: Restrictions on expression and assembly were significant, particularly regarding the ITE Law (Electronic Information and Transactions Law) , which was frequently used to silence digital dissent. Papua Conflict : Tensions in Papua escalated following the passage of the Special Autonomy Law
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Social media campaigns mapped available oxygen tanks and hospital beds. : Restrictions on expression and assembly were significant,
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However, this progress was overshadowed by controversy at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. While Indonesia was among more than 100 countries to sign a pledge to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030, the government quickly signaled an about-face. Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya publicly criticized the plan as "unfair" and at odds with the nation's development goals, a move that sparked immediate protests from hundreds of climate activists in Jakarta. Critics argued that Indonesia was "paying lip-service" to tackling climate change while enabling deforestation that favors big corporations, particularly in the palm oil and coal industries. The mixed signals underscored the fundamental tension between Indonesia's role as a steward of the world's third-largest rainforest and its economic ambitions.
In 2021, social issues were dominated by the catastrophic of COVID-19, which saw Indonesia become the global epicenter of the pandemic.
In 2021, Indonesia did not solve its social issues. But for the first time, the entire nation was forced to watch the same livestream of its own flaws—and that, perhaps, was the first step toward real change.