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					<h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">This article is part of <b>the DDI at DRAPAC 2026</b> series.</h2>				</div>
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									<p><span data-contrast="auto">DRAPAC 2026 unfolded just weeks after Tifa Foundation closed its five-day on-site training for the Young Tech Collective for Change (YTC) in Kuala Lumpur. YTC is Tifa Foundation&#8217;s non-financial support mechanism, implemented in partnership with the Digital Defenders Partnership under the Digital Democracy Initiative, running across 14 Host Organizations in East and Southeast Asia. Joining the sessions to reflect on YTC&#8217;s work, three key insights stood out and continue to shape how to proceed with the next accompaniment ahead: what digital security trainers in Southeast Asia are struggling with, what community members and activists are struggling with, and what the shrinking funding landscape means for both.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">Two sessions carried most of this learning. The first was “</span><i><span data-contrast="auto">From Risk to Resilience: Bringing Communities and Trainers Together for Digital Safety”</span></i><span data-contrast="auto">. Rather than a panel, participants were split into two groups: trainers and incident responders in one, community members and activists in the other, and they were asked to speak candidly about what is not working in the current model of digital safety.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">The trainer community in Southeast Asia is small and getting smaller. Participants observed that the same practitioners circulate through every regional convening, and few new people are entering the field. Many are freelance without institutional support and with limited access to psychosocial support despite the emotional weight of the work. Threats, meanwhile, are becoming layered and hybrid, such as online surveillance combined with physical intimidation, data leaks paired with coordinated harassment, and platform-level violations reinforced by state campaigns. Trainers said clearly that they are keeping pace with the threats themselves. What is failing them is the surrounding infrastructure of short project cycles, restrictive legal environments, and donor expectations of quick, measurable outcomes on work that takes years to embed.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">They also mentioned that tools and trainings on offer can feel overwhelming or disconnected from participants lived realities. People sit through workshops and rarely translate the content into practice. After a strong week of YTC onsite training in Kuala Lumpur, small moments surfaced that reminded us that awareness does not automatically translate into behavior. For the YTC accompaniment, the design challenge is creating space for Focal Points to practice, question, and internalize, rather than only revisiting what was already said.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">The second group told a different story. Representing many activists and community members in the region, they mentioned that digital security is not the primary struggle in real-world situations. Rather, it is basic digital literacy, such as the ability to use online services safely every day. Participants from the Philippines described the rapid digitalization of government and social services without a matching investment in helping people navigate these platforms. Before communities can be protected from advanced threats, many still need support to open an account, verify an identity, or recognize a phishing message. They also spoke about the hidden cost of security in resource-scarce environments: safety practices demand time, cognitive space, and emotional energy, resources that are already stretched thin for people managing physical risk, economic precarity, or displacement.</span></p><p> </p>								</div>
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									<p><span data-contrast="auto">Despite their different vantage points, both groups agreed that digital security has to be integrated into the ongoing work of activists, labor organizers, women&#8217;s rights defenders, grassroots communities, and so on. A notable quote from the session is </span><i><span data-contrast="auto">&#8220;The security landscape as a whole is rather broken, but I hope it&#8217;s not beyond repair.&#8221;</span></i><span data-contrast="auto"> For YTC, this is precisely why the Focal Point model matters. The accompaniment is designed to build lasting capacity inside Host Organizations so that Focal Points can sustain the work independently once the program closes.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">The second session, </span><i><span data-contrast="auto">Resourcing Digital Rights Advocacy in Southeast Asia</span></i><span data-contrast="auto">, was co-organized by Tifa Foundation and partners. It gave the funding side of the same story. Across the discussion, a shared reality emerged: civil society organizations working on digital rights in the region are navigating shrinking, less predictable, and more politically constrained funding, and are searching for ways to hold their work steady while traditional grant pipelines contract. When civil society organizations contract, other actors (some corporations, some state-aligned, some openly hostile to rights) expand into the space they leave behind. This is where YTC&#8217;s design becomes meaningful. As a non-financial support mechanism, YTC is not a substitute for the direct funding these organizations continue to need, but it offers something complementary: capacity, accompaniment, and connection. These are more resilient to sudden funding shocks, and they help Host Organizations sustain their people and their work even in constrained environments.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">Sitting with these conversations, a few implications become clear for YTC. The program responds directly to both problems raised at DRAPAC. By investing in Focal Points inside Host Organizations, it gradually widens the pool of people carrying digital safety forward, and because the support is non-financial, it is also less exposed to the sudden funding shocks that shape so much of this work. YTC must also design deliberately for the appreciation gap between awareness and practice. Strong training content is not enough on its own, and the accompaniment will need scenario walk-throughs, reflective check-ins, and honest spaces to surface challenges without punishment. Just as importantly, YTC does not stand outside the fragile ecosystem it supports. Several Host Organizations are themselves operating with reduced teams and constrained budgets, which means the accompaniment must listen for ecosystem signals such as funding shifts, legal changes, and staff turnover that shape whether a Focal Point can sustain the work back inside their organization.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">DRAPAC 2026 was, in that sense, a reminder that the Digital Protection Accompaniment Model is not just a design choice. It is a direct response to what trainers, communities, and funders across the region are already telling us.</span></p>								</div>
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									<p><span data-contrast="auto">Participating in DRAPAC Manila 2026 broadened my perspective on digital rights issues. From sessions on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) to digital trade agreements to the blunt question of whether Big Tech serves people or profit, one thread ran through everything. The information we consume and the trail we leave behind carry consequences far beyond our daily lives.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">At a personal level, it&#8217;s a reminder to be more aware of the information we exchange every day, to keep a healthy sceptical mindset, to question, clarify, verify, and search for the most objective truth. At an advocacy level, our cause must remain locally relevant, but we also have to consider its wider implications at the global level. The challenges we face in Malaysia don&#8217;t happen in isolation. They&#8217;re shaped by the same platforms and information battles playing out everywhere else in the region.</span></p><p><b><i><span data-contrast="auto">Fandom, youth, and shared stewardship</span></i></b></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">One of the sessions I found most memorable is &#8220;Stan Power to People Power: How Fandoms Power Digital Activism in the Philippines,&#8221; organized by K-pop Stans 4 Good Governance and DAKILA, where I heard how a youth advocate and a lawyer leveraged their fandom skills for advocacy and civic engagement. While the issues and operational models of commercial and nonprofit spaces differ significantly, they share certain core strategies and approaches. The ability of fandom communities to inspire people to participate, contribute, and take action is remarkably organic and vibrant, and that took a lot of hard work too.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">One of the panellists added a comment that stayed with me. She spoke about the pressure young people carry from being told that &#8220;the world belongs to the youth,&#8221; and urged experienced advocates not to hand over leadership, like asking someone to lead a lion dance, without giving them the proper guidance and support first. It was less a call to hand over the reins and more a reminder that youth need mentorship and preparation, not just responsibility placed on their shoulders. &#8220;Shared stewardship&#8221; may be the right term, since it takes both generations working together to ensure the world remains viable.</span></p>								</div>
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									<p><b><i><span data-contrast="auto">Rethinking who we sit across the table from</span></i></b></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">A three-hour workshop on multistakeholder models for digital platforms co-organized by CIJ, Tifa, and partners in Southeast Asia also challenged us to think outside the box and explore collaboration with unexpected partners, such as policymakers and platform owners. We should shift our assumption that authorities or certain stakeholders are unwilling to work with civil society organizations on AI and digital rights is</span><span data-contrast="auto">sues. In many instances, building trust-based relationships, instead of putting us in opposition, would work better. This ongoing &#8220;reimagini</span><span data-contrast="auto">ng&#8221; process is more than a self-challenge in problem-solving. It gives us, especially those who have been advocating for decades, hope to continue the journey and the courage to dare to dream once more.</span></p><p><b><i><span data-contrast="auto">What this means for how we work</span></i></b></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">The session &#8220;Resourcing Digital Rights Advocacy in Southeast Asia,&#8221; co-organized by Tifa, CIJ, and FMA, spoke directly to a question we grapple with constantly. A collective approach, where a few organizations sharing the same vision, mission, and goals leverage strategic partnerships together, may be one of the more efficient paths for CSOs to consider. It has been tested and is still being worked on by some organizations in Malaysia and Indonesia. This allows us to borrow strength, not just to build internal resilience but also to amplify voices and multiply the impact we create. Working together also means not replicating work already being carried out by others. The limited resources we have now should be wisely spent on our cause and strategies within the ecosystem, complementing each other&#8217;s work rather than competing with one another. Narrative shaping is another key area worth investing in. There is definitely money in the market, but we first need to let people understand us and the impact we aim to create, our movement, by speaking a language they understand and that convinces them enough to buy in.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">Looking ahead, a few things stay with me. Continuing to give staff the chance to step into regional and global spaces like this one matters because it really does change how we see our own work. So does bringing younger and older colleagues together to learn from each other, rather than drift apart. Our communications could stand to feel more human too, since advocating for change doesn&#8217;t always have to be heavy, and there&#8217;s room to keep finding better ways to tell our own story. And there&#8217;s value in continuing to look for the right partners to build with, instead of going it alone.</span></p>								</div>
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									<p><span data-contrast="auto">Attending DRAPAC26 in Manila was my first Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly, and I came to it from a background rooted more in criminal justice and international development than in digital rights specifically. Sitting through these sessions was, in many ways, my first real exposure to watching human rights concerns get worked through in digital spaces rather than reading about them from a distance. What struck me across the sessions I attended was a single pattern: a widening gap between how quickly institutions adopt technology and how slowly they build the accountability structures meant to govern it.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">That gap showed up first in a conversation about artificial intelligence in the judiciary, and it was the session where my own background gave me the most familiar footing. What stayed with me was how consistent the pattern was across very different judicial systems. Indonesia’s Early Case Detection system, designed to flag similar cases and reduce disparity in judicial decisions, sounded reasonable in principle, but when I pressed on whether any binding rule obliges judges to actually engage with its output, the honest answer was that nobody outside the system really knows. India’s Digital Future Lab presented similar ambitions around ethical AI adoption, and Taiwan’s Judicial Reform Foundation offered a civil-society vantage point on the same tension from a jurisdiction with far more mature technology governance. Hearing the same underlying problem, which tools introduced with a legitimate rationale but minimal transparency, recur across three quite different legal systems made it clear this is not an Indonesia-specific gap but a structural one across the region’s judiciaries. I recognized in it a familiar shape of the “pasal karet” problem I have spent years tracking in Indonesian law: a good-faith mechanism whose safeguards are undermined by the absence of disclosure norms.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">The same shape reappeared, sharper, in the session on surveillance and migration, again playing out similarly beyond Indonesia alone. Spyware procured by law enforcement, biometric systems expanding under “smart city” branding, detention “alternatives” that in practice extend rather than shorten a person’s time under monitoring — in each case, a private vendor sits quietly behind the technology, earning revenue for as long as the system keeps collecting data. The OHCHR’s contribution reframed all of this for me: rather than treating each abuse as a downstream harm to document and respond to, they argued that a human rights impact assessment belongs at the procurement stage, before a system is ever deployed. That shifted where I now think the intervention point should be — upstream, in the purchasing decision, not after the fact. A related workshop in the same track, hosted by Engage Media, stayed with me for a more personal reason: Engage Media is one of Tifa’s Re-D Fund Cohort 1 partners, and here they were presenting their own work building and maintaining VPN tools for human rights defenders navigating censorship and blocked access. Watching a partner I already work with through a grant relationship demonstrate that work in real time made the funding relationship feel concrete in a way a narrative report never quite does — this is what the funding support is actually for.</span></p>								</div>
