Support and empathy: A man holds a poster during a demonstration in Yogyakarta on March 14, 2026, expressing solidarity with Andrie Yunus, a rights advocate with the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) who was targeted in an acid attack perpetrated by unknown individuals on March 12 in Central Jakarta.`

TNI names suspects in acid attack on Kontras activist

Exactly seven days since two unknown motorcyclists attacked Andrie Yusri with acid, leaving the rights activist with severe burns on his face and chest, law enforcement authorities have detained four suspects and identified another two in parallel investigations by the military police and the Jakarta Police.

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In addition to the eight "high-risk" platforms subject to restrictions under the new online child protection rule, the digital ministry has indicated that other social media apps like WhatsApp could be required to adjust their minimum user age, pending the results of their self-assessments.

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