Prabowo Undermines Indonesia's Democratic Institutions Rapidly

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, elected in 2024, is accelerating erosion of democratic institutions and cracking down on critics, activists and journalists in 2024–25. His government has proposed a wide-ranging "disinformation and foreign propaganda" law and pursued arrests and trials after August 2025 protests, raising concerns about cross-border targeting of diaspora critics and potential strain on Australia–Indonesia cooperation.