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									<p><span data-contrast="auto">That connection carried directly into the resourcing session, which mattered most to me on two fronts at once: as the Re-D Fund lead, and as someone who came into Tifa from international development work where funding architecture was often designed far from the movements it was meant to serve. </span><span data-contrast="auto">If accountability in surveillance systems means intervening before deployment, I found myself asking whether funding needed its own version of &#8220;upstream&#8221; — building trust, flexibility, and coordination into a grant relationship from the start, rather than only reacting once funding tightens or a program ends.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">Listening to SIDA, Luminate, and DT Global describe what makes a funding relationship trustworthy — movement-led decision-making, flexibility, sustained presence on the ground, trust built over years rather than assumed on day one — I found myself measuring it against both the Re-D Fund and my earlier experience with bilateral programming. What stayed with me most was a reframing I had not expected: </span><span data-contrast="auto">just as accountability needs to start upstream, so does the question of sustainability —</span><span data-contrast="auto"> in a period of shrinking funding across the region, the real question is not only how development partners sustain the funding itself, but how they help sustain the movement when funding contracts. Flexible grants and trust matter, but so does whether a donor’s exit or downsizing leaves behind functioning networks, retained expertise, and shared infrastructure — or just a gap. I also left with a genuinely new question: how do intermediaries and donors avoid duplicating support or working in silos around the same grantees? As our Cohort 1 (and now Cohort 2 too) partners increasingly sit at the intersection of multiple funders, that coordination question is not hypothetical for us, and it is one I want to raise more deliberately with our own donor counterparts.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">Coming from criminal justice and development work into this space for the first time, I am leaving DRAPAC26 with a sharper sense of where advocacy needs to happen: not only responding to how technology is used, but pushing to be present when decisions about how it is built, bought, and funded — and how it is sustained once the funding shifts are made.</span></p>								</div>
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									<p><span data-contrast="none">Attending DRAPAC 2026 was one of the most valuable experiences of my career and of my organization&#8217;s journey so far. I came away with new knowledge and, just as important, a network I did not have before. Early in the event, though, I felt a quiet sadness. I kept thinking of colleagues on our local media team who do not have the proper documents to travel, who will likely never get the chance I was given. </span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">In Myanmar, digital repression has become an everyday reality since the military coup. The junta uses surveillance technology, online monitoring, and internet restrictions to identify, intimidate, and arrest activists, journalists, and human rights defenders. In many resistance-controlled and remote areas, internet access is unreliable or simply absent, making it even harder for communities to get information or communicate during emergencies like airstrikes and displacement.</span></p>								</div>
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									<p><b style="font-style: inherit;"><i><span data-contrast="none">What the networks made possible</span></i></b></p><p><span data-contrast="none">The connections I built at DRAPAC 2026 turned out to be one of the most valuable parts of the whole experience. I met both international and local organizations, and those relationships are already opening doors for future collaboration. Hearing from participants across different countries gave me a clearer sense of how international organizations approach digital rights challenges in contexts very different from ours. What encouraged me most was seeing how many international organizations back a bottom-up approach, one that strengthens local civil society organizations and community-led initiatives. That reinforced something I already believed. Empowering local actors is one of the most sustainable, context-sensitive ways to support communities, because they carry the knowledge, trust, and long-term commitment needed to respond when things go wrong.</span></p><p><b><i><span data-contrast="none">Sessions that reframed how I think about our work</span></i></b></p><p><span data-contrast="none">The sessions I joined covered a wide range of ground, from the intersection of digital rights and humanitarian action to the everyday challenges facing local CSOs, to ASEAN&#8217;s role in regional human rights issues, to how international organizations think about supporting digital rights and civic space. Listening to participants from other countries broadened my perspective, and I learned as much from their successes as from their ongoing struggles. These conversations pushed me to think more strategically about how NRFF can strengthen its partnerships, sharpen our digital security practices, and work more closely with regional and international networks to support conflict-affected communities in southeastern Myanmar.</span></p><p><b><i><span data-contrast="none">Bringing it back to NRFF</span></i></b></p><p><span data-contrast="none">At NRFF, I support research, humanitarian response, and local media work in southeastern Myanmar. Our media team documents human rights violations and reaches conflict-affected communities through printed bulletins and digital security training for marginalized Mon youth on the ground, while our humanitarian team depends on secure communication to coordinate emergency assistance for internally displaced people. The networks I built at DRAPAC 2026 have already started bearing fruit. I connected with humanitarian donors and with organizations interested in building joint initiatives, and we have already agreed to organize a dialogue between activists in NRFF&#8217;s operational areas and representatives of a Myanmar freedom fighter organization. It is a small but concrete reminder of what regional networking can do for work on the ground.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">I am deeply grateful to DDI for making it possible for me to attend DRAPAC26, my first time representing our local organization and local media at an event of this scale. I look forward to bringing these lessons home and continuing to build the partnerships that will carry NRFF&#8217;s work on digital security, human rights, and community resilience forward.</span></p>								</div>
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									<p><span data-contrast="auto">Participating in DRAPAC26 for the first time was inspiring. Through discussions on artificial intelligence (AI), digital resilience, democracy, corporate accountability, and digital governance, one message stood out clearly. Human rights must remain at the center of technological advancement.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">For Cambodia, where civic space continues to face significant restrictions, these discussions were particularly relevant. As technology increasingly shapes public discourse and civic participation, civil society organizations must adapt their strategies to protect human rights defenders (HRDs), strengthen digital security, and promote fundamental freedoms in an evolving digital environment.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">The discussions at DRAPAC26 strongly resonated with CCHR&#8217;s core focus areas: protecting fundamental freedoms, business and human rights, judicial and legal reform, and gender equality and diversity.</span></p>								</div>
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									<p><b><i><span data-contrast="auto">AI as Both a Weapon and a Shield for Human Rights</span></i></b><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}"> </span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">A key lesson from DRAPAC26 is that technology can both advance and undermine human rights. Across the region, digital technologies are increasingly used to monitor online activity and silence dissenting voices. At the same time, they remain powerful tools for documenting abuses, amplifying marginalized voices, and advancing advocacy efforts.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">For Cambodia, where HRDs, journalists, and critics continue to face legal harassment for exercising their rights, strengthening digital resilience is more important than ever. Investing in digital security, data protection, and cybersecurity capacity can help activists mitigate risks while continuing their work. Secure documentation of human rights violations remains essential for evidence-based advocacy and accountability.</span></p><p><b><i><span data-contrast="auto">Corporate Accountability in the Digital Sphere</span></i></b><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}"> </span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">The participation of major technology companies highlighted the growing influence of the private sector on civic space and human rights. Yet many platforms continue to struggle to meet their responsibilities under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">For Cambodia, this reinforces the importance of engaging technology companies to improve transparency, safeguard user data, and prevent digital platforms from contributing to restrictions on freedom of expression. Social media remains a primary space for civic engagement and human rights advocacy, which makes stronger corporate accountability essential.</span></p><p><b><i><span data-contrast="auto">Looking Ahead</span></i></b><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}"> </span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">Two further threads ran through the assembly. One was the question of how to protect children online without compromising their rights to information, privacy, participation, and freedom of expression, a balance that governments and technology companies must ground in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and broader human rights principles. The other was the growing use of AI in judicial systems, which raises real questions about transparency, accountability, bias, and fair trial rights. Cambodia has begun using AI tools for public communication, though there is currently no indication that courts are using AI in judicial decision-making. As technology evolves, careful oversight will be needed to ensure any future use of AI within the justice system complies with international fair trial standards. Through its Fair Trial Rights Project, CCHR will continue monitoring court proceedings and advocating for greater compliance with these standards.</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">The funding crisis affecting civil society was also a recurring concern throughout DRAPAC26. Reductions in international assistance have placed additional pressure on organizations working in increasingly restrictive environments. At a time of shrinking civic space, resilience and innovation are critical. Civil society organizations will need to diversify their funding sources, explore alternative resource mobilization strategies, and strengthen solidarity across the region to sustain long-term human rights work.</span></p>								</div>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Across East and Southeast Asia, the call for Re-D Fund Cohort 2 was met with a wave of energy from civil society. We received <strong>289 applications</strong> from organizations and collectives across Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam, each one a reflection of the region&#8217;s continued commitment to protecting civic space and advancing digital democracy.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We know that behind every proposal lies a considerable investment of hours, dedication, and hope, often carried out with limited resources and under increasingly difficult conditions. We read each one closely, moving through several stages of selection, and paid particular attention to the <strong>impact</strong> each proposal hopes to achieve, its focus on issues shaped by <strong>layered marginalization</strong>, and its contribution to <strong>strengthening the organization</strong> behind it.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We are proud to announce that <strong>33 initiatives, representing more than 50 organizations</strong>, have been selected to join Re-D Fund Cohort 2. Over the coming months, these partners will work to expand citizen participation, strengthen digital rights, and build more inclusive, accountable, and resilient civic spaces across the region.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Thank you to every organization that applied. The strength and creativity we saw reaffirms how alive the democracy movement is across our region. We look forward to more opportunities to work together.</p>



