State and state-aligned actors have launched coordinated disinformation attacks targeting critics, Amnesty International said in a new report. The watchdog noted that Prabowo’s presidency deepens a repressive trajectory that first gathered pace under his predecessor, President Jokowi. According to the report, state officials routinely weaponize the ‘foreign agent’ trope to suppress dissent, discredit critics, and shield themselves from scrutiny. Whether deployed through public rhetoric or coordinated online campaigns, these allegations serve to delegitimize civil s
Source: OCCRP, 2026-05-25; https://www.occrp.org/en/news/amnesty-international-indonesia-is-using-online-disinformation-campaigns-to-brand-critics-as-foreign-agents