16, 2024

Jakarta – President elect Prabowo Subianto gave a blunt answer when asked about concerns that democracy in Indonesia would weaken under his leadership when he was attending the Qatar Ec

May 7, 2024

Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Statement - May 7, 2024

Jakarta – During the 10 years of President Joko Widodo's administration, there are significantly high numbers of repressive actions from the state against the civil society which includ

March 20, 2024

Jakarta Post - March 20, 2024

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Transformative technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) must be used to enhance global democracy rather than be weaponized for manipulation and disinform

March 19, 2024

Jakarta Post Editorial - March 19, 2024

Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto raised alarm among the public, in particular civil society, when he described democracy as "very, very" tiring, messy and costly.

March 14, 2024

CNN Indonesia - March 14, 2024

Sleman – The Yogyakarta Islamic University (UII) academic community held a ceremony in which they placed flowers on a grave (tabur bunga) on Thursday March 14 to commemoration of the de

March 8, 2024

Indonesia at Melbourne - March 8, 2024

According to unofficial polls, former Indonesian special forces commander Prabowo Subianto has won the 2024 Indonesian presidential election.

March 5, 2024

Kompas.com - March 5, 2024

Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto says that democracy in Indonesia is still messy and very costly.

Jakarta Post - March 5, 2024

Jakarta – Speaking at the Mandiri Investment Forum, Prabowo said he was not satisfied with Indonesia's democracy and there was room for improvement.

January 7, 2024

Tempo - January 7, 2024

Jakarta – The Jokowi government slayed democracy democratically.

December 16, 2023

December 6, 2023

Suara Papua - December 6, 2023

Reiner Brabar, Sorong – The gagging of democratic space that continues to occur in Indonesia shows the failure of claims that Indonesia is a democratic country.

October 27, 2023

Time - October 27, 2023

Koh Ewe – When Joko Widodo, popularly as Jokowi, was sworn in as Indonesia's seventh President in 2014, optimism surrounding the state of democracy in the country seemed at its peak.

October 6, 2023

Asia Pacific Report - October 6, 2023

The state of civic space in Indonesia has been rated as "obstructed" in the latest CIVICUS Monitor report.

August 7, 2023

Jakarta Globe - August 7, 2023

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's democracy index falls behind that of its close neighbor Malaysia.

June 23, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - June 23, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Legislative Council believes that stakeholders should work together to address the issue of freedom of expression in Papua.

May 30, 2023

UCA News - May 30, 2023

Human rights groups and a church leader have lamented the gradual decline in freedoms and civil liberties in Indonesia as the Southeast Asian nation gears up to mark the 25th anniversar

May 19, 2023

The Conversation - May 19, 2023

Melissa Conley Tyler and Andrea Fahey – Sunday May 21 is election day in Timor-Leste, when voters decide on 65 members of parliament to represent them.

Tabloid Jubi - May 19, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – In a public lecture organized by the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) and the Amnesty International Chapter of Cenderawasih University o

April 13, 2023

Kompas.com - April 13, 2023

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has released its 2022 annual report which notes that democracy in the era of President Joko "Jokowi" Wido

December 30, 2022

East Asia Forum - December 30, 2022

Alexander R Arifianto – In 2022, two leading moderate Indonesian Islamic figures, Ahmad Syafii Ma'arif and Azyumardi Azra, passed away.

December 10, 2022

Jakarta Post Editorial - December 10, 2022

Jakarta – For several years now, alarm bells have sounded globally on the decline of democracy.

December 5, 2022

Melbourne Asia Review - December 5, 2022

Abdil Mughis Mdhoffir, Melbourne, Australia – It is a myth that civil society is a backbone of democracy.