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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Ternate – </strong>Upaya memperkuat perlindungan terhadap jurnalis di Maluku Utara memasuki babak baru. Komite Keselamatan Jurnalis (KKJ) Maluku Utara resmi dideklarasikan dalam rangkaian Pelatihan Keamanan bagi Jurnalis yang diselenggarakan Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (AJI) bersama Yayasan Tifa di Ternate, 20–22 Juni 2026.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Deklarasi ini menjadi respons atas masih tingginya ancaman dan kekerasan yang dihadapi jurnalis saat menjalankan tugas jurnalistik, mulai dari intimidasi, teror, serangan digital, doxing, hingga pelarangan liputan.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Kegiatan ini mempertemukan berbagai organisasi pers dan masyarakat sipil di Maluku Utara, antara lain AJI, PWI, IJTI, Pewarta Foto Indonesia (PFI), Asosiasi Media Siber Indonesia (AMSI), LBH Marimoi, Yayasan Lembaga Pengkajian dan Advokasi Independen (YLPAI) Maluku Utara, LBH Ansor Maluku Utara, Yayasan Lembaga Bantuan Hukum (YLBH) Maluku Utara, WALHI Maluku Utara, Yayasan Salawaku, dan Pers Mahasiswa Mantra. Kolaborasi lintas organisasi ini menjadi fondasi pembentukan KKJ Maluku Utara sebagai mekanisme bersama untuk merespons berbagai ancaman terhadap kebebasan pers.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Perwakilan Yayasan Tifa, Arie Mega, mengatakan pembentukan KKJ Maluku Utara merupakan hasil kolaborasi berbagai organisasi pers, lembaga bantuan hukum, dan kelompok masyarakat sipil yang memiliki komitmen memperkuat keselamatan jurnalis dan kebebasan pers.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“KKJ Maluku Utara merupakan KKJ daerah keenam antara Jurnalisme Aman dan KKJ Nasional yang terbentuk atas mandat simpul hub Maluku Utara di bawah Integral Security Resource Hub Yayasan Tifa karena adanya kebutuhan dan keresahan nyata atas berbagai kasus kekerasan yang masih dialami jurnalis di daerah,” kata Arie.</p>
<cite><strong>Arie Mega, Yayasan Tifa</strong></cite></blockquote>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Menurut Arie, melalui KKJ Maluku utara, berbagai organisasi yang selama ini bekerja pada isu kebebasan pers dan hak asasi manusia diharapkan dapat memperkuat mekanisme perlindungan bagi jurnalis serta mendorong berkurangnya kasus kekerasan terhadap insan pers di masa mendatang..</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Ketua Bidang Advokasi AJI Indonesia sekaligus Ketua KKJ Indonesia, Erick Tanjung, mengatakan urgensi pembentukan KKJ di Maluku Utara mengingat persoalan lingkungan di Maluku Utara sangat kompleks dan berisiko bagi jurnalis yang meliput isu lingkungan.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Tidak hanya tentang lingkungan tetapi, secara umum di Maluku Utara kekerasan jurnalis juga tinggi sehingga KKJ harus dibentuk,&#8221; ucapnya.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Ketua AJI Indonesia, Nany Afrida, menyampaikan angka kekerasan terhadap jurnalis di Indonesia mengalami peningkatan yang signifikan. Tercatat 67 persen jurnalis pernah mengalami kekerasan dalam menjalankan tugas jurnalistik. Bentuk yang paling banyak terjadi antara lain pelarangan peliputan, pelarangan pemberitaan, intimidasi, ancaman digital, serta tekanan dari narasumber maupun kelompok berkepentingan.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Selain itu, swasensor menjadi ancaman baru yang muncul karena alasan menjaga keselamatan diri, menghindari konflik, tekanan dari pihak tertentu, hingga kekhawatiran terhadap dampak hukum. Data Yayasan Tifa menunjukkan 72 persen jurnalis pernah mengalami sensor dan 80 persen mengaku pernah melakukan swasensor.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Topik yang paling sering memicu swasensor itu, Makan Bergizi Gratis (MBG) dan Proyek Strategis Nasional (PSN),&#8221; ujarnya.</p>
<cite><strong>Nany Afrida, Ketua AJI Indonesia</strong></cite></blockquote>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Menurut Nany, angka kekerasan dan intimidasi terhadap jurnalis terus bertambah, sementara penyelesaiannya selama ini masih banyak berakhir pada permintaan maaf tanpa proses yang memadai.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Kolaborasi ini menjadi kekuatan kita dalam mencegah terjadi tindakan kekerasan jurnalis,&#8221; ucapnya.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Ketua AJI Ternate, Yunita Kaunar, mengatakan pembentukan KKJ Maluku Utara berangkat dari keprihatinan atas masih terjadinya kasus kekerasan terhadap jurnalis di daerah tersebut. Dalam kurun waktu 2025 hingga 2026, sedikitnya empat kasus kekerasan terhadap jurnalis tercatat saat mereka menjalankan tugas jurnalistik.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Angka ini mungkin terlihat kecil, tetapi setiap kasus merupakan ancaman serius terhadap kebebasan pers dan hak publik untuk memperoleh informasi,” kata Yunita.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Dalam deklarasi tersebut, peserta menyepakati Erdian Sangaji sebagai Ketua KKJ Maluku Utara, Dealfrit Kaerasa sebagai Sekretaris, dan Aroby Kelirey sebagai Bendahara. KKJ Maluku Utara diharapkan menjadi ruang kolaborasi berbagai organisasi pers, lembaga bantuan hukum, dan kelompok masyarakat sipil untuk memperkuat perlindungan, pendampingan, serta respons terhadap kasus-kasus kekerasan yang menimpa jurnalis di Maluku Utara.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[TifaPedia: Terbuka, Tersadar, Tergerakkan&#8220;Sejarah Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia (ABRI) dan Dwifungsinya&#8221; Feels like a déjà vu. Dwifungsi ABRI, Kembali lagi? [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>TifaPedia: Terbuka, Tersadar, Tergerakkan</strong><br>&#8220;Sejarah Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia (ABRI) dan <s>Dwi</s>fungsinya&#8221;</p>


