Andra Wisnu, Jakarta – Dozens of activists gathered Thursday at Jakarta Police headquarters, demanding that the police finish their investigation of the Situ Gintung case they reported
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June 4, 2009
June 3, 2009
Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Conflicts continued between officers of the Army's Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) and residents of the Kostrad housing complex in Kebayoran Lama, South J
Suherdjoko, Semarang – State-owned cement producer PT Semen Gresik has had to postpone its plan to build a cement plant in Sukolilo district, Pati regency, Central Java, due to strong p
May 21, 2009
Rachmadin Ismail, Jakarta – Hundreds of demonstrators from the Workers Challenge Alliance (ABM) held an protest action on May 21 opposing the candidates running for the July 8 president
May 18, 2009
Nograhany Widhi K., Jakarta – On Monday May 18, 10 separate demonstrations will 'besiege' Jakarta.
May 16, 2009
Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – Lower-income residents of Makassar municipality in South Sulawesi are protesting against what they claim is the administration's "half-hearted" implementatio
May 15, 2009
Agus Maryono, Kebumen – Around 2,000 farmers from the South Kebumen Farmers Association (FPPKS) staged a demonstration Thursday in the Urut Sewu area in Kebumen regency, Central Java, d
May 6, 2009
Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – A group of students staged a mass rally near the Indonesian Democracy Party of Struggle (PDIP)' Chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri's residence in Menteng, Cen
May 5, 2009
Serang – Three students were rushed to the nearest public health clinic in Serang after a Monday rally they staged to demand the arrest of Pandeglang Regent Dimyati Natakusumah at the B
Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – About 1,500 students from various state and private universities rallied Monday at the gubernatorial office in Makassar, South Sulawesi, to protest against t
May 4, 2009
Denpasar – Students of Denpasar's Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) commemorated National Education Day by holding traditional art performances in front of the Bali Provincial Legi
April 29, 2009
Khairul Ikhwan, Medan – Thousands of farmers in North Sumatra (Sumut) have threatened to boycott the July 8 presidential elections if the various problems facing farmers are not resolve
April 24, 2009
Ari Saputra, Jakarta – Around 40 workers from the Workers Challenge Alliance (ABM) held a demonstration on April 24 calling on the political elite – who are in middle of fighting over t
April 15, 2009
Jakarta – Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will launch a big rally during the upcoming 39th Asian Development Bank (ADB) annual meeting in Bali from May 2 until May 5.
April 6, 2009
Yogyakarta – On Sunday April 6, around 40 students from the United People's Committee (KRB) demonstrated at the Gadjah Mada University roundabout in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta.
Medan – The North Sumatra Union for the Politics of the Poor Front (FPPRM) believes that the administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has failed.
Surabaya – On Sunday April 5, protesters from the East Java People's Union Against the Elections (PRTP) held a demonstration at the Bungkul Park in the East Java provincial capital of S
April 5, 2009
Palu, Central Sulawesi – On April 5, scores of activists from the Central Sulawesi Union for the Politics of the Poor (PPRM Sulteng) declared their opposition to the 2009 general electi
Medan – On April 5 scores of people from the North Sumatra Union for the Politics of the Poor Front (FPPRM-SU) held a protest action at the Mejestik roundabout in the North Sumatra city
April 3, 2009
Thousands of people rallied in Indonesia's eastern Papua region on Friday to call for independence from Jakarta and a boycott of elections amid a police crackdown on dissent, activists
April 2, 2009
A group of student who call themselves South Sumatra Students' Committee for Concern of the nation staged a rally Thursday to oppose the presence of the founder of Great Indonesia Movem
Khairul Ikhwan, Medan – Some 50 or so students in the North Sumatra city of Medan demonstrated on April 2 against the general elections that will take place on April 9.
March 30, 2009
Palu – On March 30, activists from the Palu City branch of the Union for the Politics of the Poor (PPRM) in Central Sulawesi encouraged local residents to reject next month's legislativ
Robert, Samarinda – Scores for students from the Mulawarman University in East Kalimantan provincial city of Samarinda demonstrated on March 30 against the 2009 general elections.
