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Protests & Popular Resistance

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July 6, 2023

Tempo - July 6, 2023

Amy Heppy, Najla Nur Fauziyah (Translator), Jakarta – A thousand protestors consisting of farmers and workers are reported to demonstrate in front of the Constitutional Court of Indones

April 13, 2023

Kompas.com - April 13, 2023

Titis Anis Fauziyah, Semarang – Hundreds of students taking part in a protest action against the Job Creation Law (Cipta Kerja) broke down two gates at the Central Java governor's offic

April 12, 2023

CNN Indonesia - April 12, 2023

Jakarta – Hundreds of students from various campuses in the provincial capital of Surabaya held a protest action at the East Java (Jatim) Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) on Wed

April 6, 2023

Fajar.co.id - April 6, 2023

Muhammad Nursam, Makassar – Being of the view that council members are no longer able to accommodate the aspirations of the people, hundreds of demonstrators that are part of the Makass

Detik News - April 6, 2023

Adrial Akbar, Jakarta – A number of student organisations that were holding a demonstration against the Job Creation Law (Ciptaker) have tried to get into the House of Representatives (

April 5, 2023

CNN Indonesia - April 5, 2023

Jakarta – A protest action by scores of Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) students against the Job Creation Law (Ciptaker) has disbanded after they were involved in a s

March 21, 2023

CNN Indonesia - March 21, 2023

Jakarta – Workers and students demonstrated in front of the South Sulawesi (Sulsel) Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) in Makassar today opposing the ratification of Government Re

March 14, 2023

CNN Indonesia - March 14, 2023

Jakarta – A number of labour and farmer organisations are threatening to hold a mass strike if Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) Number 2/2022 replacing the Omnibus Law on J

February 28, 2023

Bisnis.com - February 28, 2023

Surya Dua Artha Simanjuntak, Nancy Junita, Jakarta – A coalition of civil society activists calling themselves the Indonesian People's Protest demonstrated in front of the House of Repr

Kompas.com - February 28, 2023

Tria Sutrisna, Jakarta – Demonstrators opposing the government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) replacing the Omnibus Law on Job Creation brought "sesajen" (special food with spiritua

CNN Indonesia - February 28, 2023

Jakarta – The Labour Alliance held a demonstration in front of the parliamentary complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Tuesday February 28, rejecting plans to enact the government regulation

December 12, 2022

Tempo - December 12, 2022

Jakarta (Antara) – At least 600 joint personnel from the Indonesian Military (TNI), the National Police (Polri), and Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) were deployed to secure four demonst

September 24, 2022

Tempo - September 24, 2022

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was working at the Bogor Presidential Palace during the mass protest staged by religious-based mass organization PA 212 in Jaka

September 23, 2022

Tempo - September 23, 2022

Muhsin Sabilillah (Intern), Jakarta – The Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Fadli Imran proposed for mass protests to be moved from public streets at West Medan Merdeka street t

September 6, 2022

Reuters - September 6, 2022

Jakarta – Thousands of people rallied in Indonesia's biggest cities on Tuesday, seeking to pile pressure on the government to reverse its first subsidised fuel price hike in eight years

Coconuts Jakarta - September 6, 2022

Laborers and university students are staging protests throughout the country today, demanding the government reverse its subsidized fuel price hike.

Associated Press - September 6, 2022

Edna Tarigan and Fadlan Syam, Jakarta – Hundreds of workers and students in Indonesia rallied on Tuesday demanding the government cancel fuel price hikes, a politically sensitive issue

September 5, 2022

Tempo - September 5, 2022

Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria called on the people who are planning to hold protests against the increase in subsidized fuel prices not to commit anarchic

Suara.com - September 5, 2022

Erick Tanjung – Student groups in various parts of the country took to the streets on Monday September 5 to hold demonstrations protesting the recent fuel (BBM) price hike.

April 21, 2022

CNN Indonesia - April 21, 2022

Jakarta – Protesters from the Indonesian Student Alliance (AMI) and the Labour Movement with the People (Gebrak) say that the government of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice Presi

Tempo - April 21, 2022

Antara, Jakarta – The National Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) personnel set up barbed wire barricades at the main gate of the House of Representatives (DPR) Building on Jalan Gatot Su

April 12, 2022

CNN Indonesia - April 12, 2022

Jakarta – Student demonstrations have been held simultaneously in various parts of the country – from the west to the east – rejecting the discourse on postponing the 2024 elections and

July 24, 2021

Jakarta Post - July 24, 2021

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Police set out barbed wire and concrete barricades around the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta on Saturday in an effort to tighten security after calls for a

