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September 24, 2020

Jakarta Post - September 24, 2020

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – On Sept.

Reuters - September 24, 2020

Jakarta – Indonesian activists and workers held rallies across the country on Thursday to protest against President Joko Widodo's flagship Job Creation bill, as parliament moves closer

August 25, 2020

Tempo - August 25, 2020

Jakarta – Hundreds of college students and labors joined in the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) arrived at the headquarters of the House of Representatives (DPR) to prot

July 19, 2020

Jakarta Post - July 19, 2020

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police has named one of 20 arrested protesters a suspect for reportedly inciting a riot during a protest against the omnibus bill on job creation in front of the

July 16, 2020

CNN Indonesia - July 16, 2020

Jakarta – Representatives of demonstrators who held a protest action against the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation said they were disappointed after meeting with leaders from the House

CNN Indonesia - July 16, 2020

Surabaya – Thousands of protesters from the Movement Alliance Against the Omnibus Law (Getol) packed Jl Pahlawan in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya on Thursday July 16.

Jakarta Post - July 16, 2020

Nina Loasana, Jakarta – Thousands of people from various labor groups and farmer unions as well as university students staged a rally in front of the House of Representatives complex i

CNN Indonesia - July 16, 2020

Jakarta – Labour, farmer and student groups opposing the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation (RUU Cipta Lapangan Kerja) held a protest action on the left side of the House of Representat

CNN Indonesia - July 16, 2020

Yogyakarta – Protesting workers in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta held an action on Thursday July 16 opposing the House of Representatives' (DPR) deliberations on the Draft Omnibu

March 11, 2020

CNN Indonesia - March 11, 2020

Surabaya – An action by thousands of workers and students from the East Java Movement Alliance Against the Omnibus Law (Getol) has urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to immediately c

March 10, 2020

CNN Indonesia - March 10, 2020

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs Mahfud MD says that opposition to and negative views about the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation are because th

March 9, 2020

Tempo - March 9, 2020

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – Thousands of are set to protest against the passing of Indonesia's omnibus job creation bill (RUU Cipta Kerja) in Gejayan, Yogyakarta on Monday, March 9.

February 21, 2020

CNN Indonesia - February 21, 2020

Jakarta – A number of civil society groups which reject the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation (RUU Ciptaker) have been intimidated by people from different groups.

January 22, 2020

Tempo - January 22, 2020

Kiki Astari, Jakarta – Residents of North Jakarta's Tanjung Priok rallied in front of the Law and Human Rights Ministry headquarters demanding Minister Yasonna Laoly to make a public a

January 15, 2020

Tempo - January 15, 2020

Antara, Jakarta – Traffic flow on Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat bound for Istana Merdeka is smooth and orderly, despite the protest held by online ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers.

January 7, 2020

Internationalist Notebook - January 7, 2020

Sam King – Racist mobs and Indonesian police harassed and raided West Papuan student accommodation in the Indonesian cities of Surabaya, Malang and Semarang in August this year in an a

December 27, 2019

Tempo - December 27, 2019

Lily-Rose Davies and Mikael Alden Noegroho – The protests that rocked Indonesia this September have brought to light a history of conflict between university students and law enforceme

November 14, 2019

Jakarta Post - November 14, 2019

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo told security forces and regional heads not to underestimate signs of public discontent in a speech to members of the R

October 28, 2019

Indonesia Calling Statement - October 28, 2019

The betrayal of the mandate of reformasi – the political reform movement that began in 1998 – has angered Indonesia's youth, students and the ordinary people.

October 19, 2019

Daily News - October 19, 2019

Since the fall of the Indonesian dictator Suharto in 1998, civil society has flourished under the country's burgeoning democracy.

October 17, 2019

Tempo - October 17, 2019

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – The Police have started to close off access to Merdeka Palace with barbed wire today, Oct.

Jakarta Post - October 17, 2019

Arya Dipa and Bambang Muryanto, Bandung – Hundreds of protesters – students and activists – rallied in big cities on Thursday to demand that the President issue a regulation to revoke

October 11, 2019

Jakarta Post - October 11, 2019

Jakarta – The hashtag #Reformasidikorupsi (Reform corrupted), which became the tagline for recent nationwide rallies in the country, has inspired a musical protest that amplified prote

October 6, 2019

CNN Indonesia - October 6, 2019

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and presidential confidant Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan admits that he is confused about the wave of demonstrations by students and civi

ABC News - October 6, 2019

David Lipson – My first story reporting from Indonesia was about a mob.