March 24, 2009
Jayapura – Over a thousand people rallied in Jayapura, the capital of Papua province, on Tuesday demanding a referendum on independence from Indonesia and rejecting the forthcoming elec
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March 19, 2009
Jakarta – Around 300 people displaced by the Lapindo mudflow disaster in Sidoarjo, East Java, in 2006 returned to the State Palace on Wednesday for another protest.
Jakarta – Nearly two dozen Greenpeace activists were forcibly dragged away by security guards Thursday while protesting the destruction of Indonesia's forests by one of the country's la
March 15, 2009
Ismira Lutfia – Victims of the mudflow disaster in Sidoarjo, East Java Province, tried a new tack on Sunday in their efforts to claim full compensation by offering gifts to the mother o
March 14, 2009
Jakarta – On Saturday afternoon, hundreds of workers from trade unions in Jakarta and the satellite cities of Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabodetabek), held a protest action opp
March 13, 2009
Putri Prameshwari – Hundreds of Sidoarjo mudflow victims staged a rally along Jakarta's main roads on Thursday, demanding the government settle compensation owed to them by PT Minarak L
March 11, 2009
Several hundred Papuans, rallying in the name of the National Action Committee of the West Papuan People took to the streets in Jayapura on Wednesday, calling for a referendum on Papua'
March 10, 2009
Jakarta – Farmers in Salatiga city, Central Java held a rally at Salatiga City Hall protesting the administration decision to allow an asbestos factory construction on a plot of land th
February 19, 2009
Muhammad Taufiqqurahman, Jakarta – Students demonstrating against US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday February 19 'forced' police to help them trample on US flags.
Palu – Hundreds of farmers and NGO activists in Toili district, Banggai regency, Central Sulawesi, staged a rally Tuesday to demand ownership of their farms that they said were being cl
Suherdjoko, Temanggung, Central Java – Thousands of farmers joined a rally Monday at a public park in Temanggung regency, Central Java, to protest a bill on the health impacts of tobacc
February 18, 2009
Ari Saputra, Jakarta – At least 50 pairs of shoes were held up then after receiving a command from the action coordinator who shouted in a shrill voice "Destroy America", the shoes glid
February 17, 2009
Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – Up to 2,500 public minivan and bus drivers staged a strike in Bandarlampung on Monday to protest a decree on fare cuts.
February 16, 2009
Parwito, Temanggung – Thousands of tobacco farmers throughout Central Java gathered at the Temanggung regency town square on Monday February 16 to hold a massive protest against the Ind
February 13, 2009
Yogyakarta – Around 50 students from the University of Gadjah Mada (UGM) campus' Proselytizing Institutions Goodwill Forum held an action on February 13 opposing the celebration of Vale
February 12, 2009
Amir Tejo, Surabaya – Around 3000 victims of the Sidoardjo mudflow took to the street in Surabaya, East Java Province on Tuesday to demand that PT Minarak Lapindo Jaya, owned by the fam
January 30, 2009
Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Residents from Rancabentang, Ciumbeuleuit in Bandung, staged a rally Tuesday at the Bandung Municipal Legislative Council protesting its indecision on the co
January 29, 2009
Laurencius Simanjuntak, Jakarta – Protest actions continue to enliven the main roads of Jakarta.
January 22, 2009
Jakarta – Dozens of villagers on Indonesia's Sumatra island began a protest march Wednesday to demand the release of 76 people arrested in a land dispute, a farmers' union leader said.
January 19, 2009
Jakarta – Dozens of members from the Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) and the Solidarity for Civilian Victims of Gaza organization staged a rally Sunday at the Hotel Indone
January 15, 2009
Chazizah Gusnita, Jakarta – Thirty-four years after the Malari affair – short for The January 15 Disaster – a student actions opposing foreign capital, particularly Japanese capital on
January 9, 2009
Jakarta – About 200 Indonesian women protested against Israeli military strikes in the Gaza Strip outside the Egyptian embassy in Jakarta on Friday.
Jakarta – As Israel's two-week offensive in Gaza continues, massive anti-Israel and anti-US rallies have been taking place across Indonesia.
January 4, 2009
Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesian Muslims on Sunday protested Israel's military offensive against the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 400 people.
January 3, 2009
Jakarta, Bandung, Malang, Medan – Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of cities across the country on Friday to denounce Israeli air strikes on Gaza that have killed 425 peo