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Judges in Andrie Yunus acid attack trial officially reported for ethics violations
CNN Indonesia – May 18, 2026
Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) officially reported alleged violations of the code of ethics and behavioural guidelines by the panel of judges at the Jakarta II-08 Military Court, which is currently hearing the case of the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus.

The report was submitted to the Supreme Court (MA) and the Judicial Commission (KY) today, Monday May 18.
TNI statement on Pesta Babi film threatens freedom of expression: LBH Papua
Suara Papua – May 18, 2026
Sorong – The Papua Legal Aid Foundation (LBH Papua) believes that the statement issued by the XVII/Cenderawasih Regional Military Command (Kodam) about the documentary film "Pesta Babi" (Pig Festival) potentially exceeds the authority of military and threatens freedom of expression within the democratic sphere.

LBH Papua Director Festus Ngoranmele says that the freedom to express opinions, to engage in expression, and to obtain information are constitutional rights guaranteed under Article 28E, Paragraph (3) and Article 28F of the 1945 Constitution.
TNI warns Pesta Babi film screenings could disrupt social harmony in Papua
Kompas.com – May 15, 2026
Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) through the XVII/Cenderawasih Regional Military Command (Kodam) has stated that the tendentious narrative in the film "Pesta Babi" (Pig Festival) by director Dandhy Dwi Laksono and his colleagues has the potential to disrupt social harmony in the Papua region.

"Don't let one-sided narratives pit the public against the government's strategic programs, which are actually aimed at improving welfare in Papua" said XVII/Cenderawasih Military Command information head (Kapendam) Colonel Tri Purwanto on Friday May 15.
Former KPK investigator slams military court hearing Andrie Yunus case
CNN Indonesia – May 12, 2026
Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) senior investigator Novel Baswedan has strongly criticised the legal proceedings in the case of the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) activist Andrie Yunus, which is currently underway at the Jakarta II-08 Military Court.

Baswedan said that the proceedings have totally failed to pay attention to Yunus' rights as a victim of an acid attack by Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers.
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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.
Military alert
Kompas.id – March 14, 2026
Democracy and civil supremacy took a troubling turn on March 1 when Indonesian Military (TNI) commander General Agus Subiyanto placed the armed forces on high alert for an indefinite period, citing the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
Joining a club
Kompas.id – February 21, 2026
The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform is urging President Prabowo Subianto to withdraw from US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace (BoP), citing concerns over its implications for Jakarta's foreign policy.
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Advocacy group slams military trial into Andrie Yunus acid attack as a farce
CNN Indonesia – May 7, 2026

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) says that the trial hearing a case against four Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers over their involvement in an acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator

LBH Jakarta finds violations during arrest of 101 protesters on May Day
Kompas.com – May 2, 2026

Ruby Rachmadina, Tri Susanto Setiawan, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) has stated that 51 people who were detained during an International Labour Day (May Day) protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta

KASBI explains reasons for not attending May Day rally with Prabowo at Monas
CNN Indonesia – May 1, 2026

Jakarta – Sunarno, chairperson of the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance Confederation (KASBI), explained the reasons his organisation did not participate in the International Labour Day or May Day commemoration at the National Monument (Monas) in Central J

As long as soldiers tried in military courts impunity will continue: Kontras
CNN Indonesia – April 28, 2026

Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Coordinator Dimas Bagus Arya says that impunity will recur if members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) who commit general crimes continue to be tried in military courts.

'Papua Military Emergency' protest in Jayapura ends in clash with police
Jubi Papua – April 27, 2026

Aida Ulim, Jayapura – Protesters who were planning to hold a "Papua Military and Humanitarian Emergency" demonstration in Jayapura City, Papua, were involved in a clash with the police in the Waena area of Heram district on Monday April 27.

Coalition slams court ruling rejecting suit against Fadli Zon over 1998 mass rape denial
Tirto.id – April 22, 2026

Auliya Umayna Andani, Fransiskus Adryanto Pratama – The Civil Society Coalition Against Impunity will appeal a Jakarta Administrative Court (PTUN) ruling that rejected a lawsuit against Minister of Culture Fadli Zon's denial of the 1998 mass rapes.