Lokataru Foundation director Delpedro Marhaen celebrates with supporters on March 6, 2026 after he and other activists were acquitted from charges of inciting nationwide riots in August 2025 at the Central Jakarta District Court in Jakarta.`

Activists’ acquittal of riot incitement hailed as democratic win

Human rights activists call the ruling to acquit four activists of incitement charges surrounding the nationwide riots in August 2025 to become a precedent for hundreds of other activists and protesters who are still facing prosecution.

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From late condolences to no condemnation: Prabowo walks ‘diplomatic tightrope’ on Iran war

A late letter of condolences on the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the lack of condemnation on the United States-Israel strike may influence how Iran sees Indonesia’s position on the conflict, analysts say.

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BRIN researchers identify two new endemic moths in Papua, Sulawesi

Both new species have unique morphology characteristics, especially in wing pattern and genitalia structure, the main markers in moth identification.

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Children huddle together on April 2, 2024, as they play with a mobile device ahead of the breaking of the fast during Ramadan in Banda Aceh, Aceh.

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Indonesia to start banning social media for children under 16 this month

The social media ban for children under 16 will take effect on March 28, but details about the ban remain scarce.

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Fandi Ramadhan (second left) is escorted on March 5, 2026, with his hands handcuffed by a guard after receiving a five-year jail term for smuggling drugs, in Batam, Riau Islands. Fandi's case went viral after prosecutors demanded the death penalty for Fandi and five other defendants.

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Sailor gets 5 years behind bars, escapes death penalty in drug case

The case became viral after prosecutors demanded death penalty for Fandi and five other defendants.

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A fuel terminal owned by state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina functions normally on Dec. 8, 2025, in Masohi, Central Maluku regency, Maluku. The government will build more fuel storage to extend national fuel stock from 21 days to three months.

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Residents in N. Sumatra, Aceh go on fuel panic buying spree after Bahlil’s statement

PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, the trading arm of oil and gas producer PT Pertamina, said that there is no need to panic buy fuel because there is ample national stock.

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A placard against femicide, claiming 2023 statistics of some 180 reported cases across 38 provinces, is seen as activists take part in a street protest on Nov. 25, 2024, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in Jakarta.

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Women question legal protection as gender violence rages on

Despite having ‘progressive’ policies such as the 2022 Sexual Violence Eradication Law, gender-based violence cases are still rampant in the country, with many blaming the lack of adequate response from law enforcement institutions in giving justice to victims of such crimes.

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Forensic and medical teams wait behind a 'police line do not cross' in this undated illustration of crime scene.

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Police probe kidnapping, murder of Ukrainian tourist in Bali

Komarov went missing on the night of Feb. 15 while riding scooters with two friends on Jl. Pura Batu Meguwung in the tourist area of Jimbaran. According to his friends, a group of foreigners in a car suddenly appeared and attacked them. His friends managed to flee, but Komarov disappeared following the incident.

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