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Our comrades on the ground report that legal aid institutions—including LBH and YLBHI—have been reluctant to actively represent detainees arrested in protests labeled as “anarchist,” unless they are already viral or well-known activists.
From Dark Nights - Indonesia
(August–September 2025 Movement)
BANDUNG — A timeline of upcoming release dates has been compiled for anarchist prisoners targeted during the state crackdowns surrounding the August–September 2025 mobilization in Bandung. These comrades were criminalized over direct actions, including arson targeting Hana Bank and the West Java DPRD Building, as well as state persecution directed at administrators of the Black Bloc Zone platform—widely framed by mainstream media under the “Chaos Star” narrative.
From Dark Nights - May Day 2026 (Indonesia)
Update: On Thursday, July 23, 2026, comrades from the Mayday 2026 Bandung anarchist prisoner cluster, namely Mpe, Dilan and Pablo, will begin their first trial at the Bandung District Court.
From Dark Nights
A Compilation of Texts from the 2025 Insurrection in Indonesia & Subsequent Repression
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia's premier contemporary art festival, ARTJOG 2026, opened on June 19 at the Jogja National Museum amid a storm of nation-wide protest against the dictatorship regime of Prabowo Subianto. The controversy centers on the festival's sponsorship by the Didit Hediprasetyo Foundation (DHF), an organization founded by Didit Hediprasetyo—the only son of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
How are you, LBH Bandung?
We are still alive here. Still speaking. Still waiting.
How are things out there? Is the work going well? Do the agendas keep moving forward as usual?
Meanwhile, we remain here. Ten people in the West Java Regional Police detention facility. Living day after day with one question that keeps returning:
Do we still exist in your eyes?
From Act for Freedom Now! - Bristol, UK
Bristol solidarity for Indonesia
1. Last August, a widespread social uprising erupted in Indonesia. It began with demonstrations protesting tax hikes and pay raises for politicians. When the police killed the first person, the uprising escalated on August 28, and police stations and parliament buildings were set on fire, while politicians’ homes were looted. Can you say something about the conditions that led to the revolt at the end of last year?
One of the detainees arrested during the May Day 2026 protests in Bandung, RR alias Mpe, who was previously accused of being the “leader of an anarchist group,” has now been charged by the police under terrorism laws. He has also reportedly been placed in isolation and denied access to legal counsel of his own choosing, raising serious concerns over the violation of a suspect’s right to provide testimony freely and without coercion, intimidation, or pressure.
From Etniko Bandido Infoshop
Chiang Mai, Thailand
February 20-21, 2026
It was great that Etniko Bandido Infoshop managed to experienced the first ever Anarchist Zine Fair in Thailand. Independent publications, writers, researchers and DIY zinester coming from different countries such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan and Thailand to showcase their work.