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• Nation must stand shoulder-to-shoulder to overcome LGBT threat: PKS – Republika. January 22, 2016
• LGBT groups should be banned from university campuses says education minister – Antara News. January 23, 2016
• MPR speaker says LGBT groups must be banned from campus – Detik News. January 24, 2016
• FPI Islamic vigilantes search boarding houses in Bandung for LGBT people – Tempo. January 27, 2016
• Workers demand release of migrant worker facing death sentence in Malaysia – CNN Indonesia. January 28, 2016

• Prabowo confidant Fadli Zon rolls out red carpet for workers at FSPMI Congress – Detik News. February 6, 2016
• Workers and activists criminalised after being assaulted by police – Solidarity Net. February 7, 2016
• Is labour leader Said Iqbal politicising layoffs to benefit the Prabowo camp? – Seruu.com. February 9, 2016
• President Widodo greeted by protests in San Francisco – Viva News. February 17, 2016
• Defense Minister Ryacudu claims LGBT supporters waging proxy war on Indonesia – Okezone.com. February 23, 2016
• LGBT rights defenders: Intolerant groups proliferating, state remains silent – Tempo. February 23, 2016

• 'Women and the people fight capitalism, militarism and the culture of patriarchy' – Solidarity Net. March 8, 2016
• Women's Struggle Committee re-launched for IWD, ongoing fight for equality' – Koran Migran. March 8, 2016
• IWD action in Yogya calls for end to discriminative laws, equal rights – Suara Merdeka. March 8, 2016
• Women's Parade of Struggle conveys Indonesian women's pain and sorrow on IWD – Kabar Buruh. March 8, 2016
• Women workers in Bandung demand equal wages, prosperity and end to outsourcing – Tribune News. March 8, 2016
• IWD protest in Jakarta highlights anti-women policies, discriminative bylaws – Tribune News. March 8, 2016
• Jakarta military gets wind of 'New Style Communists' behind Buru Island film showing – Pos Kota. March 16, 2016
• Tan Malaka monolog performance in Bandung canceled after threats, intimidation – Detik News. March 23, 2016
• Timorese students in Jakarta say Australia is violating international law – Tribune News. March 24, 2016
• Timorese protesters in Jakarta demand Australia walk away from Timor Sea – Java Post (JPPN). March 24, 2016

• At least 121 innocent people have died at the hands of Densus 88 anti-terror unit – Manjanik.net. April 2, 2016
• 'Fighting Criminalisation and Wining Democracy' conference held in Jakarta – Solidarity Net. April 12, 2016
• Police arrest 15 KNPB activists in Kaimana, vandalise secretariat – Suara Papua. April 13, 2016
• LBH Jakarta: 63 Papuan activists arrested in the last 9 days – Suara Papua. April 15, 2016
• Police shut down meeting preparing for national symposium on 1965 mass killings – Portal KBR. April 14, 2016
• Komnas HAM commissioner says President Widodo is lying about 1965 mass killings – CNN Indonesia. April 21, 2016
• Rights watchdog invites government to examine data on 16 mass graves in Java – Kompas. April 26, 2016

• Tens of thousands of workers rally in Central Jakarta for May Day – Liputan 6. May 1, 2016
• Workers in Aceh say many companies fail to pay minimum wage – Waspada Online. May 1, 2016
• Traditional Balinese music enlivens May Day rally in Denpasar – Okezone. May 1, 2016
• Workers in Bandung bring giant red-and-white flag to May Day rally – Merdeka. May 1, 2016
• Workers in Surabaya say capitalist system only benefits companies – Merdeka. May 1, 2016
• May Day commemoration in South Sulawesi calls for end to outsourcing, decent wage – Tribune Timur. May 1, 2016
• Journalists in Bandung call on media workers to form trade unions – Merdeka. May 1, 2016
• May Day rally in Jakarta ends with the singing of The Internationale – CNN Indonesia. May 1, 2016
• May Day rally at State Palace calls for end to criminalisation of activists – Tribune News. May 1, 2016
• Informal workers in Yogyakarta demand basic rights, social security – Tempo. May 1, 2016
• May Day rally in Yogyakarta declares precursor to workers' political party – Harian Jogja. May 2, 2016
• Film showing on Buru Island political prisoners closed down by Yogyakarta police – Detik News. May 3, 2016
• Islamic vigilantes threaten to shut down 3rd Asean Literary Festival in Jakarta – Suara.com. May 5, 2016
• Yogyakarta Sultan defends police banning of film on 1965 political prisoners – Tempo. May 5, 2016
• Police question two over sale of T-shirts with hammer and sickle – Detik News. May 9, 2016
• Band members arrested for singing PKI associated folk-song Genjer-Genjer – Metro TV News. May 9, 2016
• KSPI trade union leader warns against PKI communist infiltration – Bekasi Media. May 9, 2016
• Anti-communist propaganda being exploited to restrict freedom of expression – Kompas.com. May 9, 2016
• PKI issue being used to block resolution of 1965 human rights violations – Merdeka.com. May 10, 2016
• Defence minister backs move by retired TNI officers to hold anti-PKI symposium – Kompas.com. May 13, 2016
• Defense minister Ryacudu orders public to surrender leftist books, internet documents – Portal KBR. May 13, 2016
• 1965 symposium triggers internal rift among retired TNI officers – Rappler. May 13, 2016
• National Library head supports censorship, disposal of leftist books – Tempo. May 16, 2016
• 101 Brimob personnel sent to Papua to guard Freeport gold mine – Suara Papua. May 17, 2016
• Protesters in Jakarta says militarism is resurfacing 18 years after reformasi – Tempo.co. May 21, 2016
• Commemorating fall of Suharto, activists in Yogya call for campaign against militarism – Metro TV News. May 21, 2016