December 2, 2020

Kompas.com - December 2, 2020

Irfan Kamil, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia says that the police committed acts of violence when securing the protest actions against the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation in

November 17, 2020

CNN Indonesia - November 17, 2020

Jakarta – Hundreds of workers and students from the Labour Movement with the People (Gebrak) began moving off from the House of Representatives (DPR) parliamentary complex in Jakarta to

CNN Indonesia - November 17, 2020

Jakarta – Hundreds of workers from the Labour Movement with the People (Gebrak) have begun packing the area near the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta in a follow up ac

November 10, 2020

CNN Indonesia - November 10, 2020

Jakarta – On Tuesday November 10 an alliance of social organisation grouped under the Labour Movement with the People (Gebrak) held a long-march from the International Labour Organisati

CNN Indonesia - November 10, 2020

Jakarta – A protest action opposing Law Number 11/2020 on Job Creation took place in the Medan Merdeka area of Central Jakarta on the afternoon of Tuesday November 10.

November 9, 2020

October 29, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 29, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has taken a jab at the country's millennials, questioning their contribution t

October 28, 2020

Tempo - October 28, 2020

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The National Association of University Student Executive Bodies (BEM SI) is set to hold another round of protests against the omnibus law on job creation on Wed

Tempo - October 28, 2020

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Hundreds of students held a demonstration against the Omnibus Law of the Job Creation Law in the Arjuna Wiwaha Horse Statue area, at Jalan Merdeka Barat, Centra

Tempo - October 28, 2020

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Coinciding with the Youth Pledge Day [Sumpah Pemuda], the labor unions GEBRAK and the Indonesian People's Faction (FRI) announced to hold a rally at Central Jaka

Jakarta Post - October 28, 2020

Jakarta – Labor unions and university students have once again taken to the streets in Jakarta to protest against the Job Creation Law, this time expressing their discontent in conjunct

October 23, 2020

Vice - October 23, 2020

Rosa Folia – Under a scorching sun, thousands of students and workers gathered in the Indonesian capital Jakarta this week to demand President Joko Widodo withdraw a controversial Jobs

October 22, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 22, 2020

Jakarta – Workers and students are expected to stage another rally in front of Merdeka Palace, Central Jakarta, on Thursday as protests against the omnibus law on job creation enter the

October 21, 2020

CNN Indonesia - October 21, 2020

Jakarta – A series of demonstrations around the country against the recently enacted Omnibus Law on Job Creation took place on Tuesday October 20 to coincide with the first year of Pres

Jakarta Post - October 21, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jon Afrizal and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta, Jambi and Medan – Thousands of students and members of labor unions took to the streets again on Tuesday to continue voicing opp

October 20, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 20, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Experts and activists have called for a larger civil movement and collective civil disobedience to convey public distrust in the government following the passag

Bloomberg News - October 20, 2020

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Jakarta Post - October 20, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Thousands of students from the National Association of University Student Executive Bodies (BEM SI) are set to take to the streets again on Tuesday to demand th

October 19, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 19, 2020

Jakarta – The Education and Culture Ministry has announced that 123 college students across the country were tested positive for COVID-19 after taking part in protests against the Job C

October 17, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 17, 2020

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Thousands of students from the National Association of University Student Executive Bodies (BEM SI) staged another round of protests on Friday to demand that Pr

October 16, 2020

Red Ant - October 16, 2020

James Balowski – Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Indonesia last week in a series of angry and sometimes violence protests against the passage of the government's

Jakarta Globe - October 16, 2020

Yudha Baskoro – Hundreds of students defied the rain on Friday as they conducted a peace protest against the recently-adopted job creation law, demanding that the law be abolished.

Jakarta Post - October 16, 2020

Jakarta – Security authorities have deployed 18,000 personnel to beef up security amid the continuing protests against the controversial Job Creation Law by university students in Centr

October 15, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 15, 2020

Jakarta – Muhammadiyah, one of Indonesia's largest Muslim organizations, has criticized what it called an excessive use of force by police officers against people protesting against the

October 13, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 13, 2020

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – What began as a peaceful protest against the Job Creation Law turned into riots on Tuesday as violent opposition to the controversial law continued in the capit

CNN Indonesia - October 13, 2020

Jakarta – Trade unions and social organisations again held protest actions against the Omnibus Law on Job Creation on Monday October 12.

Jakarta Post - October 13, 2020

Jakarta – The National Police on Monday deployed around 7,500 Mobile Brigade (Brimob) officers to ensure public safety and security in Jakarta amid continuing protests against the newly