Indonesia Riots August 2025 – Page 4

Eat’s Case Partially Submitted in Court – The Comrade was Tortured (Indonesia)

Posted on 2025/10/28 by darknights

The West Java paramilitary police have submitted the first part of accused anarchist comrade Eat’s case to the court. The details are not reported yet but it is known that the comrade is being made into a ‘leadership’ scapegoat for the fabricated “Chaos Star” frame-up and he is also accused of ‘leadership’ of the mass insurrection which happened in August 2025. Parts of the legal case are still being held back because the Special Detachment for Anti-Terrorism (Densus 88) is handling the “Chaos Star” case, especially concerning Eat. There’s an effort to charge Eat under the terrorism law. This is also why the investigation period against Eat was extended until November 20th 2025. The Prabowo Subianto regime has reopened the old documents about the FAI-IRF attack in Yogyakarta in 2011. What is certain is that Eat was tortured, like the other detained comrades. We have not enough information to confirm the severity of his injuries. What we can confirm, is that despite being tortured Eat did not give anyone’s name. Eat is already paralysed in one arm and also suffering from serious health condition. The paramilitary police and Densus anti-terrorist unit are cowards who beat and torture young people in handcuffs. All over the world we are rising up against police bastards, politicians, jailers, banks and corporations!

We demand the freedom of Eat and all the other detainees!

Torturer’s hands off the detainees!

Fire to the prisons!

ABC/Palang Hitam

Send solidarity prison post here:

Reyhard Rumbayan [Eat]
Jl. Soekarno Hatta No.748,
Cimenerang, Kec. Gedebage,
Kota Bandung,
Jawa Barat 40292,
Indonesia

Complete prisoners list for the “Chaos Star” frame-up case here:

https://darknights.noblogs.org/post/2025/10/25/urgent-update-and-postal-address-for-the-431-chaos-star-imprisoned-comrades-in-bandung-indonesia/

URGENT: Update and Postal Address for the 43 “Chaos Star” Imprisoned Comrades in Bandung (Indonesia)

Posted on 2025/10/25 - 2025/11/05 by darknights

URGENT: Defendants in the “Chaos Star” network case face up to 20 years in prison

After the mass revolts in August 2025, where a large section of the population rose up and attacked the state’s basic corruption and inequality, 43 anarchist comrades are imprisoned at the West Java paramilitary police compound in Bandung. There is no access for anyone but the families, and even this is minimal. The detainees have been cut off and they are being used in a mainstream media manipulation campaign by the Indonesian state. Many of the imprisoned comrades are very young. They are all accused of being part of the individualist-nihilist “Chaos Star” network, which is a fabrication created by the police for the purpose of their prosecution. The police claim that the imprisoned comrades were radicalised by ‘Leaders’ and funded by foreign anarchist organisations. The cops point to the existence of banners, flags, books, pamphlets and music, which is in the possession of the detainees, as commonly held items denotative of membership of this “Chaos Star” organisation.

Some of the comrades are accused of serious direct actions such as molotov attacks, arson, riot, property destruction, etc. Lastly some of the comrades are accused of instigation, either online, for their blogs or social medias or for their ‘prominent’ role. They are isolated in the paramilitary compound and the Legal Aid Institute (LBH) in Bandung has been blocked from representing them. An option is to hire a private lawyer but that would cost tens of millions (rupiah). We ask for heightened attention to this dangerous situation. Torture and abuse are being widely used on the detainees, confirmed by the families. The young comrades were injured and hurt until they gave false confessions that they were even at the demonstrations and/or part of specific organisations, as they were subjected to the brutality of the paramilitary police. This is a known fact and a reality that we have to confront. In the wake of the insurrection across Indonesia against the right-wing ex-military Prabowo Subianto, the young people and the anarchist movement has been severely repressed by the regime. Many young people have been caught up in the police assaults and regardless of their supposed “guilt” or “non-guilt”, we extend our solidarity with them, and to all those who struggle against social oppression, prisons, police and the state. Continue reading “URGENT: Update and Postal Address for the 43 “Chaos Star” Imprisoned Comrades in Bandung (Indonesia)” →

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

Posted on 2025/10/02 - 2025/10/02 by darknights

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. Eat is a wellknown anarchist who had spent time in prison on several occasions, such as for armed robbery and an incendiary attacks against a bank. His ex-girlfriend, Anzi Matta, snitched on him and that’s why he got caught, according to police. The cops seized his laptop and phone, so that will be part of his case buildup. The police bastards are holding him incommunicado, like the rest of the anarchists. Right now he’s being held at the West Java Regional Police Station in Bandung. That’s where many comrades are held. We don’t know what official charges and accusations they will hit him with. We do know that he was being publicly accused of being the leader of the anarchist “Star of Chaos” variant in Indonesia, in connection with the riots last August. We have not heard about such a leader of anarchists, let alone nihilists, before. Nor have we heard of any such formal network of chaotics yet. Evidence of cops is simply, possession of flag or items, zines, musics, social media profile, participation or not in the riots, in many cases it appears, to try to legitimate the use of the anti-terrorist laws. At first sight seems like another absurd and fantastical concoction of the anti-terrorist unit, such as the lie that international funding of $500,000 created the revolt. This is part of the Indonesian state trying to change the narrative. Across the region our currents and tendencies grow. Their future is finished, anarchism is the narrative.

