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Update on anarchist prisoners Mpe, Dilan & Pablo – May Day 2026 (Indonesia)

Posted on 2026/07/22 by darknights

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.

The detained anarchists were arrested in the days after the 1st May demonstration in Bandung. They are accused of riot, malicious destruction of public facilities, after a clash happened on May 1, 2026, at Jalan Cikapayang (Cikapayang Pasupati Intersection), Bandung City, during which the police were attacked.

The serious charges pertain to offenses causing fires or explosions endangering public safety, committing collective violence against persons or property in public, and criminal conspiracy. Plus, the comrades are accused of preparing and using molotovs. Mpe is accused of being the “leader”, which as an anarchist, is absurd. The arrested comrades were beaten and abused by cops over a three week period during their interrogations where a responsible lawyer was not present. Intense psychological pressure and physical violence was used against the detainees to try to make them give false statements.

A total of thirteen (13) individuals were arrested and detained during the investigation into the riot.

• Three (3) of them were juveniles and were subsequently released under mandatory reporting obligations.
• The remaining ten (10) detainees are:

1. Ripan Ripandi
2. Muhamad Rafly
3. Ismail
4. Dani Maulana
5. Rangga
6. Cikal
7. Haikal
8. Fadel
9. Fadil
10. Hadi Isan

Free the prisoners – Topple the state!

Indonesia: Actualización Presxs Palang Hitam

Posted on 2026/07/18 - 2026/07/18 by darknights

Hemos estado inmersxs en las trincheras del apoyo legal estas últimas semanas. Acompañar a lxs secuestradxs por Densus (ndt: Densus 88, unidad especial policial anti-terrorista de Indonesia) no es solamente una cosa táctica — es como mapeamos sus métodos de represión para desmantelarlos. Por sobre todo, rehusamos abandonar a cualquiera a merced de la maquinaria del Estado.

Estamos disminuyendo el apoyo a Komar, puesto que ya está siendo asistido por ST (ndt: Setapol, Unión de Presos Políticos) y otrxs. Nuestra prioridad siguen siendo lxs presxs restantes del 1 de Mayo 2026 y todxs lxs que aún tienen que enfrentar los tribunales sin solidaridad. Por supuesto, esto incluye Adit, quien seguirá encerrado hasta el próximo año. Continue reading “Indonesia: Actualización Presxs Palang Hitam” →

PDF: Detention figures report from Palang Hitam / ABC on the repression in Indonesia

Posted on 2026/07/18 - 2026/07/18 by darknights

Latest report from Palang Hitam on the repression in Indonesia

PDF: Indo-Report_07-10-26

DETENTION REPORT
Palang Hitam, July 10th, 2026

This document details the amount of cases currently being handled by Palang Hitam. If we had more funds at our access we would be able to provide more support for the other cases we continue to be made aware of. Please contact palanghitam (no scums) riseup (acab) net if you can help us help the comrades in prison. It is needed to supply the prisoners with funds for their costs, for their families, those who need it, and for those who need lawyers as the police appointed lawyers work with the cops and prosecutors to screw the defendants. When we are able to employ the professional lawyers, the torture and abuse is able to be stopped. This is important as many of the defendants are being hurt and threatened until they give false testimony. In one case in Surabaya, one young man died from his injuries due to torture. The Densus88 anti-terrorist unit are mapping the anarchist movement and its internal relationships using threats and torture. The unit are using widespread data surveillance and spyware software, which they send to blogs and social media accounts to infiltrate the phones and devices of the comrades. We recommend the use of computer and phone security, realizing its limits. Indonesian officials are reported to have attended the summit convened by the American administration against the “far-left terrorism” and we remind all those on the streets and those in cyberspace to remain aware to the strong possibility of further repression. When revolutions go half way, we dig our own graves.

Palang Hitam International

Update Tahanan Anarkis May Day Bandung 2026 / Freedom for Mpe and the Mayday defendants (Indonesia)

Posted on 2026/05/28 by darknights

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.