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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><em>Feels like a déjà vu</em>. Dwifungsi ABRI, Kembali lagi? Terulang kembali?</strong></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="650" height="439" src="https://tifafoundation.id/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/image.png" alt="" class="wp-image-37246" srcset="https://tifafoundation.id/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/image.png 650w, https://tifafoundation.id/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/image-300x203.png 300w, https://tifafoundation.id/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/image-200x135.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Potret ABRI di masa Orde Baru. | Foto: Kampung Gusdurian (gusdurian.net)</figcaption></figure>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Bagaimana sih sejarah ABRI, ada kaitannya dengan Polri? Lalu, konsep &#8216;dwifungsi&#8217; yang kerap kita dengar itu apa?<br>Kita mulai dengan sejarahnya, yuk!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0b7de76e39bdefaade6bed155738d1ff" style="color:#007a8f">Lini Masa</h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>1945–1959 &#8211; Pra-ABRI</strong><br>Tentara dan Polisi berdiri masing-masing. Namun karena adanya jatuh-bangun kabinet pada masa Demokrasi Liberal dan intervensi politisi sipil terhadap internal tentara. Ada rencana restrukurisasi dan modernisasi tentara agar lebih profesional diintervensi politisi di DPR.<br><br>Puncaknya 17 Oktober 1952, TNI menuntut Presiden membubarkan parlemen dengan mengarahkan moncong meriam ke istana negara.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>1960–1965 &#8211; ABRI</strong><br>Presiden Soekarno menyatukan Angkatan Darat, Laut, dan Udara, serta Angkatan Kepolisian dalam satu payung (ABRI) pada 1962, secara bertahap.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>1960–1998 &#8211; Dwifungsi</strong><br>Di bawah Orde Baru Presiden Soeharto, melalui UU No. 20 Tahun 1982, ABRI resmi mengemban tugas ganda secara sah:<br>(1) menjaga pertahanan keamanan, sekaligus<br>(2) bertindak sebagai kekuatan sosial-politik</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>1998–2004 &#8211; Reformasi</strong><br>Menuntut pemurnian demokrasi. Melalui TAP MPR VI/2000, ABRI dibubarkan, TNI dan Polri dipisah. Guna menjaga netralitas, secara tegas melarang aparat aktif menduduki jabatan sipil/birokrasi kecuali jika mengundurkan diri/pensiun (UU 34/2004 dan UU 2/2002).</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>2024–2026 &#8211; RUU TNI dan RUU Polri</strong><br>Setelah <strong>pengesahan Revisi Undang-Undang (RUU) TNI, kini disusul RUU Polri </strong>yang disahkan oleh DPR RI. Salah satu hal yang paling memicu perdebatan adalah:</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>diberikannya ruang bagi aparat aktif untuk menduduki jabatan sipil di kementerian atau lembaga negara.</strong></p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2d671808bf751941db70ee6426748613" style="color:#007a8f">TNI-Polri Bersaudara</h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Sebelum seperti saat ini, TNI dan Polri sebelumnya sempat berada di bawah atap yang sama, ibarat ‘saudara’.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Sejak tahun 1960-an, tepatnya di era Demokrasi Terpimpin Presiden Soekarno hingga sepanjang era Orde Baru (Presiden Soeharto), angkatan perang (Daratan, Laut, Udara) dan kepolisian disatukan di bawah satu atap bernama ABRI (Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia).</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>‘Kekuatan Bersenjata’ juga menjadi <em>kesamaan </em>di antara mereka.</strong></p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Karena berada dalam satu institusi militer yang sama, polisi pada masa itu ikut memakai sistem kepangkatan militer (seperti Letnan, Kapten, Mayor, hingga Jenderal) dan tak jarang ikut mendapatkan pelatihan semi-militer.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-be5a49d9b98df6f96fb8644f3d71d4c4" style="color:#007a8f">Dua Fungsi</h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Konsep awal dwifungsi sebetulnya digagas oleh Jenderal A. H. Nasution pada tahun 1958 dengan nama ‘Jalan Tengah’. <strong>Gagasan awalnya</strong> adalah tentara tidak boleh hanya jadi alat mati pemerintah, tetapi juga tidak boleh mengudeta negara. Militer perlu diberi ruang untuk ikut membangun bangsa.<br><br>Namun, pada era Orde Baru, konsep ini <strong>diperluas </strong>menjadi doktrin resmi. Menurut studi dari Harold Crouch dalam <em>The Army and Politics in Indonesia</em>, ABRI secara hukum memiliki dua peran <strong>sekaligus</strong>:</p>



