Click to expand Image Misran Toni, an Indigenous Dayak farmer, protesting against coal mining outside the President Palace, Jakarta, on June 25, 2026. © 2026 Yulia AdiningsihIndonesia’s Supreme Court on August 5 upheld the acquittal of Misran Toni, an Indigenous Dayak farmer known as Imis, who was participating in a coal mining protest and charged with stabbing other protesters in East Kalimantan. The case has its roots in the coal mining in Kalimantan that has long been linked to concerns about community safety, deforestation, and environmental degradation. A dispute over the use of public roads to haul coal erupted in Muara Kate village, where as many as 100 coal trucks passed daily. But the case highlights the risks faced both by communities affected by coal mining and the environmental and Indigenous rights defenders who oppose Indonesia's coal industry.