Overview

• Authorities in East Java confiscated several One Piece flags this week, drawing criticism from Amnesty International Indonesia.
• President Prabowo’s office said it respects freedom of expression but warned the pirate sign must not be displayed alongside the red-and-white national flag.
• Ministers cited a law that treats flying another symbol higher or next to the national flag as desecration punishable by up to five years’ imprisonment or a fine of nearly $31,000.
• Over the past month, students, artists, and drivers across Indonesia have adopted the One Piece Jolly Roger as a protest emblem against corruption, unemployment, and democratic backsliding.
• Custom flag makers reported overwhelming orders for the pirate banner and mural artists like Kemas Muhammad Firdaus have spray-painted the emblem to voice dissent.