Bubarkan Parlemen! Update tentang Gelombang Pemberontakan di Indonesia / Abolish Parliament! Update on the Wave of Rebellion in Indonesia

Indonesia: Bubarkan Parlemen! Update tentang Gelombang Pemberontakan di Indonesia Gelombang pemberontakan kali ini, dari akhir Agustus 2025, disebabkan oleh akumulasi kemarahan akibat berbagai persoalan ekonomi-politik. Tidak ada isu tunggal. Semuanya memanas dengan kenaikan pajak bumi dan bangunan besar-besaran di seluruh daerah, akibat defisit anggaran pemerintah. Di saat bersamaan, anggota parlemen mendapatkan kenaikan upah hingga lebih […]

Pre-congress of Perhimpunan Merdeka – 2025

On February 28-March 2, 2025, 16 participants who are delegates from 5 locals, 3 non-locals and 2 observers have run the Perhimpunan Merdeka pre-congress. This is a big stepping stone where the most determined anti-authoritarians in Indonesia for mass organizing gather themselves in a specific anarchist organization. In this pre-congress meeting we have analyzed which […]

Organising Anarchists amidst Authoritarian Consolidation in Indonesia: An interview with Perhimpunan Merdeka

Introduction Perhimpunan Merdeka (literally “freedom association”) is a specifically anarchist organisation being formed in Indonesia, the largest archipelagic country in the Global South. The Komite Pembentukan (Starting Committee) of Perhimpunan Merdeka has been organising for some years and is made of some of the most seasoned anarchist organisers in Indonesia. The anarchist movement in Indonesia […]