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<li><strong>Fungsi Pertahanan dan Keamanan: </strong>Menjaga kedaulatan negara dari musuh luar dan dalam.</li>



<li><strong>Fungsi Sosial-Politik: </strong>Ikut serta menentukan arah kebijakan negara dan aktif dalam pemerintahan sipil.</li>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Dampaknya</strong>, di masa Orde Baru, ribuan perwira ABRI ‘dikaryakan’ di pos-pos sipil. Struktur birokrasi dari level kepala desa, bupati, gubernur, hingga menteri jamak diisi oleh personel aktif.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Bahkan, ABRI punya jatah kursi khusus di DPR/MPR tanpa melalui jalur Pemilu.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-be5a49d9b98df6f96fb8644f3d71d4c4" style="color:#007a8f">Dua Fungsi</h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Ketika gelombang Reformasi pecah pada tahun 1998, tuntutan terbesar mahasiswa dan masyarakat adalah <strong>‘Hapuskan Dwifungsi ABRI!’</strong>.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Penempatan aparat bersenjata di jabatan sipil dinilai mematikan demokrasi, menghambat meritokrasi, dan membuat penegakan hukum menjadi tidak netral.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Melalui Ketetapan MPR (TAP MPR No. VI/2000), sejarah besar pun mencatat perubahan yang besar:</p>



