<![CDATA[From the Global South]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/from-the-global-south Voices, movements, and ideas from across the Global South. A podcast from Focus on the Global South.

]]> RSS.com 2026.721.95756 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:31:23 GMT en d5ff4fa6-a230-5cc4-9ef3-f241645dd2b0 https://media.rss.com/from-the-global-south/podcast_cover_20260731_075533_0750d115ece434d17a3cdaad972ad38c.png From the Global South https://rss.com/podcasts/from-the-global-south no Focus on the Global South Focus on the Global South false episodic podcast false <![CDATA[Against the Tides Episode 01 — The Cost of Dissent]]> In August 2025, mass protests erupted across Indonesia — one of the largest since the fall of Suharto in 1998. Triggered by a housing allowance for lawmakers worth nearly ten times the minimum wage, the protests drew gig workers, students, and first-time demonstrators united by years of economic frustration. What followed was the largest wave of state repression since the Reformasi era: mass arrests, digital surveillance, and an acid attack on Andrie Yunus, Deputy Coordinator of KontraS, one of Indonesia’s most prominent human rights organisations.

In this episode, host Dominic speaks with Fatia Maulidiyanti, former Coordinator of KontraS, about who was in the streets and why, how movements organised and were targeted, and what it takes to rebuild in a closing civic space.

Against the Tides is a podcast series by Focus on the Global South examining the uprisings across South and Southeast Asia.

Host: Dominic

Guest Name: Fatia Maulidiyanti (former Coordinator, KontraS)

Audio editing and production: Anoushka A Mathews

Intro and outro music, “Lakbay”, original music composed by Christian “Bong” Ramilo

Produced by Focus on the Global South"

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