We know that according to the news circulating in Indonesia, after arresting 42 people accused of being part of egoist/insurrectionist cells, the police were pursuing Eat because he was also suspected of being a fundraiser, working on prisoner solidarity and connected to international anarchists, that is, he maintained friendships across borders. The police try to weaken the anarchist resolve by blaming snitches and creating anarcho-phantasms, but we know they lie and use torture. What we know is that the police are spreading that the former partner of Eat, Anzi Matta, helped them with information that lead to the arrest of Eat in Makassar, and he was brought to the West Java Regional Police in Bandung on 23rd September, where he remains.

Direct Action at Indonesian embassies, corporate interests and related.

Freedom for the prisoners – Death to the state.

Latest news from the Indonesian repression wave

Posted on 2025/09/30 - 2025/09/30 by darknights

LATEST NEWS.

Following the protests in August-September 2025, the police have
documented a total of 16 police reports (LP) and arrested individuals,
both adults and minors, across 16 police regions in Indonesia.

Note: The 959 people represent the number of arrests and suspects among
civilians following the largest demonstration since the 1998 tragedy,
making it one of the largest in Indonesia’s history.

Below is the breakdown of the reports and the number of suspects
involved: Continue reading “Latest news from the Indonesian repression wave” →

Indonesia: Update on Political Prisoners from the Mass Action of August 25-30, 2025

Posted on 2025/09/26 by darknights

UPDATE ON POLITICAL PRISONERS FROM THE MASS ACTION OF AUGUST 25-30, 2025 IN INDONESIA

JAVA
• Banten Police (Polda Banten)
Total Arrests: 15 People
• Metro Jaya Police (Jakarta)
Total Arrests: 1,240 People
Total Suspects: 43 People
• West Java Police (Polda Jawa Barat)
Total Arrests: 147 People
Total Suspects: 42 People
• Yogyakarta Police (Polda DIY)
Total Arrests: 60 People
• Central Java Police (Polda Jawa Tengah)
Total Arrests: 1,240 People
Total Suspects: 118 People
• East Java Police (Polda Jawa Timur)
Total Arrests: 709 People
Total Suspects: 51 People

**56 of the 118 arrested by Central Java Police are minors.

BALI
• Bali Police (Polda Bali)
Total Arrests: 138 People
Total Suspects: 14 People

CELEBES
• West Celebes Police (Polda Sulawesi Barat)
Total Arrests: 6 People
• South Celebes Police (Polda Sulawesi Selatan)
Total Arrests: 53 People
• Central Celebes Police (Polda Sulawesi Tengah)
Total Arrests: 1 Person

SUMATERA
• North Sumatera Police (Polda Sumatera Utara)
Total Arrests: 50 People
• South Sumatra Police (Polda Sumatera Selatan)
Total Arrests: 25 People

FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS FROM AUGUST–SEPTEMBER 2025!

NO ONE IS FREE UNTIL EVERYONE IS FREE!

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

Posted on 2025/09/21 - 2025/09/21 by darknights

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

Everyone, from The Hague to Indonesia and its neo-colonial regions, the Maluku Islands and West Papua, our bonds are real. Continue reading “Anarchist solidarity demo at the Indonesian Terrorist Colonial Embassy in Den Haag – Netherlands” →

Important Information from Indonesia for International Comrades

Posted on 2025/09/21 by darknights

Indonesia, September 18, 2025, by XIII-XII.

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. Even now, various
anti-authoritarian groups in Indonesia are experiencing widespread
paranoia, which is understandable for some people due to the state’s
cyber operations aimed at mapping both formal and informal
anti-authoritarian cells. Several collective and individual names have
already been collected, which only adds to the paranoid climate that
continues to persist. Some refer to this as “going underground,” or even
as an individual safety method, to later continue efforts for solidarity
with comrades who have been designated as suspects. The state has
labeled anarchists as the masterminds behind all the mass actions that
took place in various cities. For example, in Bandung, the authorities
have designated 42 protesters as suspects, and in Jakarta, 16 people
have been labeled as suspects. This doesn’t even account for other
cities that have not yet been verified. All those who are detained face
obstacles in accessing legal assistance, and torture is not spared
during interrogation and examination. Continue reading “Important Information from Indonesia for International Comrades” →

Updates, repression and solidarity actions for the continuing struggle of anarchist comrades for the Indonesian Insurrection August 2025

Posted on 2025/09/16 by darknights

14/9/25 – Indonesia repression news

In short nationally there’s 5444 people reported arrested from the uprising. 583 are on further investigations. That is the recent report from the legal aid institution [www.lbhbandung.or.id]. On 3rd September the same leftist legal organisation released info that 3337 people had been arrested, so we can see that the repression is building momentum. Hundreds of anarchists are reported arrested.

