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March 2, 2010

Jakarta Post - March 2, 2010

Jakarta – Jakarta Police said Monday they would no longer tolerate people bringing animals to demonstrations and using them to "make a mockery of state officials".

Jakarta Globe - March 2, 2010

Ulma Haryanto – Traffic in front of the Parliament Building on Jalan Gatot Subroto was paralyzed on Tuesday when demonstrators stole police barbed wire and used it to block the street.

Agence France Presse - March 2, 2010

Jakarta – Police fired tear gas after hundreds of protesters pelted them with stones on Tuesday outside Indonesia's parliament as a demonstration over a controversial bank bail-out turn

February 25, 2010

Tempo Interactive - February 25, 2010

Christopel Paino, Gorontalo – After the hard work of preservation, a mangrove area of 20 hectares in Popayato, Pohuwato Regency, Gorontalo, will be transformed into an embankment.

February 24, 2010

Jakarta Globe - February 24, 2010

Made Arya Kencana, Denpasar – Activists continued the recent trend of using animals as protesters when they rallied against UN environment meetings in Bali on Wednesday.

Jakarta Post - February 24, 2010

Makassar – Efforts to evict residents from a disputed 4,900-square-meter land parcel failed Tuesday after squatters, laying claim to the land, fought back against 470 police personnel.

February 23, 2010

Jakarta Post - February 23, 2010

Bagus Budi Tama Saragih, Jakarta – More than a 1,000 village heads and their subordinates staged a rally in front of the House of Representatives' building Monday demanding lawmakers im

February 22, 2010

Jakarta Post - February 22, 2010

Jakarta – Hundreds of taxi drivers staged a rally Sunday against the monopoly of parking lots and taxi ranks at Gambir train station, Central Jakarta.

Antara News - February 22, 2010

Thousands of village heads flocked to the House of Representatives building in Jakarta on Monday for a rally to demand a better deal for people from rural areas.

February 12, 2010

Tempo Interactive - February 12, 2010

Jupernalis Samosir, Jakarta – A coalition of mainly environmental groups in Riau province staged a protest on Friday outside the provincial legislative council's office to the demand th

February 11, 2010

Jakarta Post - February 11, 2010

Padang – More than 2,000 people, most of whom were affected by the Padang earthquake in September, stoned the mayor's house to protest their mistreatment.

February 9, 2010

Jakarta Globe - February 9, 2010

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attended the commemoration of the 64th National Press Day in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Tuesday, however prior to his arrival, police detained a gro

February 8, 2010

Tempo Interactive - February 8, 2010

Anton Septian, Jakarta – A group of students from at least six universities rallied outside one of Bakrie & Brothers' property on Monday (8/2) to urge authorities to complete tax ev

February 3, 2010

Tempo Interactive - February 3, 2010

Muhammad Taufik, Jakarta – Hundreds of residents in East Java Regency of Mojokerto joined a protest on Wednesday (3/2) at a local flour factory to demand compensation over environmental

Detik.com - February 3, 2010

Hery Winarno, Jakarta – As usual, Jakarta will again be marked by protest actions by people wishing to convey their demands.

Jakarta Globe - February 3, 2010

Police have thwarted an attempt at a protest comeback for a controversial buffalo that offended Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Jakarta Globe - February 3, 2010

A political analyst from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Syamsudin Haris, has said that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should not have over-reacted to the anti government rall

February 2, 2010

Jakarta Post - February 2, 2010

Sidoarjo, East Java – Five victims of the Sidoarjo mudflow forced the workers from the site to protest against PT Minarak Lapindo Jaya for the lateness in paying their compensation.

Reuters - February 2, 2010

Angus Thompson – Fed up with protests snarling Jakarta's already chaotic traffic, the authorities in one of the world's most congested cities plan to build a park dedicated to keeping p

Detik.com - February 2, 2010

Amanda Ferdina, Jakarta – Greater Jakarta will be rocked by five protest actions today, which will be held at a number of different locations.

Jakarta Globe - February 2, 2010

Camelia Pasandaran – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on the public to make its protests more polite.

February 1, 2010

Tempo Interactive - February 1, 2010

Anton Septian, Jakarta – Students continue anti-graft protests in Jakarta on Monday.

January 29, 2010

Jakarta Post - January 29, 2010

Cirebon, West Java – Clashes and a street blockade, which caused a two-and-a-half-hour jam, marred a rally protesting President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's administration's 100th day in

Jakarta Post - January 29, 2010

Desy Nurhayati and Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – Joining a string of anti-government demonstrations held in big cities across the country, several groups from NGOs and students of Udaya

January 28, 2010

Detik.com - January 28, 2010

Reza Yunanto, Jakarta – It was not just the Presidential Palace that was targeted by demonstrators on Thursday.

