Statement from the Persaudaraan Pekerja Anarko-Sindikalis (PPAS-IWA): In Solidarity with Andrie Yunus
And those subjected to violence for resisting state arbitrariness
Persaudaraan Pekerja Anarko-Sindikalis, part of the International Workers’ Association (PPAS-IWA), strongly condemns the attempted murder of Andrie Yunus, a human rights activist and Deputy Coordinator of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS). On the night of 12 March 2026, Andrie Yunus was attacked with acid, resulting in burns covering 24% of his body—including his eyes and face especially the right side, chest, and both hands. This act cannot be dismissed as an accident alone, as it was carried out in an organized and planned manner; targeting vital body parts; using tools that are not easily obtained and crucially: and most importantly, preceded by terror and stalking since the previous days.
Andrie Yunus is a worker who has dedicated his life to public interest advocacy and defending victims of human rights violations and state violence who lack access to legal services. Throughout this work, he has consistently called out the State—whose operations are rife with violence, exploitation, corrupt practices, and subservience to the interests of capitalists.
The acid attack on Andrie Yunus occurred immediately after he recorded a podcast on remilitarization and the judicial review of the TNI (Indonesian National Armed Forces) Law. Approximately one year prior, he had forced his way into a meeting room at a luxury hotel where political elites were preparing to pass the same TNI Law—legislation that was later opposed by many groups for weakening the position of civilians in the limited job market.
In numerous waves of protest actions, such as #EmergencyWarning (#PeringatanDarurat), #DarkIndonesia (#IndonesiaGelap), #RejectTheTNIBill (#TolakRUUTNI), and the protest waves of August–September 2025, Andrie Yunus worked with the Advocacy Team for Democracy to advocate for the release of countless demonstrators who were arrested, beaten by police, and criminalized—including anarchists. For the latter protest wave in particular, he was also part of the Fact-Finding Committee, conducting independent investigations into violations and the excessive use of force by state authorities.
These facts show that Andrie Yunus has been involved in efforts to fight police brutality and militarism—tools that the State consistently uses to perpetuate the interests of capital owners and the exploitation of the working class. While he has never identified as an anarchist, Andrie Yunus’s consistency in defending working class and people in general. also standing against so many regulations which undermines the position of civilians and the working class, should be recognized as work in defense of the working class’s interests–in line with the core tenets of anarcho-syndicalism. The assassination attempt against Andrie Yunus and his work defending the working class further reinforces anarchism’s long-standing thesis that the State is nothing more than a pile of crimes, and therefore there is no longer any reason to defend it.
Thus, PPAS-IWA declares its solidarity with Andrie Yunus and all those who have fallen victim to violence for resisting state arbitrariness.
An injury to one is an injury to all. To douse one is to burn a thousand. May justice be restored to all who are entitled to it. Demand the impossible. For in the end, only two paths remain: the path to victory for the oppressed and exploited class under the capitalist-State, or the path to victory for fascists.
Long live solidarity!
15 March 2026
