The report comes amid heightened scrutiny over freedom of expression under President Prabowo Subianto, with critics pointing to a rise in legal threats, police reports and public pressure directed at dissenting voices.

The Foreign Ministry previously sent a letter to the Defense Ministry to warn that the United States proposal for an overflight access for its military aircraft may drag Indonesia to potential retaliation in the event of wider conflicts.

A judge with the South Jakarta District Court argued that the antigraft body did not meet the minimum legal requirement of two valid pieces of evidence to name House of Representatives secretary-general Indra Iskandar a graft suspect.

Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya is facing criticism after warning of an “inflation of observers,” with rights activists and analysts saying the remark seeks to attack critical voices and signals shrinking tolerance of dissent.

Although no longer in public office, Kalla has in recent weeks increasingly become a reference figure for groups and individuals seeking input or expressing concerns about policies under President Prabowo Subianto’s administration.

Gatut Sunu Wibowo has become the latest regional leader in East Java to be arrested for corruption, after he allegedly threatened local officials with dismissal in an attempt to extort up to Rp 2.8 billion (US$163,000) for personal use.

A proposal by Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka to involve ad hoc judges in the trial of acid attack victim Andrie Yunus has drawn skepticism from legal experts, while civil society groups welcomed it as reinforcing their demand for the case to be tried in civilian court.

Liliek Prisbawono Adi, who was nominated by the Supreme Court, took his seat at the Constitutional Court, as the justices are examining judicial review petitions against the recently-revised Indonesian Military (TNI) Law.

Assets recovered and transferred to the state since President Prabowo Subianto took office one and a half years ago totaled Rp 31.3 trillion, which the President said could be used to repair 34,000 damaged schools or 500,000 houses for low-income families.

Before his appointment as the new Constitutional Court justice, Liliek Prisbawono Adi held the chief justice position in several district courts as well as the Medan High Court in North Sumatra.

President Prabowo Subianto has addressed recent calls from government critics for his early removal less than two years into his term, saying that he welcomes public criticism but insists that any attempt to unseat him must follow constitutional procedures.

If it meets certain requirements, the case against four Indonesian Military (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) members in the acid attack on human rights defender Andrie Yunus will be tried by a military court.

Paintiffs suing Culture Minister Fadli Zon over his denial of the May 1998 mass rape are awaiting a Jakarta State Administrative Court ruling they say could determine public trust in the country’s justice system.

Civil groups and students staged a rally outside the Constitutional Court on Wednesday in solidarity with acid attack victim Andrie Yunus, as the top court hears cases challenging the Indonesian Military (TNI) Law.

At a post-Ramadan gathering event in late March, Saiful Mujani said advising the administration of President Prabowo Subianto would likely be ineffective, suggesting ‘bringing him down’ as the only way to ‘save the nation’.

The assault on Andrie Yunus of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) was not a personal attack, but instead an attack on "young people who continue to fight for a just and humane Indonesia", activists said.

Journalist associations have condemned the Communications and Digital Ministry’s move to geographically restrict an Instagram post by online news outlet Magdalene about a recent acid attack involving the military, calling it illegal and a dangerous precedent for press freedom.

Peacekeeper Corp. Farizal Rhomadhon, 28, died when a projectile exploded on March 29 in southern Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah have been fighting since Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war.

At least 12 people have made reports to the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) about the online abuse they received on social media and other online communication platforms and requested the commission’s protection.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named two more suspects in its investigation into the alleged misallocation of the 2024 haj quota, a case that has implicated former Religious Affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas.

An independent probe from a civil society coalition found that at least 16 people were involved in the acid attack on human rights activist Andrie Yunus, while suggesting the existence of "intellectual actors" from "a certain big institution" were behind the assault.

Juwono Sudarsono, a prominent scholar who became the first non-military figure to hold the defense minister post in Indonesian history, died on Saturday at the age of 84 and left behind a ministerial career in three different portfolios that spanned four presidencies.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) named on Saturday billionaire coal magnate Samin Tan a corruption suspect in a probe into alleged mining permit violations after the forestry task force seized the company's land earlier this year.

The KRI Prabu Siliwangi is the second ship of the Brawijaya-class frigates, made by Italian shipyard Fincantieri as a multipurpose combat ship (MPCS)

During an impromptu visit to Senen, Central Jakarta, Prabowo reportedly promised poor residents living along the railway track proper housing and sanitary facilities.

Former presidential candidate Anies Baswedan’s surprise visit to the Idul Fitri gathering hosted by former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Democratic Party's founding leader, has sparked speculation over a possible thaw in ties following their fallout in the last election two years ago.

Lt. Gen. Yudi Abrimantyo, the chief of the Indonesian Military’s (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS), has ‘handed over’ his position amid investigations into alleged involvement of military intelligence officers in the acid attack against Kontras activist Andrie Yunus.