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April 15, 2025

Tribun News - April 15, 2025

Danang Triatmojo, Jakarta – N, one of the participants at the village action (aksi kamping) has stated that he and several other civil society activists would continue to set up tents i

April 11, 2025

CNN Indonesia - April 11, 2025

Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) recorded that hundreds of people fell victim to violence and were arrested by the Indonesian Military (TNI) and Indonesian Police (

The Diplomat - April 11, 2025

Fadhilah Fitri Primandari – Waves of mass protests have swept across Indonesia over the past two months.

Tempo - April 11, 2025

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) has released findings on the acts of repression that took place during the protests against the Indonesian Nation

April 10, 2025

Tempo - April 10, 2025

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) has reported that 83 individuals sustained injuries and 161 were arrested during demonstrations against the proposed rev

April 8, 2025

Viva - April 8, 2025

Dedy Priatmojo, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has again highlighted the "Dark Indonesia" campaign that has gone viral on social media recently as a response to the economic-polit

Jakarta Globe - April 8, 2025

Vinnilya, Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto issued a strong rebuke against what he described as a rising tide of systematic disinformation targeting Indonesia, compar

Tempo - April 8, 2025

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – President Prabowo spoke up about the waves of protests that have erupted across Indonesia since the beginning of his presidency.

CNN Indonesia - April 8, 2025

Jakarta – Civil society activists have provided a number of notes in response to a desire expressed by President Prabowo Subianto to meet with figures or initiators of the hashtags Dark

April 7, 2025

Kompas - April 7, 2025

Rahel Narda Chaterine, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has asked all parties to be objective in viewing demonstrations criticising government policies.

March 31, 2025

Jakarta Globe - March 31, 2025

Rizka Ardina Nugraheni, Solo – Chairman of the National Economic Council (DEN) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has called on the public to express their criticism of the government in a polite

March 30, 2025

Tricontinental - March 30, 2025

Max Lane – Over the last several weeks, demonstrations have erupted across Indonesia.

Tempo - March 30, 2025

Abdi Purmono (Kontributor), Malang – A total of 94 organizations affiliated with the Coalition of Civil Society in Malang Raya have condemned the violent actions of the joint TNI-Polri

March 29, 2025

Jakarta Post - March 29, 2025

Jakarta – Agroup of women activists and intellectuals calling themselves Suara Ibu Indonesia (Voices of Indonesian Mothers) staged a rally on Friday at an intersection on Jl.

March 28, 2025

CNN Indonesia - March 28, 2025

Jakarta – An action by the Voices of Indonesian Mothers movement has highlighted the violence by the authorities against students during the protest actions rejecting the revisions to t

Agence France-Presse - March 28, 2025

Jakarta – The National Police fired water cannons Thursday to disperse hundreds of protesters in the capital Jakarta angry at a newly passed military law, AFP reporters said.

March 27, 2025

CNN Indonesia - March 27, 2025

Jakarta – The polemic over the ratification of the Indonesian Military Law (UU TNI) has begun to attract the attention of the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights Defender

Human Rights Monitor - March 27, 2025

Indonesia – Widespread protests in Indonesia erupted across the country in response to the government's controversial revision of the 2004 Indonesian Armed Forces Law.

Tempo - March 27, 2025

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – BEM Coordinator for Greater Jakarta and Banten (BSJB), Andhika Natawijaya, announced that another protest will take place this afternoon at the House of Represen

Tempo - March 27, 2025

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is once again taking to the streets on Thursday, March 27, 2025, to voice their rejection of the newly-ratified of TNI Law.

March 26, 2025

CNN Indonesia - March 26, 2025

Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Advocacy Division Chairperson Zainal Arifin says that as of Wednesday March 26 there were 51 regions in Indonesia where demonstrations

Tempo - March 26, 2025

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – Six protesters from last weekend's rally of anti-TNI Law revision in Malang have been released.

March 25, 2025

CNN Indonesia - March 25, 2025

Jakarta – The ratification of the Draft Law on the Indonesian Military (RUU TNI) on March 20 was followed by a wave of demonstrations around the country.

Kompas.com - March 25, 2025

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – The wave of protest actions against revisions to the TNI Law (UU TNI) are continuing to occur in a number of regions in Indonesia.

Agence France-Presse - March 25, 2025

Surabaya – A violent clash broke out on March 24 in the Indonesian metropolis of Surabaya between police and demonstrators protesting against the country's newly passed military law,

Tempo - March 25, 2025

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Protests rejecting the newly ratified Indonesian National Armed Forces Law (TNI Law) have erupted across multiple regions.

