APSN Banner

Protests & Popular Resistance

Displaying 1251 - 1300 of 1578 Documents

September 1, 2008

Detik.com - September 1, 2008

Laurencius Simanjuntak, Jakarta – It appears that fasting is not deterring some people from taking to the streets to voice their protests.

August 28, 2008

August 22, 2008

Detik.com - August 22, 2008

Didi Syafirdi, Jakarta – Around 20 West Papuans from the United West Papua Popular Struggle Front (Pepera) held an action at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Central Jakarta on Friday

August 20, 2008

Jakarta Post - August 20, 2008

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – Bajaj (three-wheeled taxi) owners and the People's Information Group (LIRA) held a demonstration at City Hall on Tuesday to demand transparency in the program t

August 16, 2008

Jakarta Post - August 16, 2008

Jakarta – Around 100 students from several state universities staged a rally outside the House of Representatives, where President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was delivering an annual stat

August 14, 2008

Tempo Interactive - August 14, 2008

Sofian, Jakarta – Around 10 protest actions will enliven the atmosphere of Jakarta today, Thursday August 14.

August 9, 2008

Agence France Presse - August 9, 2008

Jakarta – A hardline Muslim group staged a rally outside the US embassy in Jakarta on Saturday to protest over a call by Washington for the release of two Papuan activists.

August 7, 2008

Tempo Interactive - August 7, 2008

Fery Firmansyah, Jakarta – Six protest actions are scheduled to inundate the main streets of the capital today, Thursday August 7.

August 5, 2008

Jakarta Post - August 5, 2008

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – At least 3,000 people mobilized by the Papuan Christian Communication Forum staged a rally in Jayapura on Monday, questioning the functioning of the speci

Detik.com - August 5, 2008

Laurencius Simanjuntak, Jakarta – Actions by residents articulating their aspirations will compliment the hustle and bustle of Jakarta and nearby Tangerang today, Tuesday August 5.

August 4, 2008

Detik.com - August 4, 2008

Djoko Tjiptono, Jakarta – Scores of student from the Student Action Front for Reform and Democracy (Famred) have again taken to the streets to demand the government nationalise foreign-

July 31, 2008

Tempo Interactive - July 31, 2008

Fery Firmansyah, Jakarta – Three protest actions are scheduled to take place at the State Place and two other government offices on Thursday July 31.

July 26, 2008

Detik.com - July 26, 2008

Bagus Kurniawan, Yogyakarta – Around 20 students in the Central Jakarta city of Yogyakarta were arrested by municipal police on Saturday July 26 when they tried to block President Susil

July 25, 2008

Detik.com - July 25, 2008

Ken Yunita, Jakarta – Five separate protest actions by a number of different social organisations will provide a panorama for Jakarta residents on Thursday July 24.

July 24, 2008

Detik.com - July 24, 2008

Ari Saputra, Jakarta – Rather than satisfying parents, the free downloading of school books from the internet appears instead to have resulted in around 50 housewives demonstrating at t

July 21, 2008

Detik.com - July 21, 2008

Irwan Nugroho, Jakarta – Five protest actions will enliven Jakarta for the start of the week with the potential for traffic jams to occur at a number of points in the city.

July 16, 2008

Tempo Interactive - July 16, 2008

Reza M., Jakarta – A number of main thoroughfares in the capital city of Jakarta will be enlivened by protest actions this morning, Wednesday July 16.

July 15, 2008

Detik.com - July 15, 2008

Nadhifa Putri, Jakarta – It appears that protest action are again to became a part of the capital's daily routine with one of today's demonstrations being marked by a strike.

July 9, 2008

Jakarta Post - July 9, 2008

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have received photographs of more alleged vandals who damaged cars during a student protest in front of Atma Jaya university, Central Jakar

July 8, 2008

Detik.com - July 8, 2008

Ken Yunita, Jakarta – Protest actions are again starting to enliven Jakarta and surrounding areas.

July 7, 2008

Detik.com - July 7, 2008

Ramadhian Fadillah, Jakarta – A number of protest actions will greet the Group of Eight (G8) industrial nations meeting that is to begin today in Hokkaido, Japan.

Detik.com - July 7, 2008

Khairul Ikhwan, Medan – The G8 Forum Ministerial Level Meeting that is taking place in Hokkaido, Japan, has been condemned by student groups in the North Sumatra provincial capital of M

July 3, 2008

Jakarta Post - July 3, 2008

Tangerang – Dozens of members of the Tangerang Journalists Working Group protested at the regency office in Tigaraksa on Tuesday to demand the regent apologize for threatening a reporte

July 1, 2008

Media Bersama - July 1, 2008

Jakarta – Students in Jakarta once again demonstrated against the increase in the price of fuel on June 30, 2008. They gathered as the Indonesian Students League (SMI).

June 16, 2008

Jakarta Post - June 16, 2008

Jakarta – Around 4,000 activists nationwide will gather at the Proclamation Monument in Central Jakarta between June 23 and 25 to discuss their position on government policies.