• Former general claims PKI has 15 million supporters, ready to declare itself – Detik News. June 1, 2016
• Is this the new PKI headquarters claimed by Kivlan Zen? – Liputan 6. June 3, 2016
• Activists and academics at the Palace useless in pushing for reforms – Kompas.com. June 3, 2016
• President Widodo will not apologise to PKI, abolish TNI territorial commands – Liputan 6. June 27, 2016

• West Papua proclamation day commemorated with flag raising event in Yogyakarta – Suara Papua. July 1, 2016
• Yogya police detain local residents, Red Cross workers helping besieged Papua students – Tempo.co. July 16, 2016
• Papuan students in Yogyakarta endure racist insults, multiple arrests in two day siege – CNN Indonesia. July 17, 2016

• The intellectual genocide of the left post-1965 – Detik News. August 12, 2016
• Legislator questions police and military intimidation of SID concert in Bali – Tribune News. August 23, 2016
• Yogyakarta students build solidarity with Palestinian struggle for independence – Kabar Kota. August 26, 2016

• Call to consolidate support with West Papua's fight for self-determination – Koran Pembebasan. September 5, 2016
• Support for Palestine spreads to Indonesian sports field – Offside. September 7, 2016
• Activists call on Facebook to support users indicted under draconian ITE law – Solidarity Net. September 14, 2016

• Anti-communist group fails to disrupt discussion on 1965 mass killings – KRjogja.com. October 4, 2016
• Company calls in military to intimidate striking workers – Kabar Buruh. October 14, 2016
• PPRI rally slams anti-democratic laws, TNI's involvement in civil affairs – Solidarity Net. October 22, 2016
• Victims of New Order dictatorship reject Suharto's nomination as national hero – CNN Indonesia. October 27, 2016
• Pembebasan commemorates Youth Pledge Day with calls for greater democracy – Solidarity Net. October 28, 2016
• Defense Minister Ryacudu says Australia will 'rebuke' Solomon Islands over West Papua – Detik News. October 28, 2016

• Police accuse protesters of treason after call to withdraw TNI from Papua – Solidarity Net. November 1, 2016
• PAN, Gerindra and PKS leaders join FPI chief Rizieq Shihab at anti-Ahok demo – Kompas.com. November 4, 2016
• Workers shouldn't be provoked by political games behind anti-Ahok protests – Solidarity Net. November 4, 2016
• Police provide anti-Ahok protesters with free public transport – Republika.co. November 5, 2016
• Islamic student leader says Yudhoyono, Prabowo paid them 12 billion to riot on November 4 – Berita Teratas. November 11, 2016
• Trade union linked to Prabowo camp to join Islamic protests on November 25 – Pos Metro. November 14, 2016
• Indonesian activist alliance declares support for West Papua self-determination – Satu Harapan. November 29, 2016

• Police forced to commandeer public buses after 328 arrested at Papua demo in Jakarta – Detik News. December 1, 2016
• 221 arrested in three cities during West Papua pro-independence protests – Suara Papua. December 1, 2016
• Protesters arrested and beaten at Papuan pro-independence rally in Jakarta – BBC News Indonesia. December 2, 2016
• Critics say Jokowi's move to join mass prayer sets bad president, legitimises intolerance – BBC Indonesia. December 2, 2016
• Class action suit demands Ahok pay cost incurred by 'Islamic community' for protesting against him – Detik News. December 8, 2016