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Index 2018

April 2018

News/West Papua

44 arrested in West Papua over hoax independence declaration

CNN Indonesia – April 4, 2018

Banner reads 'Reject RUU Ormas - The Door to the Return of ORBA' (Antara)

News/Indonesia

Sula Islands regency government bans leftist student group Pembebasan

Tempo – April 4, 2018

Faisal Basri at discussion on foreign debt (Kumparan)

News/Indonesia

Most government foreign debt being spent on civil service, not infrastructure

Kumparan Bisnis – April 3, 2018

Title reads 'Google Polling 86% don't agree with Jokowi serving second term' (Tirto)

News/Indonesia

Islamic based websites using fake ‘Google Polling’ site to attack Jokowi

Tirto.id – April 3, 2018

Prabowo speaking at event in West Java (Detik)

News/Indonesia

Indo Barometer: Prabowo is using same campaign strategy as Donald Trump

Detik News – April 3, 2018

KASBI protesters marching to State Palace in Jakarta - October 30, 2017 (Tirto)

News/Indonesia

Trade union vote split in lead up to 2019 elections

Tirto.id – April 1, 2018

March 2018

Trade union to announce presidential candidate on May Day (Detik)

News/Indonesia

Trade union to announce choice for presidential candidate on May Day

Detik News – March 31, 2018

Corruption haunts elections

Cartoons/Indonesia

Corruption haunts elections

Kompas – March 29, 2018

Illustration of canned mackerel and tapeworms (Detik)

News/Indonesia

Health minister says tapeworm infected fish ‘contain protein’, so safe to eat

Detik News – March 29, 2018

FRI and AMP rally at Freeport head office in Jakarta - March 29, 2018 (Tirto)

News/West Papua

Demo at Freeport office in Jakarta calls for self-determination for West Papua

Tirto.id – March 29, 2018

Police deployed to 'guard' film screening - March 27, 2018 (AMP)

News/West Papua

40 police deployed to secure Papuan student screening of film The First Grader

Tempo – March 28, 2018

Electoral de-evolution

Cartoons/Indonesia

Electoral de-evolution

Kompas – March 26, 2018

Statements/Indonesia

Release environmental activists, close down polluting factory

PPR – March 25, 2018

Zulkifli Hasan (centre) at Roadshow Spirit Of Indonesia - March 22, 2018 (Kumparan)

News/Indonesia

Politician who lied about same-sex marriage bill now claims ‘rampant’ LGBT destroying youth

Kumparan – March 23, 2018

Ghost Fleet

Cartoons/Indonesia

Locita – March 22, 2018

News/Indonesia

Semarang students demand release of activists, end to criminalisation

Java Post – March 22, 2018

News/Indonesia

Hundreds of protesters in Sukoharjo demand release of environmental activists

Java Post – March 22, 2018

Prabowo holds copy of Ghost Fleet at Indonesia University speech - September 18, 2017 (Gerindra TV)

News/Indonesia

Author of sci-fi novel quoted by Prabowo in fiery campaign speech says ‘this takes the cake’

Detik News – March 22, 2018

Banner reads 'If you want to be a leader address employees rights' (Berita Terheboh)

News/Indonesia

Prabowo’s former employees demand payment of back wages, severance pay

Berita Terheboh – March 22, 2018

News/Aceh

Aceh wants bright lights, segregation for women and men at cinemas

Detik News – March 21, 2018

Salt imports

Cartoons/Indonesia

Kompas – March 21, 2018

Rights activists demonstrate at Saudi Arabian Embassy - March 20, 2018 (Tempo)

News/Indonesia

Activists protest at Saudi Embassy over beheading of Indonesian migrant worker

Tempo.co – March 20, 2018

Pembebasan rally against criminalisation of activists in Jakarta - March 19, 2018 (Radar Kota)

News/Indonesia

Pembebasan students call for end to criminalisation of environmental activists

Radar Kota – March 19, 2018

MUI agrees with retributive justice in Aceh (Thinkstock)

News/Aceh

Indonesia’s peak religious body supports beheadings for murderers in Aceh

CNN Indonesia – March 15, 2018

Aceh considers beheading for capital crimes (Detik)

News/Aceh

Amid souring murder rates, Aceh considers beheading for capital crimes

Detik News – March 14, 2018

Widodo witnesses distribution of Smart Indonesia Cards - March 14, 2018 (Antara)

News/Indonesia

Jokowi threatens to ‘clobber’ people who spread hoaxes about communist links

Kompas.com – March 14, 2018

Former justice minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra (CNN)

