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Hard-line Islamic party supports Prabowo's anti-LGBTQ presidential regulation
CNN Indonesia – July 6, 2026
Jakarta – The Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS) Central Leadership Board (DPP) supports Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 111/2025 on General National Defence Policy for 2025-2029, which regulates various forms of non-military threats to the state.

PKS President Al Muzammil Yusuf said that the pro-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) ideology, which is considered a non-military threat in the Presidential Decree, is contrary to the first and second principles of the state ideology Pancasila.
Trade unions declare 'Grand Coalition', but without the Labour Party
Kompas.com – July 3, 2026
Baharudin Al Farisi, Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – A number of trade union confederations declared the formation of the Grand Coalition of Indonesian Workers' Struggle (Koalisi Besar Perjuangan Buruh Indonesia) at the Grand Mansion Hotel in Jakarta on Wednesday July 1.

The President of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI), who is also the Special Advisor to the President for Employment and Labor Welfare, Said Iqbal, was not present at the declaration.
Stop the contradictive environmental diplomacy on the world stage
Walhi/ICEL Press Release – July 3, 2026
Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) and the Indonesian Centre for Environmental Law (ICEL) believe that the government's narrative regarding climate justice and energy transition presented at the 2026 London Climate Action Week (LCAW) is not in line with domestic conditions.

While Indonesia talks about the protection of nature and a just energy transition in international forums, in reality the government still maintains dependence on coal, expands captive coal-fired power plants (PLTU) for downstream industries and continues to encourage projects that sacrifice forests and people's living space.
Responding to the distortions over lessons from the PRD
Arah Juang – July 2, 2026
Dipo Negoro – On June 15, a discussion attended by Budiman Sudjatmiko at the Innovation and Creativity Centre at the Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta was mobbed by students who climbed onto the stage and unfurled banners of opposition.

Eight days later, students from the Student Executive Board of Mulawarman University interrupted a public lecture by Deputy Minister of Human Rights Mugiyanto in Samarinda with a banner that read "Expel Mugiyanto, Traitor to Reformasi" – referring to the political reform process that began in 1998.
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Overseas junkets
Kompas.id – June 6, 2026
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's frequent overseas junkets are drawing growing scrutiny with many starting to questioning the transparency, urgency and tangible benefits they bring as the country grapples with a weakening rupiah, mass layoffs and a spate of high-profile corruption cases.
Going down
Kompas Newspaper – May 20, 2026
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has been widely ridiculed over remarks made during a speech in Nganjuk, East Java, in which he said that the decline in the rupiah's exchange rate does not directly affect rural communities.
Protecting women activists
Kompas Editorial – May 13, 2026
Women activists in Indonesia are currently facing multiple attacks across various platforms. Attacks against them are no longer limited to physical spaces, but have also spread to the cyber realm.
Difficult game
Kompas.id – May 2, 2026
Indonesia's online tax reporting system Coretax – which was launched back in January 2025 – remains so complex and glitchy that even Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa admits he could not complete his own annual tax return without assistance.
Terror
Kompas Newspaper – March 18, 2026
Civil society groups have denounced the acid attack against human rights defender Andrie Yunus as a brutal (biadab) and cowardly act aimed at silencing government critics, saying they will not bow down to any intimidation threatening their work.
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Artists want apology after violence during protest against Didit’s ARTJOG sponsorship
Tribunjogja.com – June 20, 2026

Christi Mahatma Wardhani, Yogya – The ARTJOKES Art Coalition is demanding an apology from the ARTJOG management following the repression of a solo protest action at the opening of ARTJOG 2026 at the Yogyakarta National Museum on Friday evening June 19.

Indonesian diaspora in Amsterdam declares formation of Alternative Political Bloc
GalaPos ID – June 18, 2026

Amsterdam – Disappointment with the Indonesian political system, which is believed to be increasingly distant from the ordinary people, has given rise to a new political initiative among the Indonesian diaspora in the Netherlands.

Surabaya People's Challenge Alliance protests MBG, revisions to Police Law
CNN Indonesia – June 15, 2026

Surabaya – Protesters calling themselves the Surabaya People's Challenge Alliance held a demonstration in front of the Grahadi State building in Surabaya, East Java, on Monday June 15. The action was held as a form of protest against a number of government policies that are considered detrimental to society.

Avoid using military to deal with demos, government must listen to protesters
Amnesty Press Release – June 12, 2026

Responding to the street protests by students from several universities in Jakarta today, June 12, Amnesty International Indonesia's Executive Director Usman Hamid, said:

Media groups condemn intimidation against Floresa as attack on press freedom
Jubi Papua – June 11, 2026

Jayapura – Teras.id and 29 media partners across Indonesia have strongly condemned the acts of intimidation and terror against the Floresa.co editorial office.

Civil Society Coalition rejects lightning fast enactment of Police Law revisions
CNN Indonesia – June 9, 2026

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Police Reform rejects the rushed ratification of the Draft Law on the National Police of the Republic of Indonesia (RUU Polri).