Indonesia: Brutal crackdown on protests, arrests of activists and suppression of dissent in Papua as President marks one year in power Published at 24.10.2025 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force enforced disappearance killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction censorship positive court ruling women indigenous groups minority groups attack on journalist protest extractive industries restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights youth Read more
Indonesia: Civic space regresses with targeting of activists, brutal crackdown on protests and problematic law revisions Published at 17.07.2025 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption indigenous groups attack on HRD intimidation harassment surveillance attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation labour rights protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Indonesia: Crackdown on protests, stifling of expression and repression in Papua continues in Prabowo’s first four months in power Published at 27.02.2025 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption indigenous groups women minority groups intimidation harassment negative court ruling labour rights torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained HRD threatened environmental rights Read more
Indonesia: Suppression of protests and crackdown on activism in Papua persisted ahead of President Prabowo’s inauguration Published at 23.10.2024 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption indigenous groups minority groups intimidation harassment surveillance attack on journalist excessive force protest killing of journalist prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained non state actors land rights Read more
Indonesia: Civil society forum disrupted, protests stifled and repression in Papua continues despite UN review Published at 12.06.2024 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling youth protest disruption indigenous groups harassment attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
Indonesia: Activists and critics criminalised, events disrupted and protests suppressed as country holds elections Published at 20.02.2024 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption intimidation harassment negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation killing of protestors restrictive law time,place restrictions journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Indonesia: Crackdown on activists, expression and protests including in Papua as government seeks Human Rights Council membership Published at 06.10.2023 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI place restrictions indigenous groups protest disruption women intimidation harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment violent protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained private sector land rights Read more
Indonesia: Government continues to jail Papuan activists, criminalise dissent and target journalists Published at 28.06.2023 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation harassment HRD detained negative court ruling protest criminal defamation prevention of protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Human rights defenders, journalists and Papuan protesters targeted in Indonesia despite UN human rights review Published at 14.02.2023 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling excessive force torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
Crackdown on activists and protests persist in Indonesia while draft criminal code revisions could further curtail dissent Published at 23.09.2022 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption indigenous groups intimidation harassment surveillance attack on journalist negative court ruling restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Indonesian authorities criminalise activists, violently suppress protests around Papua Published at 19.05.2022 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation harassment criminal defamation extractive industries killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment restrictive law violent protest protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights land rights Read more
Ongoing harassment, threats and criminalisation of activists and journalists in Indonesia Published at 26.01.2022 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation harassment protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Human rights defenders, critics targeted in Indonesia while protests on Papua repressed Published at 21.09.2021 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption excessive force protest criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Activists at risk as repression in Papua escalates while Indonesia imposes further net restrictions Published at 10.06.2021 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption indigenous groups harassment HRD detained excessive force protest internet restriction prevention of protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Critical voices silenced, impunity for excessive force and unlawful killings in Indonesia Published at 01.02.2021 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: travel ban attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force protest criminal defamation restrictive law Read more
Arbitrary arrests, excessive force, attacks on media in mass protests in Indonesia against jobs law Published at 12.10.2020 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest public vilification torture/ill-treatment violent protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Papuan activists prosecuted while critics face judicial harassment and digital attacks Published at 10.08.2020 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women minority groups intimidation harassment surveillance negative court ruling criminal defamation restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained environmental rights land rights Read more
Protests in Indonesia against weakening of labour laws as activists and critics are silenced Published at 16.04.2020 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women indigenous groups intimidation harassment HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation labour rights protest restrictive law HRD prosecuted land rights Read more
Lack of accountability for police violence, attacks on journalists and activists in Indonesia Published at 21.11.2019 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on HRD harassment attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation killing of journalist killing of protestors restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD threatened land rights Read more
West Papuan protests met with internet shutdown, arrests of activists and excessive force Published at 11.09.2019 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD threatened HRD prosecuted minority groups intimidation harassment excessive force criminal defamation internet restriction prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest restrictive law protestor(s) detained Read more
Indonesian civil society finds human rights violations during deadly post-election protests Published at 28.05.2019 Country Indonesia Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women harassment attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force criminal defamation killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
