Muhammad Ridwan – The Instagram account belonging to Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW), @sahabaticw (@friendsoficw), was suspended or temporarily blocked by Meta. The reason given was that it had violated the internal platform rules.

Yogyakarta – A demonstration by Jogja Calling (Jogja Memanggil) in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta Tuesday August 27 held a theatrical action in which they tried President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in front of the Yogyakarta State Palace or the Agung Building.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) has finally approved the General Election Commission Regulation (PKPU) on the requirements for the nomination of regional heads in accordance with the Constitutional Court's (MK) ruling on Sunday August 25.

President elect Prabowo Subianto took the opportunity recently to mention the crisis that occurred in 1998. Prabowo said that the government, which was then led by former president Suharto, was in fact already on the right track.

Nirmala Maulana Achmad, Diamanty Meiliana, Jakarta – President elect Prabowo Subianto says it's not a problem that he is often condemned and vilified.

Jakarta – Protesters from a number of different social organisations held demonstrations in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta on Thursday August 22 to protest proposed revisions to the Regional Elections Law (UU Pilkada).

Riang Karunianidi – On Monday August 20, the Constitutional Court found in favour of a lawsuit submitted by the Labour Party and the Indonesian People's Wave Party (Gelora) on the Regional Elections Law (UU Pilkada).

Jakarta – The 828th Kamisan action on Thursday August 22 this afternoon thundered. A sea of protesters consisting of activists, academics, students and human rights defenders were present in front of the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta.

Jakarta – The Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) and the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) have called on the public to consolidate and prepare for civil disobedience.

[From and oped piece in Kompas.id by former National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) member and policy analyst Mimin Dwi Hartono titled "Independence and the fate of the indigenous communities in the IKN".]