The Indonesian Committee for the Safety of Journalists (KKJ) strongly condemns the digital attack in the form of distributed denial of service (DDoS) against the Tempo news portal. Not stopping at Tempo, a number of other mass media that published articles on the DDoS attack against Tempo a

On Thursday April 10 the Civil Society Movement to Bring Suharto to Justice (GEMAS), which is made up of families of victims of gross human rights violations, a network of civil society organisations and individuals, submitted an open letter to the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) rejecting the proposal to award the title of national hero t

April 4, 2003 was a dark day for the Papuan people, especially in Wamena. Exactly 22 years ago on this date, a joint TNI (Indonesian Military) and Polri (National Polie) team conducted a sweep of 25 villages and hamlets to find the perpetrators of the break-in at a weapons warehouse belongin

Secretly and in violation of internal procedures, the House of Representatives (DPR) passed the revisions to Law Number 34/2004 on the Indonesian National Armed Forces (UU TNI). The revisions to the TNI Law will give more power to the military.

Ilham Rian Pratama, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has criticised National Police Regulation (Perpol) Number 3/2025 on the Police's Functional Supervision of Foreigners which regulates the supervision of foreign journalists and researchers working in Indonesia.

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 Defenders (HRDs).

Gamaliel M Kaliele, Sorong – A rally supporting the ratification of the Indonesian Military Law (UU TNI) has emerged in Fakfak amid a wave of protests rejecting the law.

Fadel Prayoga, Jakarta – Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) has conducted a poll related to the public's opinion on the recent revisions to the TNI Law (UU TNI) that have been carried out by the House of Representatives (DPR) and the governmen

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. Actions by civil society groups continued on March 23-24 with several rallies continuing into evening which were marred by repressive actions by the police.

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Jakarta – The Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) believes that cases of violence and terror against journalists are becoming increasingly worrying. This is evident from AJI's records, which shows that there were 22 cases of terror and violence against journalists in the first three months of 2025 al

Responding to the rampant terror, intimidation and violence against protesters rejecting the ratification of the revised TNI Law (UU TNI) in Jakarta and several other cities in Indonesia, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman

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 various other cities across Indonesia -- from the far west to the far east.

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The protests launched by the public did not deter the House of Representatives (DPR) from passing the Draft Law on the Indonesian Military (RUU TNI) into law.

Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Robertus Belarminus, Jakarta – A number of national figures who are members of a civil society organisation called the National Conscious Movement (Gerakan Nurani Bangsa) have criticised the planned revisions to the law on the Indonesian Military (UU TNI) which now only needs to be ratified in a

The government submitted a problem inventory list (DIM) on the revisions to the Indonesian Military Law (UU TNI) to the House of Representatives (DPR) on March 11. There are articles in the revisions that will restore militarism (the TNI's

Akhdi Martin Pratama, Jakarta – Activists from the Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform stormed the Ruby 1 and 2 meeting rooms at the Fairmont Hotel in Jakarta on Saturday February 15.

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has criticised the move by the Indonesian Military Law Revisions Working Committee (Panja RUU) and the government to discuss revisions to Law Number 34/2004 on the Indonesian Military (

Yakub Pryatama Wijayaatmaja, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid has highlighted several points that are being changed in the revisions to Law Number 34/2004 on the Indonesian Military (UU TNI).

Despite being rained on since mid-day, protesters from various different civil society organisations continued hold an action commemorating International Women's Day (IWD) 2025 at the zero kilometre point in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta on Saturday March 8.