Fadli, Batam, Riau Islands – A protest staged on Wednesday by residents of the Putra Jaya Housing Complex in Tanjung Uncang subdistrict, Batam, Riau Islands, over water distribution mu

Jakarta – The police continue to resort to brutality to silence demonstrators. This is a violation of human rights.

Amy Sood – Amid nationwide protests in Indonesia against outgoing President Joko Widodo's perceived power grab, his successor Prabowo Subianto has managed to escape criticism by deftly

Resty Woro Yuniar – Students and pro-democracy activists in Indonesia have dismissed allegations that recent nationwide protests against proposed changes to the election law were backed

Jakarta – This week we saw more candidates submit their bids for the local elections, and without President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's youngest son Kaesang Pangarep on the ballot, thanks to

Andreas Harsono – It was an extraordinary sight for Indonesia: On August 28, protesters set up tents outside a government guesthouse in Yogyakarta city where the president, Joko Widodo,

Aisyah Llewellyn – Indonesia has been ablaze with protests in recent weeks following the announcement of a controversial new election law, drawing activists and celebrities alike who se

Max Walden – They were scenes that would have terrified politicians in any country.

Yogyakarta – A demonstration by Jogja Calling (Jogja Memanggil) in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta Tuesday August 27 held a theatrical action in which they tried President Joko "Jok

Ika Ningtyas and Nuurrianti Jalli – Virtual and physical resistance to the ruling elite's attempts to trample on democracy last week in Indonesia became a powerful reminder of how socia

Pribadi Wicaksono (Contributor), Yogyakarta – Students and activists in Yogyakarta joining the Aksi Jogja Memanggil or Jogja is Calling movement have taken to the streets again on Tuesd

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has called on the Central Java and South Sulawesi police to immediately evaluate how they handle

Nava Nuraniyah, Indonesia – On 22 August, following a massive social media backlash and star-studded protest movement organised by civil society groups, Indonesia's House of Representat

Max Lane – Throughout Indonesia on 22 August, thousands of students, workers, the urban poor and middle class people took to the streets to protest the passing of a law annulling a ruli

Jakarta – Thousands of people rallied in several cities in Indonesia on Friday, pressuring its poll body to issue rules for regional elections amid outrage over an attempt by the politi

Mathias Hariyadi, Jakarta – Just days before Pope Francis' apostolic trip to the Asia-Pacific region, with a stop in Indonesia (the world's most populous Muslim nation), Jakarta yesterd

Jakarta – Protesters gathered outside Jakarta's Parliament complex for the second day on Aug 23, keeping up the pressure on lawmakers who have promised to scrap a controversial Bill to

Ary Hermawan – The large-scale rally by Indonesia's pro-democracy activists to prevent the passing of a piece of legislation aimed at stifling electoral competition and cementing Presid

Jakarta – Protesters from a number of different social organisations held demonstrations in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta on Thursday August 22 to prot

Riang Karunianidi – On Monday August 20, the Constitutional Court found in favour of a lawsuit submitted by the Labour Party and the Indonesian People's Wave Party (Gelora) on the Regio

Amy Heppy, Najla Nur Fauziyah (Translator), Jakarta – A thousand protestors consisting of farmers and workers are reported to demonstrate in front of the Constitutional Court of Indones

Titis Anis Fauziyah, Semarang – Hundreds of students taking part in a protest action against the Job Creation Law (Cipta Kerja) broke down two gates at the Central Java governor's offic

Jakarta – Hundreds of students from various campuses in the provincial capital of Surabaya held a protest action at the East Java (Jatim) Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) on Wed

Muhammad Nursam, Makassar – Being of the view that council members are no longer able to accommodate the aspirations of the people, hundreds of demonstrators that are part of the Makass

Adrial Akbar, Jakarta – A number of student organisations that were holding a demonstration against the Job Creation Law (Ciptaker) have tried to get into the House of Representatives (

Jakarta – A protest action by scores of Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) students against the Job Creation Law (Ciptaker) has disbanded after they were involved in a s

Jakarta – Workers and students demonstrated in front of the South Sulawesi (Sulsel) Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) in Makassar today opposing the ratification of Government Re

Jakarta – A number of labour and farmer organisations are threatening to hold a mass strike if Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) Number 2/2022 replacing the Omnibus Law on J

Tria Sutrisna, Jakarta – Demonstrators opposing the government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) replacing the Omnibus Law on Job Creation brought "sesajen" (special food with spiritua

Jakarta – The Labour Alliance held a demonstration in front of the parliamentary complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Tuesday February 28, rejecting plans to enact the government regulation

Surya Dua Artha Simanjuntak, Nancy Junita, Jakarta – A coalition of civil society activists calling themselves the Indonesian People's Protest demonstrated in front of the House of Repr

Jakarta (Antara) – At least 600 joint personnel from the Indonesian Military (TNI), the National Police (Polri), and Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) were deployed to secure four demonst

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was working at the Bogor Presidential Palace during the mass protest staged by religious-based mass organization PA 212 in Jaka

Muhsin Sabilillah (Intern), Jakarta – The Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Fadli Imran proposed for mass protests to be moved from public streets at West Medan Merdeka street t

Laborers and university students are staging protests throughout the country today, demanding the government reverse its subsidized fuel price hike.

Jakarta – Thousands of people rallied in Indonesia's biggest cities on Tuesday, seeking to pile pressure on the government to reverse its first subsidised fuel price hike in eight years

Edna Tarigan and Fadlan Syam, Jakarta – Hundreds of workers and students in Indonesia rallied on Tuesday demanding the government cancel fuel price hikes, a politically sensitive issue

Erick Tanjung – Student groups in various parts of the country took to the streets on Monday September 5 to hold demonstrations protesting the recent fuel (BBM) price hike.

Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria called on the people who are planning to hold protests against the increase in subsidized fuel prices not to commit anarchic

Jakarta – Protesters from the Indonesian Student Alliance (AMI) and the Labour Movement with the People (Gebrak) say that the government of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice Presi

Antara, Jakarta – The National Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) personnel set up barbed wire barricades at the main gate of the House of Representatives (DPR) Building on Jalan Gatot Su

Jakarta – Student demonstrations have been held simultaneously in various parts of the country – from the west to the east – rejecting the discourse on postponing the 2024 elections and

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Police set out barbed wire and concrete barricades around the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta on Saturday in an effort to tighten security after calls for a

Irfan Kamil, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia says that the police committed acts of violence when securing the protest actions against the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation in

Jakarta – Hundreds of workers from the Labour Movement with the People (Gebrak) have begun packing the area near the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta in a follow up ac

Jakarta – Hundreds of workers and students from the Labour Movement with the People (Gebrak) began moving off from the House of Representatives (DPR) parliamentary complex in Jakarta to

Jakarta – A protest action opposing Law Number 11/2020 on Job Creation took place in the Medan Merdeka area of Central Jakarta on the afternoon of Tuesday November 10.

Jakarta – On Tuesday November 10 an alliance of social organisation grouped under the Labour Movement with the People (Gebrak) held a long-march from the International Labour Organisati

By Max Lane

Executive Summary

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has taken a jab at the country's millennials, questioning their contribution t