Political Parties & Elections

July 2014

News/Indonesia
Merdeka.com – July 9, 2014

Angga Yudha Pratomo – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto seemed furious on Wednesday July 9 after he invited media crews to his residence in the Bojong Koneng village area in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java. He didn’t shy from making insinuations against media that don’t support the Number 1 ticket.

News/Indonesia
Berita Satu – July 7, 2014

Jakarta – Scores of demonstrators calling themselves Indonesia without Militarism held another demonstration in front of the General Elections Commission (KPU) on Jl. Imam Bonjol in the Central Jakarta district of Menteng on Monday July 7.

News/Indonesia
Tempo.co – July 2, 2014

Atmi Pertiwi, Jakarta – US investigative journalist Allen Nairn has spoken out about Indonesia’s two presidential candidates. Although he has a negative opinion of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, his views about presidential candidate Joko “Jokowi” Widodo are not necessarily positive either.

June 2014

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – June 26, 2014

Jakarta – A 10-year old boy, Markus Yernirkolaus, suddenly appeared in the middle of a Kamisan (Thursday Action) and gave a speech about human rights violations by presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto.

News/Indonesia
Merdeka.com – June 26, 2014

Laurencius Simanjuntak – Experienced US journalist Allan Nairn has spoken up over accusations by the Prabowo Subianto camp that the Indonesian military (TNI) once wanted to arrest him because he entered Indonesia illegally on seven occasions.

News/West Papua
Liputan6.com – June 21, 2014

Kursi Istana, Jayapura – Human rights activists and organisations have launched the Movement Against Forgetting in Papua. The activists are calling on the Papuan people not to vote for a presidential candidate that has a track record of human rights violations.

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – June 14, 2014

Kid: I think I’m full already Dad! (bowl read ‘promises’)

Cartoons/Indonesia
2014-06-11

Man: On the surface its peaceful, how about on the ground too...

News/West Papua
Selangkah Magazine – June 10, 2014

Admin MS, Jayapura – West Papua National Committee (KNPB) spokesperson Basoka Logo is calling on all Papuan people to boycott the 2014 presidential election (pilpres).

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas – June 7, 2014

Sign reads: Pluralism declaration of peace. Placard: Peace declaration. Writing on figure: Black campaigns.