News/Indonesia

Hardline Islamic group HTI to support Crescent Star Party in legislative elections

CNN Indonesia – March 14, 2018

Sedar workers rally in front of Toyota factory in Sunter - March 8, 2018 (Sedar)

News/Indonesia

Hundreds of workers protest at Toyota demanding reinstatement of sacked employee

Fsedar.org – March 12, 2018

Workers rally on IWD in Jakarta - March 8, 2018 (Rukhiyatul Umami)

News/Indonesia

On IWD women workers call for ratification of ILO convention, end to sexual harassment

BBC Indonesia – March 8, 2018

Women wearing niqab protest in Jakarta - September 10, 2017 (Tempo)

News/Indonesia

Protesters at IWD rally in Jakarta slam university ban on Islamic veil

Tirto – March 8, 2018

'From head to toe, women are always blamed' - March 8, 2018 (CNN)

News/Indonesia

IWD rally in Jakarta: ‘From head to toe, women are always blamed’

CNN Indonesia – March 8, 2018

IWD rally at zero kilometre point in Yogyakarta - March 8, 2018 (Rico Tude)

News/Indonesia

Commemorating IWD in Yogyakarta, protesters call for end to violence against women

Tribune – March 8, 2018

Disability rights activists gather in Jakarta on IWD - March 8, 2018 (Antara)

News/Indonesia

Disability rights activists commemorate IWD with call to end forced contraception

Antara News – March 8, 2018

Women activists hand out flowers in Abepura - March 8, 2018 (Kabar Papua)

News/West Papua

Women activists in Papua say ‘real men don’t hit women’

Kabar Papua – March 8, 2018

Housewives gather for IWD in Lampung - March 8, 2018 (Tribune)

News/Indonesia

Housewives in Lampung commemorate IWD with calls for government transparency

Tribune – March 8, 2018

Women activists rally on IWD - March 8, 2018 (Antara)

News/Indonesia

IWD rally at national parliament demands equality, protection for domestic workers

Antara News – March 8, 2018

IWD rally in front of the DPR - March 8, 2018 (Detik)

News/Indonesia

IWD rally in Jakarta slams Criminal Code revisions, attacks on democracy

Detik News – March 8, 2018

Pollycarpus joins Tommy Suharto's Working Party (Detik)

News/Indonesia

Munir’s convicted murderer joins Tommy Suharto’s new political party

Detik News – March 7, 2018

Protest against PT Rayon Utama Makmur - October 26, 2017 (Tribune) 1

News/Indonesia

Student activist criminalised for fighting against polluting factory

Tirto – March 6, 2018

Students on campus wearing niqab (Tirto)

News/Indonesia

Protesting university ban on Islamic veil, students say ‘we have rights’

Viva – March 5, 2018

News/Indonesia

Environmental activist arrested after villagers burn down factory over pollution

Tirto – March 5, 2018

Women's March in Bandung - March 4, 2018 (Tribune)

News/Indonesia

Women’s March in Bandung takes up gender based injustice

Tribune – March 4, 2018

Women's March in Bali - March 4, 2018 (Tribune)

News/Indonesia

Women’s March in Bali says ‘keeping silent will not protect you’

Tribune Bali – March 4, 2018

Women's March in Surabaya - March 4, 2018 (Detik)

News/Indonesia

Women’s March in Surabaya highlights discrimination against women

Detik News – March 4, 2018

2018 Women's March in Jakarta - March 3, 2018 (CNN)

News/Indonesia

2nd Women’s March in Jakarta calls for people to fight together for change

CNN Indonesia – March 3, 2018

2018 Women's March in Jakarta - March 3, 2018 (BBC)

News/Indonesia

Women’s March highlights sexual and workplace violence, underage marriage

BBC Indonesia – March 3, 2018

KASBI workers rally on IWD in Jakarta - March 8, 2018 (Rukhiyatul Umami)

Statements/Indonesia

Women workers and the people fight for democracy, equality and prosperity

Joint Statement – March 8, 2018

Anti-communist protesters set fire to communist flag (Antara)

News/Indonesia

PKI revival propaganda being intentionally ‘blown up’ in lead up to elections

CNN Indonesia – March 7, 2018

Discussion on PKI revival propaganda in Jakarta - March 6, 2018 (Indo Pos)

News/Indonesia

Former general tells PKI discussion that government ruling party is recruiting communists

Republika – March 7, 2018

Placard reads 'The PKI is reviving in Indonesia – Fight' (CNN)

News/Indonesia

Anti-communist group to report organisers of discussion on PKI revival propaganda

CNN Indonesia – March 6, 2018