In this case, the police appear to be employing the same narrative pattern used during last August’s unrest: identifying a supposed “mastermind,” “leader,” or individual believed to have planned and orchestrated the riots. Law enforcement authorities maintain that prosecuting those considered to be the driving force behind unrest can prevent similar incidents from recurring in the future. In practice, however, such an approach has often functioned as an authoritarian mechanism for criminalizing groups deemed disruptive to political stability, while simultaneously diverting public attention away from structural grievances and redirecting it toward specific individuals. Continue reading “Update Tahanan Anarkis May Day Bandung 2026 / Freedom for Mpe and the Mayday defendants (Indonesia)” →

Bandung: 7 comrades arrested during Mayday clashes (Indonesia)

Posted on 2026/05/09 by darknights

Bandung, May 7, 2026 — The 2026 International Workers’ Day (May Day) commemoration in Bandung, West Java, ended in unrest that broke out in the late afternoon around the Dago Cikapayang Park area. Approximately 150 people had gathered at the location since 4:00 p.m. local time.

As night fell, the situation escalated. The crowd set fire to a videotron display, a police post, and several banners. Fires were also seen burning on the streets, sending thick plumes of smoke into the air.

The group was also involved in direct clashes with members of the Jaga Lembur community organization and police officers in the Tamansari–Cikapayang intersection area. Several road barriers were burned before the crowd gradually dispersed at around 9:00 p.m.

As of today, police have arrested seven individuals suspected of involvement in the vandalism that occurred during the May Day unrest in Bandung. Six of them have been named suspects, identified by the initials MRN, MRA, RS, MFNA, FAP, and HIS.

Palang Hitam

May Day in Bandung

More infos to follow…

Bristol, UK: Dance Till Freedom (ABC/Palang Hitam benefit)

Posted on 2026/04/25 by darknights

5/6/26

DANCE TILL FREEDOM

Maraki (live) – SK
Zayo – SK
Mistress Virgyn – ESP
Disturbo x Wrecksit DJs

Electro Breaks Techno Industrial Hardcore

Greenworks, Bristol
10pm – 4am

Tickets from Headfirst – Only CA$H on the door

Support – Dance – Respect

Anti-Info contributions by anarchists of the Chaos Star case (Indonesia)

Posted on 2026/03/28 by darknights

Contributions from Jasul, Adit and Eat for the solidarity infonight in Bristol and London, UK, about the repression after the uprising across the Indonesian archipelago. The contribution can be translated and used for all solidarity events that take place that aim to raise awareness and solidarity about the Chaos Star case and the broader reality.

From Jasul and Adit.

Hello comrades, warm greetings from Bandung to Bristol.

We introduce ourselves as prisoners from what is known as the “Chaos Star.” This correspondence carries fragments of memory from years marked by chaos, surveillance, and arrests. We send this message from behind the bars of a prison in—so called—Indonesia. We are currently serving sentences related to the August 2025 unrest, the pipe bomb attack on a police post in December 2024, and the destruction of Bank Hana during the anti–TNI Bill protests in March and May Day 2025.

The unrest last August became the largest manhunt against activists and anarchists since 1998. This year, 703 political prisoners—although we reject that label—are still undergoing legal processes or are detained. We prefer to be called Anarchist Prisoners rather than Political Prisoners. This is an issue we want to critique. The label “political prisoner” places us within certain relations of power: we are framed as symbols of resistance, victims or survivors of a regime, or tools for legitimizing particular political agendas. Instead, we are Anarchist Prisoners. We reject the very foundation of politics itself. Our emphasis is on the autonomy of the subject and individual disobedience, without serving any project or representation tied to political agendas. By using the label Anarchist Prisoners, we assert a distance from the language of power and maintain a position outside the political field that seeks to regulate, define, and justify everything. Continue reading “Anti-Info contributions by anarchists of the Chaos Star case (Indonesia)” →

UK: ‘From the Carcass of a Rotting World’ – Video created by Anarcho-Nihilist comrades for the August 2025 Insurrection in Indonesia & the state repressive wave that followed

Posted on 2026/03/17 - 2026/03/17 by darknights

From the Carcass of a Rotting World

Video created by Anarcho-Nihilist comrades in UK to raise awareness of the August 2025 Insurrection in Indonesia and the state repressive wave that followed.

