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Protests & Popular Resistance

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September 9, 2025

Tempo - September 9, 2025

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto warned that certain groups are attempting to erode public confidence in his administration.

Tempo Editorial - September 9, 2025

Jakarta – The demonstrations in Jakarta that spread to a number of cities were the result of President Prabowo Subianto's inability to identify the root cause of public anger.

Tempo - September 9, 2025

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – The chair of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), Muhammad Isnur, criticizes the new Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa's statement on "17+8 Peo

Tempo - September 9, 2025

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) notes that three out of 41 individuals reported missing during the week-long protests in

Tempo - September 9, 2025

Fachrizal Afandi, Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia – Police violence again shocked Indonesia when Affan Kurniawan, a 21-year-old ride-hailing driver, was killed in Jakarta.

September 8, 2025

ABC News - September 8, 2025

Erwin Renaldi – Indonesian people are done staying silent.

Jakarta Globe - September 8, 2025

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto pledged state protection for peaceful demonstrators while condemning violent acts and signaling openness to an independent

Jakarta Post - September 8, 2025

Soe Tjen Marching (The Conversation) – Indonesians have taken to the streets over the past week to protest against elite corruption. The demonstrations began peacefully on Aug.

September 7, 2025

Labour Review - September 7, 2025

National Collective of the People's Liberation Party – Since late August 2025, Indonesia has been gripped by a wave of spontaneous and violent protests that shook the foundations of the

Tempo - September 7, 2025

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – A week after the mass protest of August 28 to 30, 2025 in Indonesia, civil society groups calling themselves the 17+8 movement continued to monitor the extent

Jakarta Post - September 7, 2025

Agencies, Jakarta – The streets of Jakarta were quiet over the weekend after more than a week of sometimes violent protests, as Indonesia celebrated a holiday marking the Prophet Muhamm

September 6, 2025

Tempo - September 6, 2025

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of State Secretariat Juri Ardiantoro was brief when asked about the government's stance on the 17+8 people's demands.

Tempo - September 6, 2025

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Lieutenant General Deddy Suryadi, Commander of the Jakarta Military Regional Command (Pangdam Jaya), stated that the security situation in the capital is stable f

Tempo - September 6, 2025

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) reported that ten demonstrators remain unaccounted for following recent protests.

Tempo - September 6, 2025

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – The East Java Regional Police have identified nine suspects in the arson attack on the Grahadi Building in Surabaya that occurred during protests at the en

September 5, 2025

CNN Indonesia - September 5, 2025

Jakarta – Protesters consisting of students, academics and civil society activists held a peaceful demonstration titled "The National People's Picnic" in front of the parliament buildin

Arah Juang - September 5, 2025

Nearly a year into the regime of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, mass resistance has erupted again.

UNPO - September 5, 2025

Mass protests erupted in Indonesia on 25 August, as thousands gathered outside the Parliament in Jakarta to denounce a newly approved housing allowance for lawmakers worth nearly ten ti

Tempo - September 5, 2025

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Head of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Information Center, Brigadier General Freddy Ardianzah, confirmed that a member of the TNI's Strategic Intelligenc

Tempo - September 5, 2025

Jakarta – The August 2025 public protests, marked by a palpable anti-elite sentiment and social class polarization, were not a spontaneous event.

Tempo - September 5, 2025

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metro Police said the estimated losses suffered by the force due to a series of demonstrations in Jakarta stood at Rp180 billion.

Indonesia at Melbourne - September 5, 2025

Ian Wilson – The mass protests that erupted across Indonesia in late August – resulting in ten fatalities and extensive damage to government and public infrastructure – have prompted a

September 4, 2025

People's Liberation Party (PPR) Statement - September 4, 2025

This assessment of the situation and our position is published after carefully and cautiously after observing and understanding the developments in the political situation throughout th

Jakarta Post Editorial - September 4, 2025

Jakarta – The trending phrase "state of emergency" on X is no coincidence, as it follows recent statements by President Prabowo Subianto linking the ongoing protests to attempted treaso

Jakarta Post - September 4, 2025

Tim Lindsey (The Conversation) – For many Indonesians, the violent riots recently wracking Jakarta and other cities across the archipelago are eerily reminiscent of the riots of 1998 th

Tempo - September 4, 2025

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian National Police's Directorate of Cyber Crime (Bareskrim) has arrested the owner of a TikTok account accused of spreading provocative content that incited ro

Tempo - September 4, 2025

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian government will provide financial assistance of Rp15 million for the families of deceased victims and Rp5 million for seriously injured victims of

Tempo - September 4, 2025

Jakarta – Various elements of society are staging protests again this Thursday, September 4, 2025.

