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Building Up Imaginary Enemies: Misinformation, Disinformation, and ‘Foreign Agent’ Allegations in President Prabowo’s Indonesia

This report exposes the role of state and state-aligned actors in weaponizing such mis- and disinformation against civil society actors…

May 19, 2026

(Amnesty International)

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Indonesia: Military Silences Dissent with Disinformation Campaigns Branding Activists and Journalists "Foreign Agents"

Disinformation campaigns labeling government critics as “foreign agents” silence dissent and fuel violence under Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.

May 19, 2026

An overhead view of a large compound surrounded by walls and fields, connected by a single road to a nearby town.
(Amnesty International)

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Cambodia: Growing Humanitarian Crisis as Escaped Scamming Compound Survivors Tell of Murder, Rape and Torture

Thousands of people who escaped scamming compounds in Cambodia are now stranded and need humanitarian assistance.

January 27, 2026

A line of police in riot gear holding up their shields with armored vehicles behind them, blocking a street with a crowd. It is dark. Any light is blue from the cops.
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Indonesia: Police Beat Protesters and Unlawfully Used Tear Gas to Crush Protests - New Investigation

Indonesian police illegally beat and tear gassed protesters at mass demonstrations earlier this year.

December 9, 2025

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The Gen-Z Movement: This is Why We’re Risking Our Lives to Protest

Across the world, a number of young people – known as the Gen Z movement – are taking to the…

October 20, 2025

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Indonesia: Authorities Must Investigate Eight Deaths Following Violent Crackdown on Protests

Nobody should die while exercising their right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

September 1, 2025

A row of men wearing black hoods and cloaks and leather gloves hold long thin bamboo canes to flog people with.
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Indonesia: Caning of Gay Men an Act of Cruelty

The public flogging of two young men by authorities in Banda Aceh, Indonesia for consensual sex is cruel and discriminatory.

August 26, 2025

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Indonesia: Trans Woman’s Prison Sentence for ‘Insulting’ Jesus Must Be Quashed

This sentence highlights the increasingly arbitrary and repressive application of law to violate freedom of expression.

March 10, 2025

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Indonesia: Flogging of Gay Men a Horrifying Act of Discrimination

These flogging punishments are cruel, inhuman and degrading, and may amount to torture.

February 27, 2025

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto presides over the swearing-in ceremony of his cabinet ministers at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on October 21, 2024. Newly inaugurated Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on October 21 swore in his new cabinet, which includes key members of his predecessor's team and suggests he will continue his main policies, analysts said.
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In Indonesia, Prabowo’s Dark Past Casts a Pall Over His Presidency

With the repressive legal landscape quickly becoming entrenched in Indonesia, Prabowo will have even more extensive powers to repress dissent.

November 7, 2024

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Global: A Web of Surveillance - Unraveling a Murky Network of Spyware Exports to Indonesia

An expansive range of highly invasive spyware and surveillance products are being imported and deployed in Indonesia.

May 2, 2024

Banner image for Amnesty Tech Security Lab briefing, launch May 2024: A Web of Surveillance: Unravelling a murky network of spyware exports to Indonesia
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A Web of Surveillance: Unraveling a Murky Network of Spyware Exports to Indonesia

Amnesty International’s research found Indonesia relies on a murky ecosystem of surveillance suppliers, brokers and resellers.

May 1, 2024