Student groups and activists plan to hold rallies on Jan. 28 and Jan.

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Thousands of workers from across West Java staged a rally in Bandung on Wednesday, demanding the implementation of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement be po

A cluster of organizations and academics is planning a rally this month to demand President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono resign or be forced out of office over a series of perceived shortco

Madura, East Java – Fifteen activists from the Indonesian Muslim Student Movement (PMII) in Sumenep, Madura, East Java, began a hunger strike Tuesday night, Antara reported Wednesday.

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Dozens of students from the Indonesian Muslim Students Action Association (KAMMI) rallied at the West Java Legislative Council in Bandung on Tuesday to prote

Amanda Ferdina, Jakarta – Supporters of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) from the Indonesian People's Solidarity Coalition (KSRI), who were protesting against the launch of the

Amanda Ferdina, Jakarta – Shouting "Long live SBY", on Wednesday December 30 scores of protesters form the Indonesian People's Solidarity Coalition (KSRI) demonstrated at the launch of

University students burned a Democratic Party flag during a demonstration protesting the Bank Century case in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Monday.

Jakarta – At least six students from Mulawarman University in Samarinda were wounded in a clash with security guards when a rally against regulations on a dropout system turned ugly Thu

Luh De Suriyani and Wasti Atmodjo, Denpasar – Hundreds of NGOs, community activists and victims of legal and human right abuses commemorated International Human Rights Day on Thursday w

Students from Hasanuddin University in Makassar, South Sulawesi, took to the streets on Thursday, burning images of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Vice President Boediono and Finan

Mega Putra Ratya, Jakarta – A number of protest actions will colour Jakarta today with at least nine demonstrations expected to inundate various parts of the capital.

A man was arrested carrying three molotov bombs during a rally in front of the Parliament Building at Jalan Gatot Subroto on Tuesday.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to announce his response on Monday to the recommendations made by the fact-finding team tasked with investigating the scandal at the Corr

Nine rallies are scheduled for Jakarta on Thursday and will likely cause traffic delays.

Jakarta – Hundreds of people who called themselves The People's Movement for Education, Politics, Law, and Human Rights (Gempita), Friday afternoon, gathered outside the Corruption Erad

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Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Padang – About 2,000 traders at the Pasar Raya traditional market in Padang, West Sumatra, rallied Wednesday outside the city's legislative council building, prote

Multa Fidrus – An ongoing project to reclaim land from Lake Rawa Kayu Antap in Rempoa subdistrict, East Ciputat district, South Tangerang, by a housing developer has sparked protests fr

Arientha Primanita – Hundreds of students of Arastamar Theological College protested in front of the City Hall on Monday demanding the city administration restore water and electricity

Bandung – Hundreds of quake victims from Pengalengan, Bandung regency, occupied the regency legislative building on Monday to demand clarification on the reconstruction program for thei

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James Balowski, Jakarta – Street protests across Indonesia greeted the inauguration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Budiono on October 20.

Motorists beware – nine demonstrations to be held in Jakarta on Thursday are likely to cause traffic havoc in the capital.

Zal Gibran – Hundreds of university students in Makassar, South Sulawesi, celebrated Youth Pledge Day on Wednesday with protests demanding that the government fulfill its promises, incl

Jayapura – Around 200 people blocked a road in front of Papua Police Headquarters in Jayapura on Friday, as part of a protest against a decision to transfer the Jayapura Police chief.

Febriyan and Apriadi Gunawan, Bandung/Medan – A number of mass demonstrations took place in Jakarta as well as in other regions on Tuesday as the People's Consultative Assembly held a p

Denpasar – Protesters gathered Tuesday at the Bali Legislative Council to denounce what they claimed was neoliberal economics under newly inaugurated President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

About 400 students from the students executive board (BEM) throughout Bandung who intended to hold a rally in Jakarta during Tuesday's presidential inauguration were prevented from leav

Didi Syafirdi, Jakarta – Only half a day after being inaugurated as the president and vice president for 2009-2014, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Boediono are being urged to solve five k

Gede Suardana, Denpasar – Demonstrations during the inauguration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Boediono on October 20 also occurred in the resort island of Ba

Ari Saputra, Jakarta – Around 100 demonstrators succeeded in reaching the road opposite the House of Representatives (DPR) on Tuesday October 20.

Ari Saputra, Jakarta – Hundreds of workers from various labour organisations held a protest action at the front gates of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta on Octobe

Hery Winarno, Jakarta – The inauguration of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) and Boediono as the president and vice president of the Republic of Indonesia for the period 2009-2014 will be

Muchus Budi R., Solo - A demonstration by students in the Central Java city of Solo on October 20 against the inauguration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was broken up by police

Triono Wahyu Sudibyo, Semarang – Around 100 activists from the Volunteers of the People's Struggle for the Liberation of the Motherland (Spartan) demonstrated in the Central Java provin

Elvan Dany Sutrisno, Jakarta – Twenty 'black pearls' formed an orderly line in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) Gelding Nusantara Building on October 20 demanding that Presid

Taufik Wijaya, Palembang – The inauguration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Boediono on October 20 was also greeted by protest actions in Palembang, South Sumat

Bagus Kurniawan, Yogyakarta – Hundreds of students from various groups in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta held an action opposing the inauguration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoy

Jakarta Globe – Students around the country marked the inauguration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Boediono on Tuesday with protests, making demands ranging fr

Muhammad Nur Abdurrahman, Makassar – It has not just been in Jakarta and Java that mass actions opposing the inauguration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) and Vice President

Moksa Hutasoit, Jakarta – For the start of the week, Jakarta and surrounding areas will again be treated to widespread demonstrations, with five protest actions being held at a number o

Jakarta Police's Traffic Management Center has warned drivers that there may be traffic snarls in Jakarta on Wednesday due to several planned protests.

Sidoarjo – About 100 mud flow victims from Besuki Timur village, Jabon district, Sidoarjo, East Java, staged a rally on Tuesday, blocking one of the alternative roads connecting Kaliten

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – Dozens of the Kaukus Peduli Jalan Tol (Toll Road Concerned Caucus) activists rallied outside the office of Cikupa-Merak toll road operator PT Marga Mandala Sak

Azis Edward – Anticipating a forced eviction, hundreds of residents blocked a road in Cakung Cilincing, North Jakarta, on Thursday morning armed with molotov bombs and sharpened sticks

Didi Syafirdi, Jakarta – Five protest actions and one silent action will enliven Jakarta today.

Kendari – Hundreds of students from various universities staged a protest on Tuesday at the Southeast Sulawesi legislative council building, where its 45 new members were being sworn in

Candra Malik, Solo – A day after police shut down a meeting convened in Solo, Central Java, by Sri Bintang Pamungkas to oppose the inauguration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, t

Jakarta – The first People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary session to swear in new members of the representative body on Friday was marked by several protests.