Anarchist comrade Eat kidnapped by the police and held incommunicado (Indonesia)

From Dark Nights

After the uprising in August 2025, the Indonesian state is weakened and looks for scapegoats. On the 23rd of September, the bastards claimed another one and kidnapped comrade Eat.

Who’s afraid of a little anarchy?

From new mandala by Mochammad Naufal Rizki - 26 Sep, 2025

The official response to August's protests shows how Indonesia’s small but active anarchist community has become the go-to bogeyman for governments seeking to justify crackdowns. The scapegoating of anarchists has meanwhile undermined the unity and political impact of anti-oligarchic protest movements.

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Anarchist solidarity demo at the Indonesian Terrorist Colonial Embassy in Den Haag

From Dark Nights – Netherlands

WestPapuaNews.Org – NETHERLAND Today, at the anarchist solidarity demo for anarchists in Indonesia before the Indonesian terrorist colonial Embassy in Den Haag. There was a good turnout and mutual solidarity between the anarchist currents. We (FvGA/OVS) wanna thank the anarchists who organised it and we hope our message will be heard, and support our comrades in Indonesia on Thursday, 11th September 2025

Important Information from Indonesia for International Comrades

From Dark Nights

After the mass action that took place at the end of August and early September, a wave of mass arrests followed, with thousands of people
being detained across various cities in Indonesia — both post-action arrests and sweeps from those already arrested.

Anarchists in the Indonesian Insurrections of August–September 2025

From The Commoner

On August 28 in Jakarta, Indonesia, the police deliberately ran over a 21-year-old delivery driver named Affan Kurniawan with an armored truck. Indonesians have been protesting the government and its various scandals since the ascension of Prabowo Subianto, an open authoritarian and son-in-law of the dictator Suharto. Affan's murder was the final spark needed that led to mass unrest and insurrection against the government across the country.

Solidarity with the rebels in Indonesia by Anarchist collective Acte

From Act for Freedom Now - Athens, Greece

Solidarity with the rebels in Indonesia

During the summer, mass protests took place in various parts of Indonesia against new austerity measures, tax increases and salary increases for members of parliament, whose salaries are 30 times higher than the minimum wage.

The Parade of Rebellion Against Indonesia

A Conversation Between Warzone Distro and Anarcho-Nihilist Insurgents in So-Called Indonesia

On September 3rd 2025, we (Warzone Distro) were asked by some friends from the colonized territory of so-called Indonesia to relay perspectives from the battleground of what they call "The Parade of Rebellion Against Indonesia".

Words from anarchist comrades in Indonesia

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**FUCK THEM ALL.**

Last night, our friend Pem got snatched by the pigs, and we still don’t know what charges they’ll throw at him. This morning, they’re out there in the media, trying to make a spectacle of mass arrests, calling us “provocateurs” and “outside agitators.” And they’re naming names—**our names.**

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