Agencies, Jakarta – Thousands of people protested at sites across Jakarta on Friday over the death of a civilian hit by a police vehicle, triggering calls for police reform in the first
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August 29, 2025
Violent antigovernment protests against a range of cost-of-living issues have roiled Indonesia, and anger boiled over after the killing of a motorcycle taxi driver who was hit by a poli
Achmad Ali, Andrew Tito, Didik Fibrianto, Hendri Dunan, Jakarta – Protests triggered by the death of a 21-year-old motorcycle taxi driver struck by a police armored vehicle have spread
Herman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto called for calm on Friday after the death of a 21-year-old motorcycle taxi driver, struck by a police armored vehicle during a pr
Sita Planasari, Jakarta – On Friday, August 29, 2025, several international media outlets reported on mass protests in Jakarta that ended tragically with the death of online motorcycle
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Executive Director of PARA Syndicate, Virdika Rizky Utama, said President Prabowo Subianto was acting "in fear" when he asked the Indonesian public to tru
Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Thousands of online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers turned out for the funeral of Affan Kurniawan, their peer who was run over by a police vehicle yesterday duri
Elisabeth Kramer – On Monday 25 August, protestors took to the streets outside the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta under the banner of 'dissolve the DPR' (bubarkan DP
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August 28, 2025
Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – University students from various campuses staged a protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Thursday afternoon.
Dani Aswara, Jakarta – A clash between the police and a group of protesters broke out around Gerbang Pemuda street, Senayan area, on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
Jakarta – The demonstrations in Jakarta are still ongoing as of Thursday evening August 28 with protesters and police again involved in clashes in the Penjaringan area of Central Jakart
Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Students' protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building on Gatot Subroto Street, Central Jakarta, on Thursday afternoon, August 28, 2025, ended
August 27, 2025
Andrew Tito, Jakarta – Jakarta police released 156 high school students detained during Monday's unrest outside the House of Representatives (DPR) complex in Senayan, while another 155
Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) has accused police of using excessive force during the August 25 demonstrations,
Jakarta – At least 370 people were detained, and a photojournalist was assaulted, when security personnel clashed with protesters on the streets around the House of Representatives comp
Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto summoned top security and law enforcement officials after the August 25 House of Representatives (DPR) protests erupted into riot
August 26, 2025
Nabiila Azzahra – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police have urged all students not to participate in rallies with the intention of observing.
Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – A protest outside the House of Representatives (DPR) complex escalated into chaos on Monday, as demonstrators rejected a proposed increase in lawmakers' allowa
Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH) estimates that 370 individuals who participated in the August 25 demonstration in front of the Parliament building in Ce
Jakarta – The courage to resist shown by the people of Pati, Central Java, could spread quickly and widely like a virus.
August 25, 2025
Mohamad Bintang Pamungkas, Jakarta – A protest action in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Monday August 25 has ended in chaos at a nu
Kate Lamb – Riot police have fired water cannon and rounds of teargas at thousands of stone-throwing protesters in Indonesia's capital as anger over the lavish allowances of parliament
Eka Yudha Saputra – The President of the Labor Party and the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI), Said Iqbal, has affirmed that his party and the coalition of labor unions w
Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in front of the People's Representative Council (DPR) building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Monday, Au
News of a large-scale demonstration in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building on Monday, August 25, initiated by a movement calling itself the "Indonesian People's Revolut
Andrew Tito, Jakarta – A mass protest outside the House of Representatives complex in Senayan on Monday brought major traffic disruptions and forced public transport operators to suspen
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Protesters from the movement calling itself the "Indonesian People's Revolution" remained around the MPR/DPR/DPD complex until late Monday night, August 25
Andrew Tito, Jakarta – A protest outside the House of Representatives (DPR) complex in Senayan on Monday descended into chaos, leaving behind a trail of destruction, including a wrecked
Jamal Abdun Nashr, Jakarta – A total of 1,245 police personnel were deployed as the people of Pati are set to hold a simultaneous action of sending letters to the Corruption Eradication
Sukarjito, Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Several elements of society staged a protest in front of the parliament compound in Senayan, Jakarta, on Monday.
August 21, 2025
Jakarta – The first few months of office normally serve as a honeymoon between an elected leader and his or her people, with the former intensifying dialogue to absorb aspirations from
August 20, 2025
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Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Several regions in Indonesia have staged demonstrations protesting the hike in the Rural and Urban Land and Building Tax (PBB-P2).
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August 15, 2025
Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Indonesian House Speaker, Puan Maharani, considers the raising of the One Piece flag ahead of Indonesia's 80th Independence Day celebration as an expression o
Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – House Speaker Puan Maharani on Friday called on government officials to listen and respond with wisdom to public criticism, even when it takes the form
August 14, 2025
Eka Yudha Saputra – Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi stated that Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto regretted the arrogant attitude of Pati Regent Sudewo in responding to pu
Jamal Abdun Nashr – Police fired tear gas in various directions to disperse protesters calling for the resignation of Pati Regent Sudewo on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
Eka Yudha Saputra – The Presidential Palace ensures that there are no casualties in the protest rejecting the increase in rural and urban land and building tax (PBB-P2) and demanding th
August 13, 2025
Muhammad Iqbal Ikromi, Jakarta – A massive protest involving tens of thousands of residents demanding the resignation of Pati Regent Sudewo descended into chaos at the Pati Regency Hall
Jamal Abdun Nashr, Jakarta – Pati Regent Sudewo is refusing to resign despite protests by residents on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
Jamal Abdun Nashr, Jakarta – At least 34 people became victims of clashes during a demonstration in front of the Pati Regency Office, Central Java, on Tuesday, August 13, 2025.
Antara, Jakarta – The protest by Pati Regency residents against Regent Sudewo's policy and demanding his resignation descended into chaos.
Jakarta – It is hard to believe that this is happening today, that 27 years after the Reformasi, the flying of a flag from a comic can be viewed as treason.
Eka Yudha Saputra, Devy Ernis – The decision by Pati Regent Sudewo to increase rural and urban land and building tax (PBB-P2) rates was met with a demonstration by thousands of resident
August 12, 2025
Sapto Yunus – The phenomenon of raising flags from the Japanese manga and anime series One Piece ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia has been occurring in various
August 10, 2025
Dinda Shabrina – Mansurni Abadi, an Indonesian diaspora student in Malaysia who is the driving force behind the Jolly Roger, or One Piece, flag-raising campaign with the Plaintiff Stude
August 9, 2025
Michelle Gabriela, Jakarta – Jakarta - As Indonesia's 80th Independence Day approaches, a new trend has surfaced on social media: the hoisting of the One Piece flag, also known as the J