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<li><strong>ABRI resmi dibubarkan:</strong><br>a. TNI fokus pada pertahanan negara.<br>b. Polri mandiri sebagai aparat penegak hukum yang fokus pada keamanan dan ketertiban masyarakat domestik (ranah sipil).</li>



<li><strong>Aparat dilarang berpolitik</strong>, kecuali memilih mundur atau pensiun.</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-beb5c71b9c6f61c00a21c0ed4d7ceffa" style="color:#007a8f"><em>Feels like a déjà vu. </em>Dwifungsi ABRI, Kembali lagi? Terulang kembali?</h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Mengapa Dwifungsi ABRI mengancam ruang sipil?</strong></p>



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<li><strong>Matinya demokrasi.</strong> Kultur komando, kepatuhan mutlak, dan koersif (paksaan), jika dibawa ke ranah sipil, dikhawatirkan membuat ruang sipil semakin tertutup, seperti represif terhadap kritik dan pengawasan terhadap pemerintah semakin terbatas dan tidak transparan.</li>



<li><strong>Terganggunya sistem meritokrasi. </strong>Sistem politik atau sosial yang memberikan kekuasaan, posisi, atau penghargaan kepada seseorang berdasarkan kemampuan, kecerdasan, dan prestasi yang terukur, bukan berdasarkan kekayaan, koneksi keluarga (nepotisme), atau latar belakang sosial—meritokrasi—menjadi hal yang mudah sekali untuk tidak diterapkan. Profesionalitas juga kinerja dari kemampuan yang nantinya tidak sesuai juga akan menimbulkan pertanyaan.</li>