June 15, 2008

Kompas - June 15, 2008

Jakarta – Activists throughout Indonesia will change their strategy in the war against the government, which they say is issuing policies that bring suffering to the people.

June 4, 2008

Detik.com - June 4, 2008

Melly Febrida, Jakarta – Protest actions will continue to enlivening Jakarta today.

June 2, 2008

Tempo Interactive - June 2, 2008

Ibnu/Traffic Management Centre, Jakarta – Four protest actions and a transport workers' strike will enliven the activities of the capital city today, Monday June 2.

May 23, 2008

Joint Statement - May 23, 2008

The following are statements of objection by three organisations that are part of the Ternate (North Maluku) National Liberation Front (FPN) against statements and releases issue by

Political Committee of the Poor - May 23, 2008

[The following statement in English was edited slightly for readability, the original SMS message in Indonesian translated and the full names of organisations added where abbreviatio

May 15, 2008

Detik.com - May 15, 2008

Ramadhian Fadillah, Jakarta – Fifteen protest actions will rock Jakarta today, Thursday May 15, all of which have the potential to create traffic congestion.

May 13, 2008

Detik.com - May 13, 2008

Ken Yunita, Jakarta – Protest actions will again colour Jakarta today, Tuesday May 13.

Jakarta Post - May 13, 2008

Jakarta – Around 2,000 students from universities across the country rallied in front of the State Palace on Jl.

May 8, 2008

Jakarta Post - May 8, 2008

Jakarta – Airport workers staged strikes at five airports Wednesday due to continued disagreements between state-owned PT Angkasa Pura I and its labor union over salaries, pensions and

May 7, 2008

Jakarta Post - May 7, 2008

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – Four people were injured and six others detained for questioning after hundreds of university students staged a rally in South Sulawesi to protest the govern

May 3, 2008

Jakarta Post - May 3, 2008

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Thousands of teachers, students and community activists marked National Education Day on Friday with rallies and protests across the country.

April 29, 2008

Jakarta Post - April 29, 2008

Nurni Sulaiman, Balikpapan – People of the Dayak indigenous tribe under the auspices of the Dayak Solidarity Organization on Monday staged simultaneous rallies in five cities across Eas

April 25, 2008

Tempo Interactive - April 25, 2008

Bayu Galih, Jakarta – A number of protest actions will be held in Jakarta today, Friday April 25.

April 22, 2008

Jakarta Post - April 22, 2008

Dozens of delman (traditional buggy) drivers staged a demonstration Monday, urging the Central Jakarta municipal administration to lift a ban on their operation inside National Monument

April 17, 2008

Tempo Interactive - April 17, 2008

Jakarta – Based on data from the Metro Jaya regional police Traffic Management Centre (TMC) website, Jakarta and surrounding areas will be inundated by some 13 different protest actions

April 16, 2008

Detik.com - April 16, 2008

Rafiqa Qurrata A, Jakarta – Jakarta and nearby Bekasi will be coloured by protest actions today, Wednesday April 16, with six different groups of protesters voicing their aspirations be

April 14, 2008

Detik.com - April 14, 2008

Khairul Ikhwan, Medan – The political temperature in North Sumatra is steadily rising in the lead up to the election of regional heads that will be held on April 16.

April 11, 2008

Detik.com - April 11, 2008

Irwan Nugroho, Jakarta – Not a day goes by without a protest action in the capital.

April 10, 2008

Detik.com - April 10, 2008

Arfi Bambani Amri, Jakarta – Three separate demonstrations will be held at the Sate Palace, the Finance Department and the offices of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) today,

April 8, 2008

Detik.com - April 8, 2008

Nurul Hidayati, Jakarta – Traffic in the Senayan area of Central Jakarta is guaranteed to be congested today, Tuesday April 8.

April 7, 2008

Tempo Interactive - April 7, 2008

Sofian, Jakarta – Workers from the Greater Jakarta Workers Federation of Struggle (FPBJ) and the Workers Challenge Alliance (ABM) will be holding a demonstration at the representative o

April 4, 2008

Tempo Interactive - April 4, 2008

Cornila Desyana, Jakarta – According to information from the Metro Jaya regional police Intelligence and Security (Intelpam) Directorate, as many as five protest actions are expected to

April 3, 2008

Tempo Interactive - April 3, 2008

Riky Ferdianto, Jakarta – Four protest actions will colour in Jakarta and surrounding areas today.

April 2, 2008

Tempo Interactive - April 2, 2008

Muhammad Nur Rochmi, Jakarta – Two demonstrations involving significant numbers of protesters will colour Central Jakarta on Wednesday April 2.

Tempo Interactive - April 2, 2008

Rofiuddin, Semarang – Dozens of students from the National Student League for Democracy (LMND) held a protest action in the Central Java provincial capital of Semarang today calling for