Anarchist Platforms Urge Global Targeting of Companies Tied to Indonesia as Crackdown Intensifies
Executive Summary
An anarchist communiqué posted on a noblogs platform encourages international activists to research and target multinational corporations with operations or investments in Indonesia, framing such actions as “solidarity” with detainees from Indonesia’s recent anti-authoritarian uprising. The post names several European and UK-based firms and promotes decentralized direct action against these companies worldwide. Broader analysis from independent intelligence platforms shows a surge in transnational calls for action tied to Indonesia’s unrest, reflecting an effort by anarchist networks to internationalize a domestic crisis while Indonesian authorities escalate counter-network operations at home.
Analysis
The call to target corporations associated with Indonesia reflects a wider pattern in which anarchist portals use domestic unrest to generate global “solidarity attacks.” These ecosystems frame corporate nodes overseas as legitimate pressure points against the Indonesian state and against what they describe as international enablers of repression. Messaging of this type increases the risk of vandalism, low-end arson attempts, and protests near embassies and company offices in cities with active anarchist or anti-corporate circles.
The Dark Nights post explicitly lists HSBC, Shell, BP, Unilever, Rolls Royce, GlaxoSmithKline, Standard Chartered, Prudential, Arup, Mott MacDonald, and PwC as appropriate “targets” and encourages activists in each region to research additional firms operating in Indonesia, tying these actions to “anti-authoritarian” prisoners.
Analysts notes that anarchist platforms have issued multiple calls urging “insurrectionary solidarity” with Indonesia’s uprising, elevating local grievances into a global struggle narrative and directing attention toward embassies, consulates, and corporations with Indonesian links.
Indonesian authorities have responded to recent unrest with broad arrests, cyber-mapping of anarchist networks, and terrorism-linked charges, citing foreign funding and transnational anarchist associations. This crackdown has increased the likelihood that foreign anarchist circles will attempt symbolic copycat actions.
These dynamics show how online anarchist ecosystems can quickly reframe localized protest movements into globalized campaigns that encourage small-scale, decentralized disruptions. While these communiqués provide no tactical details, their purpose is to lower the psychological barrier to unsophisticated actions such as graffiti, window damage, or minor arson at corporate or diplomatic sites. For organizations with Indonesian operations—or those merely perceived as connected—this raises short-term reputational and security concerns. The lack of hierarchy in these networks complicates attribution and forecasting, requiring close monitoring of regional translations of the communiqués, sudden spikes in address-sharing, and date-specific calls for action.
