Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's human rights organization SETARA Institute has criticized the government's plan to deploy cadets from the Military Academy (Akmil) to assist in

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights on Sunday called on the government to end basic military training for prospective managers of President Prabowo Subianto's flagship vil

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – The Defense Ministry said five participants in a government training program for prospective village cooperative managers have died during a military-style

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform mourns the news of the deaths of five prospective managers of Village Cooperatives/Sub-district Cooperatives (KDKMP) and

Responding to the involvement of Military Academy (Akmil) cadets in educating students at the People's Schools (Sekolah Rakyat), Amnesty International Indonesia's Executive Director Usm

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – Hundreds of academics, activists, civil society organization activists, and communities consolidated at the University Club of Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Y

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The chairperson of Centra Initiative, Al Araf, has said that what he describes as the strengthening of militarism in Indonesia is rooted in the negligence o

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The concern came on the heels of the Army's successful establishment of 155 of so-called territorial development battalions as of April, a program which the go

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia has begun training hundreds of civil servants to serve as part of a military reserve force, expanding a national defense program championed by Presid

Jakarta – Indonesia's democracy and its heralded civilian supremacy have taken a troubling turn following two recent, interconnected events.

Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – The Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) strongly condemns and firmly rejects military expansion and national strategic projects in Papua, which it considers

Indonesia, West Papua – The Indonesian government's militarised approach to conflict resolution and economic development in West Papua has reached alarming levels, triggering widespread

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday urged Indonesians to remain grateful for the country's peace and unity, saying Indonesia has managed to stay relative

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto revealed that he is not hesitant to correct himself and reevaluate his policies, especially when facing criticism from certa

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has condemned the presence of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) at the trial of former Minister of Education, Nad

Reza Deni, Jakarta – The presence of Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel at the corruption trial of former Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology Nadiem Makarim at the

Jakarta – Sporadic youth movements are spreading to prevent Indonesia from falling into the military's grip. These need endurance to ensure the struggle does not rapidly fade away.

Indonesia, West Papua – People across West Papua have been protesting against the growing militarisation and ongoing expansion of military operations in the Papuan central highlands.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said on Wednesday that he often spends his nights watching podcasts that contain false accusations and harsh criticism about him, descri

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Exactly one year into President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the Indonesian National Armed Forces, or TNI, has become the state's "

Dani Aswara, Sukma N Loppies – The economic and public policy research institute Centre for Economic and Law Studies (Celios) has found that the majority of the public believes that the

Jakarta – Political developments in the past few weeks have not been very kind to the concept of civilian supremacy in the country.

Kate Lamb – "A big nation like us," Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto told the rank and file before him, "needs a strong military.

In the lead up to the first year of the administration of President Prabowo Subianto, civil-military relations in Indonesia are showing a setback.

Kiki Safitri, Robertus Belarminus, Jakarta – Deputy Social Affairs Minister (Wamensos) Agus Jabo Priyono has stressed that the involvement of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in the People

Indonesia, West Papua – In recent months, Indonesia has witnessed an alarming resurgence of military influence in civilian affairs, raising serious concerns about democratic regression

Jakarta – Intimidation of those who oppose the revised Indonesian Military (TNI) Law has strengthened the impression of militarism and fascism in the administration of President Prabowo

Ricky Juliansyah, Depok – West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi confirmed that he will continue the military-style education for troubled youths, despite the pleas by the Indonesian Child Pro

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – The Head of the Information Center of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), Major General Kristomei Sianturi, said that the program of sending childr

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – Head of the Information Center of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Major General Kristomei Sianturi, voiced full support for West Java Governor D

We, the undersigned, express our concern regarding the deteriorating state of democracy in Indonesia.

Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesian teenage students who skip class or play too many video games could land themselves in military bootcamp if a disciplinary pilot project rolled out in one

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi is confident that sending troubled children to military barracks is a viable solution to address juvenile delinquency, cit

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai, affirmed that the West Java Regional Government's program to send children to military barracks does not violate hum

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Since the implementation of West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi's new policy on May 1, 2025, a total of 272 high school students have been sent to military ba

Singgih Wiryono, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has alluded to West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi's policy of sending troublesome students t

Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Jakarta – Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai will propose that the military education program initiated by West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi to the Minister of Prima

Ahmad Fikri (Kontributor), Bandung – West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi has confirmed that his administration has allocated Rp6 billion to fund a program that sends troubled youths to mili

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Minister of Human Rights Natalius Pigai has greenlighted West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi's plan to send troubled youths to military barracks, with one condition:

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Human rights activists on Friday criticized West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi over his controversial proposal to send "unruly students" to military barracks for

Azifah Astrina – On March 20, 2025, Indonesia's parliament passed a quiet but far-reaching revision to its military law.

Singgih Wiryono, Faieq Hidayat, Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) senior researcher and chairperson of Centra Initiative, Al Araf, says that the phenomenon of the mili

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Head of the Indonesian Military Information Center, Brigadier General Kristomei Sianturi, has refuted allegations of campus militarization by the Indonesian M

Azifah Astrina – In early 2025, Indonesia enacted amendments to its National Armed Forces Law that expanded the domestic and bureaucratic roles of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), rai

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Secretly and in violation of internal procedures, the House of Representatives (DPR) passed the revisions to Law Number 34/2004 on the Indonesian National Armed Forces (UU TNI).

Indonesia, West Papua – Since President Prabowo Subianto assumed office, concerns have surged regarding Indonesia's accelerating militarisation, particularly with the expanding occupati

Jakarta – Indonesia is debating expanding the role of the country's vast military under President Prabowo Subianto, including by allowing active armed forces personnel to take up civili

Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) senior researcher Al Araf has revealed that there are around 2,500 active TNI (Indonesian Military) soldiers holding civilian positio

Indonesia is now waking up to what I said after Prabowo Subianto was elected last year: that the ghost of Suharto has returned.