Tempo - September 4, 2025

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK) has underscored the importance of expanding insurance coverage to include protection against riots and civil co

Jakarta Post - September 4, 2025

Maudey Khalisha Setyakusuma, Jakarta – Recent violent protests in Jakarta have cost the city's retailers an estimated Rp 500 billion (US$30 million) in lost sales from Aug. 28-Sept.

Tempo - September 4, 2025

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Hundreds of workers are staging a protest at Medan Merdeka Selatan street, Gambir, Central Jakarta, on Thursday, September 4, 2025.

Tempo - September 4, 2025

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Members of the 17+8 People's Demands coalition are pressing the government to fulfill their demands with just one day left before the deadline.

Tempo - September 4, 2025

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Siti Zuhro, a political researcher at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), considered President Prabowo Subianto's statement on treason during the

Tempo - September 4, 2025

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesian coalition of civil society organizations and prominent influencers visited the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Senayan, Jakarta, on

Jakarta Globe - September 4, 2025

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament leaders said they support student calls for an independent probe into alleged coup plots behind recent protests, but stressed only

Kumparan News - September 4, 2025

Protesting workers who are part of the Labour Movement with the People (GEBRAK) held a protest action at the Horse Statue near the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta on Thursd

Jakarta Globe - September 4, 2025

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Basudiwa Supraja, Jakarta – Indonesian police have charged seven social media activists with inciting violence during nationwide protests that have left at least

Agence France-Presse - September 4, 2025

Jakarta – "RESET SYSTEM" reads graffiti above an intersection in the Javanese city of Yogyakarta, painted hastily in vibrant green and pink after deadly protests swept Indonesia last we

September 3, 2025

South China Morning Post - September 3, 2025

Anand Mathai – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto made a swift trip to Beijing to attend China's World War II victory commemoration parade on Wednesday, with his spokesman citing the

Tempo - September 3, 2025

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – For the past few days, Indonesian social media timelines have been filled with the emergence of the Brave Pink Hero Green campaign.

Jakarta Globe - September 3, 2025

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia responded Wednesday to the UN human rights office OHCHR's concerns about the nationwide protests, saying that the country will ensure transparenc

Jakarta Globe - September 3, 2025

Antara, Jakarta – The Bali Provincial Tourism Office announced that the current condition of Bali's tourism remains conducive despite demonstrations that turned chaotic at the Regional

Tempo - September 3, 2025

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR), Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, said he will discuss the 17+8 People's Demands with faction leaders fol

Tempo - September 3, 2025

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Women's Alliance (API) has raised six demands addressed to President Prabowo Subianto during a protest in front of the Main Gate of the parliament

Tempo - September 3, 2025

Dani Aswara, Jakarta -The Indonesian Women's Alliance (API) has called on President Prabowo Subianto to withdraw the National Armed Forces (TNI) from public spaces.

Jakarta Globe - September 3, 2025

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Human Rights Watch News Release - September 3, 2025

Jakarta – Indonesian authorities have detained more than 3,000 people in a nationwide crackdown during anti-government protests since late August 2025, Human Rights Watch said today.

Tempo - September 3, 2025

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) recorded more than a thousand injuries due to police violence during the handling of the wave of protests throughout

Tempo - September 3, 2025

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) has released eight economic demands addressed to the government in response to ongoing demonstrations across Indon

Tempo - September 3, 2025

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The wave of protests in front of the House of Reprsentatives (DPR) building in Senayan, Jakarta, continued into Wednesday afternoon, September 3, 2025.