Tempo - March 25, 2025

Abdi Purmono (Kontributor), Malang – Eight student press activists from various universities in the city of Malang became victims of violence while covering the protest against the Indo

March 24, 2025

Jakarta Globe - March 24, 2025

Didik Fibrianto, Rifqy Danwanus, Riza, Achmad Ali, Sukabumi/Surabaya/Palangka Raya/Malang – Protests against Indonesia's newly revised military law erupted into violent clashes between

March 23, 2025

Jakarta Globe - March 23, 2025

Didik Fibrianto, Malang, East Java – A protest against the recently amended military law turned violent in the East Java city of Malang on Sunday evening, as demonstrators set fire to t

March 21, 2025

CNN Indonesia - March 21, 2025

Medan – Aside from Jakarta, demonstrations by students and civil society activists rejecting the enactment of the Draft Law on the Indonesian Military (RUU TNI) also took place in vario

Tempo - March 21, 2025

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – A group of police officers assaulted a man in a black shirt during a protest against the revision of the Indonesian Armed Forces Law (TNI Law) on Thursd

March 20, 2025

Fulcrum - March 20, 2025

Yanuar Nugroho and Made Supriatma – Indonesia's youth protests today call to mind past cases of student activism in the quarter century of post-reform democracy since the fall of Suhart

Tempo - March 20, 2025

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Semarang – A total of five individuals were arrested during a demonstration rejecting the Law on the Indonesian National Armed Forces or TNI Law in front of the Gover

CNN Indonesia - March 20, 2025

Jakarta – The wave of protest actions opposing revisions to Law Number 34/2004 on the Indonesian Military (UU TNI) or the Draft Law on the TNI (RUU TNI) spread to a number of regions in

Viva - March 20, 2025

Bayu Nugraha, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto says that the government will continue to advance Indonesia through various development efforts, one of which is downstream

Tempo - March 20, 2025

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The ratification of the TNI bill is scheduled to take place at the DPR today, Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Jakarta Globe - March 20, 2025

Yustinus Paat, Giffar Rivana, Jakarta – Hundreds of students from Trisakti University and the National University (Unas) staged a protest at Pancasila Gate on Thursday, opposing the new

March 19, 2025

Jakarta Globe - March 19, 2025

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Dozens of students blockaded the car carrying Justice Minister Supratman Andi Agtas at the entrance of the legislature compound on Wednesday, demanding he step

March 11, 2025

Indonesia at Melbourne - March 11, 2025

Karina Maharani Tehusijarana – "When you see the problems, you run to the problems, you face the problems, you overcome the problems."

March 6, 2025

Tempo - March 6, 2025

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Cucun Ahmad Syamsurijal responded to the possibility of a second Dark Indonesia (Indonesia Gelap) ra

Indonesia at Melbourne - March 6, 2025

Rizky Sasono – In mid-February 2025, a song titled Bayar, Bayar, Bayar (Pay, Pay, Pay) by post-punk band Sukatani sparked a nationwide call for greater freedom of expression under Presi

March 4, 2025

Fulcrum - March 4, 2025

Iim Halimatusa'diyah and Norshahril Saat – Indonesian youth are unhappy about the state of their country, even more so when compared to their counterparts in other ASEAN countries.

February 27, 2025

Channel News Asia - February 27, 2025

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto has hit back at recent "Dark Indonesia" protests in the country, depicting a bright future as he expressed confidence that t

Tempo - February 27, 2025

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – Indonesians living in Berlin, Germany, are set to stage a protest at Brandenburg Gate on Saturday, March 1, 2025, in solidarity with the 'Dark Indonesia' (Ind

Kedai Pena - February 27, 2025

Arjuno Welirang – Hundreds of professors, academics, students and civil society activists gathered at the University of Indonesia (UI) Salemba campus in Jakarta on Thursday February 27

February 25, 2025

Tempo Editorial - February 25, 2025

Jakarta – The cry 'Dark Indonesia' shouted by students is an earnest warning.

February 24, 2025

Benar News - February 24, 2025

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Indonesia – More than 1,000 students in Indonesia's restive Papua region took to the streets to protest a government-sponsored free-meal program, demanding that

February 23, 2025

Jakarta Post - February 23, 2025

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – President is facing a major test of his leadership as signs of dissent against his new government have appeared in the form of student protests and the possible em