Indonesia Activist Yunus Attacked with Acid in Deliberate Act

The Deliberate Nature of the Acid Attack and Its Political Context

On March 12, 2026, Andrie Yunus, a 27-year-old deputy coordinator at KontraS, suffered severe burns after two men on a motorcycle threw acid at him in Jakarta’s Menteng district—just minutes after he finished a podcast on Indonesia’s militarization. The attack, linked to four arrested soldiers from the Strategic Intelligence Agency, underscores systemic impunity for state-linked … Read more