Yogyakarta – Hundreds of students and civil society groups in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta calling themselves the People's Calling Alliance (Aliansi Rakyat Memanggil) held a demo

Pribadi Wicaksono, Jakarta – Thousands of protesters gathered at the Gejayan intersection in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Saturday, June 13, under the banner of the People's Call Alliance,

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Jakarta Provincial Government speaks out about the issue of several CCTVs in the vicinity of Hotel Indonesia (HI) Roundabout being non-functional.

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – A group of students and civil society will hold a rally to protest the government of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka at t

Hanifah Salsabila, Ambaranie Nadia Kemala Movanita, Jakarta – Thousands of students have taken to the streets again to protest fuel price hikes near the Hotel Indonesia (HI) traffic cir

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Jakarta Metropolitan Police arrested two people during a student-led protest dubbed "Toward Indonesia Bankrupt" on Friday, June 12, after they were alle

Rahmat Hidayat – Hundreds of university students and parents gathered outside the West Java Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) building in Indonesia's Bandung City on Thursday to

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – A student-led protest organized by the University of Indonesia Student Executive Board (BEM UI) ended in Central Jakarta on Friday, June 12, after demonstrato

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – A wave of student demonstrations calling for government policy reforms took place across Indonesia on Friday, June 12, 2026, including in Central Java cities

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Indonesian military personnel joined police in securing a student protest in Central Jakarta on Friday, June 12, as hundreds of demonstrators attempted

Jakarta – A grouping of students, including members of the University of Indonesia Student Executive Board (BEM UI), who were holding a demonstration, were held up in the Tosari area on

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The 'Towards Indonesia's Bankruptcy' (Menuju Indonesia Bangkrut) protest continues past dusk in the Dukuh Atas area at M.H.

Ilham Oktafian, Fahri Ali, Jakarta – Thousands of university students staged demonstrations across Jakarta on Friday, criticizing President Prabowo Subianto's government over rising liv

Hajj Burhanuddin Maajid, Jakarta – Members of the student protest alliance of Towards Indonesia's Bankruptcy (Aliansi Gerakan Menuju Indonesia Bangkrut) called on the police to refrain

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has called for the immediate withdrawal of military personnel deployed alongside police to secure student-led demonstra

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The chair of the University of Indonesia's Student Executive Board (BEM UI), Yatalathof Ma'shum Imawan, said students deliberately chose Jakarta's Hotel In

Responding to the street protests by students from several universities in Jakarta today, June 12, Amnesty International Indonesia's Executive Director Usman Hamid, said:

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, Megawati Soekarnoputri, dismisses the accusations that the party was behind the wave of

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto once again mentioned the "Dark Indonesia" movement.

Max Lane – Anti-government sentiment – especially online – among Indonesia's youth has not been cowed by intimidation or arrest, but this resistance does not seem to have generated any

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – A Fact-Finding Commission has identified indications of possible involvement by members of the Indonesian military in riots that broke out during a demon

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Riots that broke out during the nationwide protests last August were escalated after incidents of police brutality, revealed Ravio Patra, a researcher fr

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – A report by the Fact-Finding Commission (KPF) stated that the arrest of activists following the August 2025 protests in Indonesia was the biggest manhunt post-

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – The Jakarta Central Metro Police have deployed 2,038 combined personnel to secure a series of protests on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Indonesian Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo deemed the series of protests and unrest across the country in late August 2025 a major event for Indones

Ary Hermawan – 2025 has been a tough year for Indonesians. Many people in Sumatra are still grappling with the aftermath of one of the island's worst flood disasters.

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – The families of Muhammad Farhan Hamid and Reno Syahputradewo have undergone deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing following the discovery of two human skelet

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto commented on individuals identifying as democracy activists, saying some have been involved in acts of violence and dama

Kennedy Muslim and Burhanuddin Muhtadi – Almost a year into office, Indonesia's central government must balance its ambitions against rising public discontent.

Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun and Tim Lindsey (The Conversation) – Mass demonstrations against the greed of politicians led to protests in late August across Indonesia, calling for major reforms

Li-Li Chen – Recent years have witnessed the rise of what some have termed the "Gen Z movement" – a wave of activism from young people born between the mid-1990s and the early 2010s.

Jakarta – At least two protesters remain missing more than a month after the string of deadly demonstrations in Jakarta in late August, with rights groups raising suspicions over their

Eugene Mark – Political symbols used in recent protests in Indonesia have underscored a paradox: the more authorities tried to diminish their use, the more power they derived.

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – The Central Jakarta District Court has postponed the trial over a lawsuit concerning the August 2025 riotous demonstration after the defendants and their l

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's promise to establish a fact-finding team to investigate the demonstrations in a number of regions has faded away to nothing.

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The National Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, mentioned that a series of protests that led to riots at the end of August until early September 2025 re

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition held a protest action on Tuesday September 30 to commemorate one month since the death of Affan Kurniawan, who was run over by a Metro Jaya Regiona

Louis Plottel – In late August and early September 2025, Indonesia saw one of its most intense protests in the country's post-reformasi history.

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesian police announced Wednesday that nearly 1,000 people have been named suspects in connection with violent protests that erupted across 12 provi

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – An independent fact-finding team consisting of six national human rights institutions will investigate the treatment of demonstrators and detainees during the

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi clarified that President Prabowo Subianto never agreed to the formation of an independent investigation tea

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government urges the public not to conclude that there have been cases of enforced disappearance during the late August protests.

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Jakarta – The Pati City Police have deployed personnel to several points to secure the protest demanding the impeachment of Pati Regent Sudewo.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Deputy Chief of the National Economic Council (DEN) Mari Elka Pangestu stated that the mass protests in Indonesia in August 2025 were not a result of President

In a country long rich with visual symbolism, the use of colour to express one's dissatisfaction with the government seems to be gaining popularity.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Indonesia's West Java Regional Police have revealed the involvement of a group with anarchist leanings in the wave of demonstrations that erupted at the

Responding to the government's decision not to form a Joint Fact Finding Team (TGPF) related to a series of demonstrations that claimed at least eleven fatalities at the end of August,

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metro Police have confirmed that two individuals who were reported missing amid recent protests have been found.

Ahmad Syarif Syechbubakr – The protests across Indonesia that began on August 25 and peaked on August 31 resulted in ten deaths, at least three people reported missing, hundreds of cars

Antara, Surabaya – The East Java Police secured 997 individuals suspected of being involved in violent demonstrations within the province from August 29 to September 16.