Jakarta – Scores of civil society organisations have expressed their opposition to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to award Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto with an honorary rank of four-star general.

[From an oped piece in Kompas.com by Vishnu Juwono titled "Uncovering the Network of Economic Patronage and Political Clientelism in the Vortex of the 2024 Election Cycle".]

FX Harminanto, Sleman – Hundreds of students from a number of different universities gathered at the Gejayan intersection near the Gaja Mada University (UGM) in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta to participate in a Gejayan Calling (Gejayan Menanggil) action on Monday February 12.

Jessi Carina, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number 2 Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto greeted a number 98 activists who have joined him in the Prabowo-Gibran National Campaign Team (TKN) at an Indonesian Youth Vote for Prabowo-Gibran event at the Jakarta Convention Centre (JCC) in Senayan, Jakarta, on Sat

On February 14, 2024, Indonesia will hold legislative and presidential elections. Workers and the people are expected to elect legislative members from 18 political parties at the national level, as well as choose from three pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates: Anies Baswedan-

Zulkarnaini, Jakarta – A grouping of national figures have expressed concerns about the ongoing election process and say they have observed attempts to use excessive power to achieve further power.

Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – The Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka national election campaign team (TKN) has discovered the circulation of a tabloid called Achtung which says that Prabowo is the kidnapper of pro-democracy activists in 1998.

Jakarta – A study by the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) on the decline of democracy in Indonesia since 2020 found that the results were not pleasing. If this decline in democracy continues, the result is predicted to be worse than expected.

Jakarta – The families of the victims of the enforced disappearances in 1997-98 have raised the possibility of holding a massive Kamisan (Thursday) action in front of the Presidential Palace complex in Central Jakarta ahead of the 2024

Jakarta – The families of the victims of forced disappearances admit that they are disappointed with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo for reneging on a promise to resolve cases of past human rights violations.

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid has refuted a statement by presidential candidate (capres) number 2, Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Chairperson and Defense Minister

Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has given its assessment of the inaugural presidential election debate that was held at the General Elections Commission (KPU) offices in Jakarta on Tuesda

Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – The Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka national campaign team (TKN) has gathered together a number of activists and victims of the 1997-98 abduction of pro-democracy activists ahead o

Jakarta – Former People's Democratic Party (PRD) general secretary Petrus Hariyanto has criticised the position of his colleague, former PRD chairperson Budiman Sudjatmiko, who seems to be asking that cases of past hum

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid says that the cases of alleged intimidation against artist Butet Kartaredjasa and the criminalisation of Haris Azhar and

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid says that the alleged police intimidation of artist Butet Kartaredjasa brings back memories of the New Order (Orba) regime of forme

Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Human rights activist Usman Hamid together with the music group The Blackstones have released a song titled Where, which tells the story of the pro-democracy activists who were abducted and disappeared in 1997-98.

Jakarta – Scores of Papuan activists held an action in Central Jakarta on Friday December 1 at the Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat intersection. During the action they criticised a number of issues including the recent hunger crisis in Papua.

Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia Political Studies Centre (Puskapol UI) has warned that efforts to mobilise village officials for political support in elections is one of the leadership styles practiced by the New Order regime of former president

Icha Rastika, Jakarta – University of Melbourne Asia Institute Social Science Director Vedi R Hadiz says that there were overly high hopes in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo which have given birth to a huge disappointment.