The Indonesian anti-terrorist unit ‘Densus 88’, are basically a death squad and have been activated by the government. ‘Densus 88’ are now hunting the insurrectionary anarchist, nihilist and egoist circles and they focus on the arrested. They will try to charge the comrades already arrested and those wanted with terrorism, which will be hard to prove in court but the repression could be bloody and we ask for international attention and revolutionary solidarity. The anti-terrorist unit is officially hunting the same circle in Makassar. This is the way that the Indonesian state try to make a paranoid climate which is not that really successful.

Tosca and black

Anti-terrorist unit labelled the insurrectionists as the “Toska item chaos network”, which refers to a flag used by those to separate themselves from anarcho socialist who at early times still allied with underbelly of mainstream leftist. But now red and black and tosca always unite in the streets. So most of the comrades who used the individualist flag are also running with the flag of the chaos star also. Now the dynamics are different, insurrectionary red and black also affiliated with tosca, because of how many comrades are fed up with the NGOs and the leftists too. However five years ago if you go to the street and carry the individualist flag, the “civil anarchist” leftists and union members will block you and gave you to the police. After all this, the leftists and unions, NGOs, started to stink, and there’s no more infighting. In fact those three days were complete coordination with the red and black.

The intense riot of three days was the most spontaneous uprising in modern day Indonesia.

Long live the Tosca and black! Continue reading “Updates, repression and solidarity actions for the continuing struggle of anarchist comrades for the Indonesian Insurrection August 2025” →

Greece: 4th issue of the insurrectionary/nihilist anarchist newspaper “Blessed Is The Flame”

Posted on 2025/09/11 - 2025/09/11 by darknights

**Download link (PDF):** http://blessed-is-the-flame.espivblogs.net/files/2025/09/ENG-Blessed-Is-The-Flame-Issue-4.pdf

In early September, the 4th issue of the international anarcho-nihilist/insurrectionary newspaper “Blessed Is The Flame” has been published. As always, along whith the counter-information of July and August, we have also collected texts on counter-surveillance, counter-repression and direct action. The newspaper is available in both digital and printed form. If anyone is interested on printing it themselves, the best way is either to print it as simple A4 with a stapler, or as A3 in booklet format.

Note: for printing, we suggest you download the file directly from our website (https://blessed-is-the-flame.espivblogs.net/4o-teychos-tis-exegersiakis-anarchikis-efimeridas-eylogimeni-i-floga/) in case any minor corrections may be made and therefore the download link is renewed.

**CONTENTS**

Counter-information for July & August 2025
Challenges of police investigations into anarchist direct actions
A search for anarchist practices against torture
Useful information for anarchists of action from the investigation files of Operation Diana
Responsibility claim with guide for action [arson attack on machinery of Holcim, Switzerland]
Chile: Black August and solidarity actions for comrades Aldo and Lucas
Monica Caballero Sepulveda: “Political violence”
Uprising in Indonesia and calls of solidarity and support
The authoritarian trap of identity logic
Greece: Summer news about the “Synergy of Vengeance” case
Squat evacuations
About persecuted comrades from USA
Update and call for solidarity assembly for Alfredo Cospito
Message to the climate movement
Why are we being led to our slaughter? We don’t

*Note: Some of the news and responsibility claims for July and August were published after the completion of this issue. All of this will be posted in the next few days on our website.* Continue reading “Greece: 4th issue of the insurrectionary/nihilist anarchist newspaper “Blessed Is The Flame”” →

Continued updates about the Indonesian uprising, hostile American ‘semperincolumem.com’ & the rise of private intelligence agents

Posted on 2025/09/11 - 2025/09/11 by darknights

Dark Nights recieves and transmits from our Indonesian comrades:

10th September

Java, Indonesia: Comrade arrested and accused of running anarchist counter info site

A comrade in Java has been arrested and accused of adminstrating ‘blackbloczone‘ ,an Indonesian focused anarchist website, a few days ago. The comrade is still being detained. The media scum have been up to their old tricks of degenerating our comrades’ name. Fire to the prisons! Free the comrade.

Bremen, Germany: In Rage and Solidarity with the Uprising in Indonesia

Attack on the Indonesian Honorary Consulate in Bremen. Against the rise of militarism and neo-fascism in Indonesia and everywhere!

On September 7, 2025, at around 2:15 a.m., we attacked the Indonesian Honorary Consulate in Überseestadt, Bremen, with paint fire extinguishers. With the slogan “Tantang Tirani!¹” we disappeared into the night.

On August 25, massive protests and unrest began in many parts of the Indonesian archipelago, triggered by the planned massive increase in salaries for the parliamentary elite. The protests were militant from the outset, but after the cops ran over and killed 21-year-old delivery worker Affan Kurniawan on August 28, the protests exploded into a massive uprising. Delivery workers, anarchists, and youth looted and burned down police stations, politicians’ homes, and government buildings. President Prabowo Subianto deployed the military, and at least six people have been killed by police and military forces so far. Continue reading “Continued updates about the Indonesian uprising, hostile American ‘semperincolumem.com’ & the rise of private intelligence agents” →