In solidarity with all the prisoners and the ‘Chaos Star’ case comrades.

We will never forget the fallen, they are still present in our struggle.

Nothing is over, the conflict continues.

Long Live the FAI/IRF!

Chaos Star – Article from Italian periodical ‘Disfare’ about the repression in Indonesia

Posted on 2026/03/16 - 2026/03/18 by darknights

Article from Italian periodical ‘Disfare‘ about the repression in Indonesia, written by Palang Hitam. Updated corrected version: 18/3/26. We received a report that the only defendants left in Kebon Waru prison is Dena, defendants from the Gentong case and from the attack on parliament case. Adit, Rizki, Tubagus, Herdi, Reksi, Naufal. Others are already free. In the BlackBlocZone case, Komar was re-arrested, but his two co-defendants are released.

Repression and Resistance in Indonesia

In August to September 2025, widespread riots took place in Indonesia across various cities on the Archipelago. It was the largest modern social uprising in the country and it was arguably triggered by the killing of Affan Kurniawan, an online motorcycle courier, who was emblematic of many of the protestors: Marginalized, precarious workers, street people, working and underclasses. Affan was murdered by Brimob mobile brigade police in an armored vehicle, the cops ran him over in front of the crowd in Jakarta. The death happened in the context of an ongoing protest against government corruption, the rising cost of living and police brutality. The killing ignited even greater mass protests, which lead to violent clashes with police and paramilitary law enforcement. Lawmakers and politicians openly mocked the demonstrators, who were only calling attention to immediate social issues that concerned everyone, and pointed to the growing reactionary power of the ex-military regime. Since the riots, the repression has grown even harder.

Starting on August 30, 2025, hundreds of thousands took to the streets in cities including Bandung and Jakarta, demanding not only accountability and justice for Affan, but an end to the entire corrupt political-military-capitalist racket. Anarchist methods and street tactics became widespread, as did anarchist slogans and targets. The government factions, political parties, unions and students associations completely lost control of the narrative. They couldn’t control the anger on the streets and the moment of the revolt was sparked. Many government buildings, corporations, police stations and senior politicians residences were looted and/or burned down. Continue reading “Chaos Star – Article from Italian periodical ‘Disfare’ about the repression in Indonesia” →

Anarchist comrade Dena in prison transfer to Kebon Waru prison before trial (Indonesia)

Posted on 2026/03/12 by darknights

Imprisoned anarchist comrade and rapper, Dena (Maditya Dena) a.k.a Apip a.k.a Scoobydoomz, has been transferred to Kebon Waru prison in Bandung from West Java paramilitary police headquarters. This has finally occurred due to his charges being filed with the court. Dena is accused of the destruction of Hana Bank in Bandung, along with comrade Adit, who is also accused in the same case and faces trial. Dena is suffering with health condition related to his HIV+ status and in prison it is difficult to consistently obtain the meds, which costs money. Dena had been kept isolated from the rest of Chaos Star comrades. It is expected that Dena and Adit will face two years or less for the property destruction, however Adit also faces 25 years for the bombing of a police outpost, in an adjacent trial, relating to an action in 2024.

Fire to the prisons! Fire to the state!

Send solidarity post to comrade Dena, English language or Bahasa Indonesian:

Maditya Dena
JI. Jakarta No.42-44,
Kebonwaru, Kec. Batununggal,
Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat
Indonesia

Palang Hitam/ABC