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Indonesia’s Prabowo Regime Uses AI-Linked Disinformation to Silence Critics

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Indonesia's Disinformation Tactics Under Prabowo

Amnesty International documented coordinated disinformation campaigns in Indonesia, targeting activists and journalists as “foreign agents” under President Prabowo Subianto’s government, amid concerns over escalating repression and tech companies’ inaction. Indonesia’s Disinformation Tactics Under Prabowo Amnesty International’s May 19, 2026, report “Building up Imaginary Enemies” revealed systematic efforts by Indonesian authorities, including the military, to suppress … Read more

‘False pride’: Indonesia’s UN rights role clashes with its domestic record

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Indonesia begins its tenure as president of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this month under a cloud of contradiction, with officials hailing the prestige of the largely ceremonial role even as activists raise uncomfortable questions about the country’s own rights record. The 47-member body, a subsidiary of the UN General Assembly, has a mandate … Read more

Enough with police brutality: Activists – Politics

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uman rights organizations have called for a “radical change” in security forces’ approach to handling protests, alongside renewed efforts to protect freedom of speech in the country, following allegations of brutality against protesters and intimidation of journalists at demonstrations against the recent revision of the 2004 Indonesian Military (TNI) Law. At least 25 protesters who … Read more