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, 44 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. Continue reading INDONESIA URGENT: Defendants in the “Chaos Star” network case face up to 20 years in prison



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