Detik.com - January 28, 2010

Andi Saputra, Jakarta – Demonstrators supporting President Yudhoyono from the People's Alliance for SBY (Arus), who admitted to being paid between 25-30,000 rupiah to take part in the p

Detik.com - January 28, 2010

Ari Saputra, Jakarta – Around 100 students and activists from the People's Bastion of Democracy (Bendera) held a demonstration commemorating the first 100 days of the Yudhoyono administ

Tempo Interactive - January 28, 2010

Dwi Riyanto Agustiar, Jakarta – Thousands of workers protested at the House of Representatives (DPR) complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, demanding that the government annul the ASEAN-C

Detik.com - January 28, 2010

Moksa Hutasoit, Jakarta – Demonstrators from the Anti-Corruption Youth Action Committee (KAPAK) and Clean Indonesia Movement (GIB) brought two imitation coffins and a cage full of rats

Detik.com - January 28, 2010

Gede Suardana, Denpasar – The first 100 days of the Yudhoyono administration was also commemorated by two protest actions in the Balinese capital of Denpasar, although the number of dem

Tempo Interactive - January 28, 2010

Ivansyah, Cirebon – Scores of students from several universities in the West Java city of Cirebon who took to the streets on Thursday and blockaded the Pantura highway creating a 2 kilo

Tempo Interactive - January 28, 2010

Ika Ningtyas, Banyuwangi – A protest action commemorating the first 100 days of the Yudhoyono administration was also held by scores of students from the Banyuwangi Student Association

Tempo Interactive - January 28, 2010

Ahmad Fikri, Bandung – Police arrested two university and a high school student at a protest action commemorating the first 100 days of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's (SBY) second

Jakarta Globe - January 28, 2010

Emmy Fitri – Some media pundits had predicted that Thursday's rallies marking the end of the first 100 days of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's second term would be as powerful and

Jakarta Globe - January 28, 2010

Anita Rachman, Dessy Sagita & Nurfika Osman – About 7,000 protesters from a number of little-known organizations, each with a shopping list of demands, were outnumbered by police an

Jakarta Post - January 28, 2010

Jakarta – About 200 drivers of three-wheeled public transportation locally known as bemo, staged a rally in front of City Hall, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday, demanding the administrati

Jakarta Globe - January 28, 2010

Arientha Primanita – During Thursday's demonstrations in the capital, the Jakarta Globe sat down with street vendors and scavengers making the most of about 7,000 people raging against

Tempo Interactive - January 28, 2010

Muhammad Taufik, Jombang – Hundreds of youths and students from the Indonesian Islamic Students Movement (PMII), Indonesian National Students Movement (GMNI) and the Jombang Student and

Tempo Interactive - January 28, 2010

Imran MA, Lhokseumawe – A group of students from the Student Communication Forum (FKM) demonstrated in the North Acehnese city of Lhokseumawe on January 28 calling on President Yudhoyon

Detik.com - January 28, 2010

Muhammad Nur Abdurrahman, Makassar – More than 1,000 people demonstrated at the DPRD in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar on January 28.

Tempo Interactive - January 28, 2010

Bibin Bintariadi, Malang – Protesters from student, labour, farmer, homeless people and street buskers' organisations sentenced President Yudhoyono to death during a protest action in E

Tempo Interactive - January 28, 2010

Darlis, Palu – A protest action by an alliance of student and non-government organisations (NGO) the Central Sulawesi city of Palu on January 28 ended in chaos after one of the demonstr

Detik.com - January 28, 2010

Chaidir Anwar Tanjung, Pekanbaru – A protest action by hundreds of students and workers in Pekanbaru, Riau, to commemorate the first 100 days of the Yudhoyono administration ended in a

Tempo Interactive - January 28, 2010

Sohirin, Semarang – Around 300 demonstrators from the Central Java People's Democratic Party (PRD) held a protest action today in which they called on the public to boycott tax payments

Tempo Interactive - January 28, 2010

Ukky Primartantyo, Surakarta – Demonstrators from a number of different groups held a protest action at the Gladag Surakarta traffic circle in the Central Java city of Solo on Thursday

Tempo Interactive - January 28, 2010

Rohman Taufiq, Surabaya – Protest actions commemorating the first 100 days of the Yudhoyono administration in Surabaya were also joined by demonstrators from other nearby cities such as

Tempo Interactive - January 28, 2010

Muh Syaifullah, Yogyakarta – Around 300 students demonstrating at several different locations in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta gave Yudhoyono and Boediono a red report card.

KRjogja.com - January 28, 2010

Yogyakarta – Demonstrators from the People's Challenge Alliance (ARM), who held protest action in the vicinity of the Gajah Mada University traffic circle on January 28, also brought tw

Jakarta Post - January 28, 2010

Markus Makur, Timika – Around 1,500 Papuans in Mimika staged a rally Wednesday to support the registration of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua and the International Law

Tempo Interactive - January 28, 2010

Mahbub Djunaidy, Jember – Hundreds of students in Jember, East Java, demonstrated on January 28 saying that they were fed up with the leadership of the pair backed by the Democrat Party