<li><strong>Konflik kepentingan dalam penegakan hukum. </strong>Ruang sipil membutuhkan jaminan hak asasi manusia dan kesetaraan di muka hukum (<em>equality before the law</em>). Jika aparat aktif mengendalikan instansi sipil, batas antara penegakan hukum/pertahanan dan urusan administrasi publik menjadi kabur, sehingga kontrol publik (<em>checks and balances</em>) melemah.</li>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Menurut SahabaTifa,<br><strong>apa contoh ancaman terhadap ruang sipil yang akan atau sudah terjadi karena ‘peran yang meluas’ ini?</strong><br>Yuk, tulis jawabanmu di kolom komentar!</p>
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<pre class="wp-block-verse"><strong>Referensi/Sumber:</strong><br><br>Crouch, H. (1978). The Army and Politics in Indonesia. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.<br><br>Jenkins, D. (1984). Suharto and His Generals: Indonesian Military Politics 1975–1983. Ithaca, NY: Cornell Modern Indonesia Project.<br><br>Mietzner, M. (2009). Military Politics in Indonesia: Democratic Transition and Business Interests. London: Routledge.<br><br>Salim, S. (2015). Dwifungsi ABRI: Asal-Usul, Implementasi, dan Runtuhnya. Jurnal Sejarah dan Pemikiran, 12(2), 145–160.<br><br>Sundhaussen, U. (1982). The Road to Power: Indonesian Military Politics 1945-1967. Oxford: Oxford University Press.<br><br>Republik Indonesia. (1982). Undang-Undang No. 20 Tahun 1982 tentang Ketentuan-Ketentuan Pokok Pertahanan Keamanan Negara. Jakarta: Sekretariat Negara.<br><br>Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat RI. (2000). Ketetapan MPR No. VI/MPR/2000 tentang Pemisahan TNI dan POLRI. Jakarta: MPR RI.<br><br>Republik Indonesia. (2002). Undang-Undang No. 2 Tahun 2002 tentang Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia. Jakarta: Sekretariat Negara.<br><br>Republik Indonesia. (2004). Undang-Undang No. 34 Tahun 2004 tentang Tentara Nasional Indonesia. Jakarta: Sekretariat Negara.<br><br>Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat RI &amp; Pemerintah RI. (2024). Draf Perubahan atas Undang-Undang No. 34 Tahun 2004 tentang TNI dan Draf Perubahan atas Undang-Undang No. 2 Tahun 2002 tentang POLRI. Jakarta: DPR RI.<br><br>Koalisi Masyarakat Sipil untuk Reformasi Sektor Keamanan (KontraS, Imparsial, LBH Jakarta, Elsam). (2024). Kertas Kebijakan: Menolak Kembalinya Dwifungsi; Catatan Kritis Terhadap Regulasi Sektor Keamanan kontemporer. Jakarta: KontraS.</pre>
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					<description><![CDATA[Transisi energi di Indonesia diposisikan sebagai agenda strategis nasional untuk menurunkan emisi karbon, mengurangi ketergantungan pada energi fosil, serta memenuhi [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Transisi energi di Indonesia diposisikan sebagai agenda strategis nasional untuk menurunkan emisi karbon, mengurangi ketergantungan pada energi fosil, serta memenuhi komitmen iklim global. Alih-alih menjadi solusi yang inklusif, berbagai proyek ini justru memunculkan risiko pada kelompok-kelompok spesifik. Studi kerentanan proyek transisi energi di enam wilayah menunjukkan transisi energi melalui pembangkit dari energi selain batu bara, ternyata menimbulkan masalah baru.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Risiko kehilangan lahan, pencemaran air dan udara, rusaknya ekosistem, penggusuran, hingga konflik sosial menjadi pola yang berulang di berbagai lokasi. Beban dampak ini tidak terdistribusi secara merata, melainkan terkonsentrasi pada kelompok-kelompok tertentu yang memiliki daya tawar rendah, keterbatasan akses terhadap pengambilan keputusan, serta ketergantungan tinggi pada sumber daya alam dan lingkungan hidup.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Studi ini menerapkan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif melalui studi kasus komparatif di enam wilayah. Data primer dihimpun melalui observasi lapangan secara langsung dan wawancara terpandu (guided interview) dengan menggunakan instrumen formular kualitatif untuk memastikan kedalaman informasi di enam wilayah (Jawa Tengah, Sulawesi Tengah, Sulawesi Selatan, Sumatera Utara, Sumatera Selatan, dan Kalimantan Utara). Data dikumpulkan melalui telaah dokumen kebijakan pemerintah, laporan, studi akademik, publikasi organisasi masyarakat sipil, serta pemberitaan media yang relevan.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Studi ini mengidentifikasi dampak yang terjadi dari proyek transisi energi dan siapa pihak yang paling terdampak, serta pola ketidakadilan distributif yang muncul. Sementara itu di sisi lain, masyarakat sekitar proyek belum mendapatkan manfaat langsung dari pembangkit listrik. Alih-alih menerima manfaat, mereka justru terus menerus menerima dampak penurunan penghidupan, gangguan lingkungan dan kesehatan. Kondisi ini tidak terlepas dari hasil kajian yang menunjukkan bahwa proyek transisi energi di enam wilayah cenderung dibangun di atas ruang hidup kelompok masyarakat yang bergantung langsung pada ekosistem lokal.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Studi ini mengindentifikasi beberapa kelompok sebagai pihak paling rentan meliputi masyarakat adat, kelompok usia dan jenis kelamin (perempuan, anak-anak, dan lansia), dan kelompok pekerja (nelayan, petani, peternak, pemulung, dan pekerja pembangkit listrik di lokasi proyek).</p>



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<li><strong>Di Kalimantan Utara</strong>, PLTA Kayan dan PLTA Mentarang Induk membuat Masyarakat Adat Dayak terancam digusur dari desa-desa leluhur mereka seperti Desa Long Pelban dan Long Lejuh. Pekerja formal di PLTA Kayan melaporkan kondisi kerja yang tidak layak, tanpa asuransi kesehatan, dan jam kerja yang ekstrem hingga dini hari.</li>



<li><strong>Di Sulawesi Tengah</strong>, PLTA Poso membuat Masyarakat Adat Danau Poso mengalami kerusakan situs budaya dan hilangnya tradisi tangkap ikan seperti Waya Masapi dan Pasar Sogili akibat pengerukan sungai. Peternak mengalami kerugian berupa kematian 94 kerbau mati di Desa Tokilo karena lahan penggembalaan terendam banjir akibat uji coba PLTA Poso. Ganti rugi yang diberikan atas banjir tersebut tidak layak dan masyarakat menerima intimidasi atas upayanya menuntut Ganti rugi. Nelayan tradisional terdampak berupa penurunan drastic terutama di Danau Poso, dari puluhan hingga ratusan kilogram menjadi hanya sekitar 5 kg per malam karena perubahan kualitas air danau. Perempuan adat harus memikul beban kerja domestic yang lebih berat dikarenakan air surut akibat proyek bendungan.</li>



<li><strong>Di Sumatera Utara</strong>, PLTP Sorik Marapi menyebabkan hilangnya jiwa orang dewasa dan anak-anak melalui kebocoran gas dan kelalaian pengamanan kolam penampungan air. Kebocoran gas yang disertai semburan lumpur panas mencemari air dan lahan sehingga tidak dapat ditanami kembali. Buangan limbah perusahaan menyebabkan air tercemar sehingga gagal panen dan perubahan masa produktif perkebunan warga.</li>



<li><strong>Di Sumatera Selatan</strong>, PLTP Rantau Dedap menyebabkan kerugian langsung pada pertanian masyarakat. Debu dari kendaraan berat proyek menempel pada bunga kopi, menyebabkan bunga rontok dan hasil panen menurun hingga 40%. PLTP Rantau Dedap membuat Masyarakat Adat Semendo mengalami kekeringan akibat dampak penurunan debit air Sungai yang krusial untuk irigasi dan kebutuhan domestik akibat PLTP Rantau Dedap. Masyarakat yang bergantung pada mikrohidro dari aliran Sungai Endikat terdampak dari tidak stabilnya aliran sungai, sehingga listrik tidak stabil.</li>



<li><strong>Di Jawa Tengah</strong>, PLTP Dieng menyebabkan ledakan yang berakibat pada korban luka pada pekerja dan kerugian ekonomi pada masyarakat akibat kerusakan lahan. Kebocoran gas H2S di PLTP Dieng menyebabkan korban jiwa dan pencemaran pada air dan tanah warga. Kebocoran ini menyebabkan peningkatan polusi yang melebihi batas aman. Warga dalam memperjuangkan haknya dan menolak PLTP, menerima kekerasan fisik dari aparat. Kondisi ini tidak dicatat oleh JETP dalam laporan progres JETP terkait PLTP Dieng.</li>