October 2, 2019

Tempo - October 2, 2019

Jakarta (Bisnis) – After the wave of massive demonstrations in Jakarta for the last few days, toll gates belong to state-owned toll operator Jasa Marga in several locations were damage

Tempo - October 2, 2019

Jakarta (Antara) – Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan called for today's street protest put forth nonviolence as he claims the government has done its be

October 1, 2019

Jakarta Post - October 1, 2019

Jakarta – Amid heightened security measures following days of protests that ended with clashes, university students took to the streets on Tuesday with flowers in their hands as a symb

The Telegraph - October 1, 2019

Nicola Smith – Indonesian police fired tear gas in central Jakarta on Monday after a new round of protests against controversial legal reforms descended into running street battles.

Al Jazeera - October 1, 2019

Indonesia's parliament was sworn in on Tuesday for a new session that comes amid sometimes violent protests against several new or proposed laws, including one that critics say has cri

Sydney Morning Herald - October 1, 2019

James Massola and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Heavily-armed security forces stood guard in front of Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday as thousands of protesters attempted to disrupt the

Coconuts Jakarta - October 1, 2019

Police in Indonesia have been widely criticized for their heavy-handed approach to securing student-led protests nationwide that have entered its second week, with one particular incid

Agence France Presse - October 1, 2019

More than 500 people were arrested after clashes in Indonesia's capital amid nationwide protests against a raft of divisive reforms – including banning pre-marital sex and weakening th

September 30, 2019

Tempo - September 30, 2019

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – The massive university students' protest dubbed Gejayan Memanggil (Gejayan is Calling) was echoed again to be held today, September 30, in Yogyakarta.

Associated Press - September 30, 2019

Jakarta – Riot police in Indonesia have clashed with protesters as thousands of students resumed demonstrations against a new law they say has crippled the country's anti-corruption ag

Jakarta Post - September 30, 2019

Kharishar Kahfi and Karina Maharani Tehusijarana, Jakarta – The wave of protests against the government and the House of Representatives is expected to continue on Monday as the legisl

Jakarta Globe - September 30, 2019

Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – About 6,000 members of the military and police were set to be deployed in Jakarta on Tuesday to secure the inauguration of the new national legislatu

Agence France Presse - September 30, 2019

Thousands rallied across Indonesia Monday in fresh demonstrations sparked by a raft of divisive legal reforms, including banning pre-marital sex and weakening the anti-graft agency.

September 28, 2019

Agence France Presse - September 28, 2019

Fresh protests broke out across Indonesia on Friday as the president ordered a probe into two student deaths during a wave of demonstrations against divisive legal reforms, including b

September 27, 2019

Associated Press - September 27, 2019

Arlina Arshad – Indonesia's chief security minister Wiranto said yesterday that the student protests in the country were being hijacked by a group set on disrupting Parliament and the

September 26, 2019

Jakarta Globe - September 26, 2019

Robertus Wardi & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The chief security minister said on Thursday that the government had "enough evidence" to suspect that the orchestrators behind this wee

Tempo - September 26, 2019

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia's (UI) students' executive board (BEM) suspected that there were a number of people intentionally provoking the college students' p

Tempo - September 26, 2019

Fikri Arigi and Friski Riana, Jakarta – SETARA Institute openly criticized police repression against the criminal code draft bill (RKUHP) students' protest and maintains that police's

Tempo - September 26, 2019

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – Amnesty International deemed the Indonesian police force has abused its authority in suppressing the massive student rally at the House of Representatives (DPR)

Straits Times - September 26, 2019

Jakarta – A second Indonesian student has died after protesters clashed with police on Indonesia's Sulawesi island during a rally against legislation that critics fear would undermine

Agence France Presse - September 26, 2019

Hundreds of Indonesians gathered in several major centers across the archipelago today as authorities braced for more violent opposition to a major overhaul of the criminal code (RKUHP

September 25, 2019

Reuters - September 25, 2019

Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Indonesian students rallied for a third day on Wednesday against proposed new laws, including a criminal code that would ban extramarital sex and insulting

Sydney Morning Herald - September 25, 2019

James Massola and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – Thousands of people have taken to the streets in cities across Indonesia to protest draconian changes to the country's criminal code and the we

Tempo - September 25, 2019

Nurhadi, Surabaya – Thousands of students joined in Surabaya Student Executive Body (BEM) Alliance staged demonstrations, rejecting the amended KPK Law and Criminal Code draft bill at