<li><strong>Di Sulawesi Selatan</strong>, Proyek PLTSa Tamalanrea berpotensi menghilangkan pekerjaan informal pemulung sejumlah ribuan orang. Ribuan masyarakat dan pelajar terancam ruang hidupnya yang sehat dikarenakan jarak proyek PLTSa yang hanya berjarak 100 meter dari perkampungan dan sekolah.</li>
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		<title>Shrinking Space, Shared Strategy: Defending Digital Democracy in East and Southeast Asia</title>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In early April 2026, twenty-five civil society representatives from ten countries across East and Southeast Asia gathered in Jakarta for a two-day convening on digital democracy.  Organized under the Digital Democracy Initiative (DDI), the meeting brought together organizations working to protect civic space and strengthen democratic participation through digital technologies at a time when both are under increasing pressure across the region. It came at a critical moment where across the region, the space for civil society action is shrinking, and the organizations best placed to push back are facing some of their worst funding conditions in years.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The convening brought together participants from Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Taiwan, Indonesia, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines, representing a range of sectors, including human rights, digital rights, freedom of expression, Indigenous rights, LGBTQIA+ rights, and media freedom. It aims to build a shared understanding of the pressures facing civil society, identify advocacy priorities for 2026, and produce practical roadmaps that partners could act on.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="768" src="https://tifafoundation.id/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_8211-1024x768.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-37129" srcset="https://tifafoundation.id/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_8211-1024x768.webp 1024w, https://tifafoundation.id/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_8211-300x225.webp 300w, https://tifafoundation.id/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_8211-768x576.webp 768w, https://tifafoundation.id/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_8211-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https://tifafoundation.id/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_8211-2048x1536.webp 2048w, https://tifafoundation.id/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_8211-200x150.webp 200w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Participants are presenting advocacy and co-creation workshop results. (Documentation of Tifa Foundation, 2026)</figcaption></figure>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>A&nbsp;region facing growing repression</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The urgency of the convening reflected broader regional trends. According to the CIVICUS Monitor’s <em>People Power Under Attack 2025</em> report, more than 85 percent of the population in the Asia-Pacific region lives in countries rated as ‘Repressed’ or ‘Closed’ for civic freedoms.  Among the countries represented at the convening, only Taiwan holds an ‘Open’ rating, while most others fall into the ‘Repressed’ or ‘Obstructed’ categories, meaning civil society operates under consistent risk of harassment, legal persecution, or outright suppression.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Participants described a region where governments are openly learning from each other’s repressive tactics. Laws criminalizing VPN use, mandatory social media identification requirements, and cybersecurity targeting activists rather than protecting them are spreading across borders. Legitimate public concerns, such as child protection or online fraud, are regularly used to justify restrictions on free expression and civic organizing. Several participants also noted that repression no longer stops at national borders. Activists who relocate for safety often remain vulnerable due to growing cooperation between governments in the region.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>“ASEAN moves slowly, but it is moving. Your role is to push from the ground, build alliances across countries, and keep engaging, even when it feels difficult. Because change is&nbsp;not impossible. It just requires persistence and strategy,”</em>&nbsp;said&nbsp;Anita Wahid,&nbsp;Indonesia Representative&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR).</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Discussions on regional digital policy highlighted additional concerns. Participants pointed to the UN Cybercrime Convention (UNCC), adopted in late 2024, which uses definitions of cybercrime so broad that they could be used to target legitimate civil society work, and its surveillance provisions often operate without judicial oversight.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Pall Mall Process, an international initiative on spyware accountability initiative entering implementation in June 2026, was identified as another key advocacy opportunity. However, participants noted that engagement from Asian governments remains minimal. Meanwhile, platform regulation across the region continues to prioritize government content removal requests over broader accountability for harms experienced by users.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Funding&nbsp;cuts deepen the crisis</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Alongside shrinking civic space, participants identified worsening funding conditions as another major threat facing civil society organizations. Drawing on data from Forus International, a global network representing over 24,000 civil society organizations, participants heard that 7 out of 10 organizations worldwide had been directly affected by the US funding freeze, with budget cuts ranging from 25 to 75 per cent.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The impacts across Southeast Asia have already been significant. Participants cited program disruptions and salary cuts in Indonesia, weakened advocacy coalitions in Malaysia, and Cambodia’s heavy reliance on foreign assistance, from which approximately 95 per cent of civil society funding originates.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Participants were clear that this is not a temporary disruption. Funding cuts, shrinking civic space, and growing digital repression are converging at the same time. Donors are increasingly routing money through governments instead of civil society. Organizations are being pushed to develop expertise in artificial intelligence while urgent human rights work goes under-resourced.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In response, discussions turned to practical alternatives, including resource-sharing between organizations, more strategic engagement with private-sector funders, and partnership models that avoid placing smaller organizations in dependent relationships with larger intermediary groups.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Building&nbsp;regional&nbsp;advocacy roadmaps</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Participants collectively produced three regional advocacy plans. The first targets cybercrime laws across the region and demands the inclusion of human rights standards in the said laws, and the UNCC, aiming to push states for the delay or decline the signing of the convention. The second addresses the protection of human rights defenders as a whole: physical safety, digital security, legal support, and mental health, treated as connected rather than separate needs. The third takes on the funding environment directly, urging donors to shift toward more flexible, long-term support for digital rights work and calling for policies that allow civil society to receive and manage funding without undue interference.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Each roadmap names specific targets, timelines, entry points, and the organizations that will take the lead. Participants also identified key risks to implementation, including shrinking budgets, political instability, shifting donor priorities, and long-term burnout among activists and civil society workers.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Beyond Jakarta</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Participants emphasized that the Jakarta convening marked the beginning of a longer regional process rather than a standalone event. In the weeks and months ahead, the participating organizations will refine their advocacy plans and begin implementation, drawing on the shared analysis and commitments built across the two days in Jakarta. A follow-up review convening is planned for November 2026 to assess progress and strengthen coordination.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>“Just listening to the different contexts of digital rights and&nbsp;different positions&nbsp;of organizations is a lot of learning. Taking all of that and putting it into a cohesive strategy we can all work on is the start of something we can pursue together,”&nbsp;</em>reflects&nbsp;one of&nbsp;the&nbsp;participants,&nbsp;a digital activist from Indonesia.</p>
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