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August 2, 2011

Jakarta Post - August 2, 2011

Jakarta – The Indonesian government said it was not worried about demonstrations held in London on Tuesday demanding Papuan independence.

July 30, 2011

Jakarta Post - July 30, 2011

Cilacap – The construction of the Central Java II steam power station (PLTU) in Bunton in Central Java's Cilacap regency has been suspended for the past two weeks due to protests from l

July 13, 2011

Jakarta Post - July 13, 2011

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Sidoarjo, East Java – Hundreds of mudflow disaster victims from Mindi village in Sidoarjo, East Java, staged a rally on Tuesday, by blocking highways and dismantli

July 12, 2011

Jakarta Globe - July 12, 2011

Ismira Lutfia – In a show of solidarity with Malaysian activists calling for electoral reforms in their country, a number of Indonesian civil society organizations staged a rally on Tue

June 28, 2011

Jakarta Post - June 28, 2011

Jakarta – Rallies against Bogor Mayor Diani Budiarto – and his recent fourth marriage – turned violent Tuesday as protesters vandalized the heavily guarded City Hall in the West Java to

Jakarta Globe - June 28, 2011

More than a hundred students from various universities in Bogor held a rally in front of the Bogor City Hall in West Java on Tuesday to protest the recent marriage of the city's mayor w

June 21, 2011

Jakarta Post - June 21, 2011

Jayapura – Three candidate pairs running in the West Papua election walked out during the draw for their candidate ticket numbers in Manokwari on Monday to protest alleged duplicity by

May 19, 2011

Yogya Tribune - May 19, 2011

Bakti Buwono Budiastyo, Bantul – Scores of people from Parangkusumo beach in Bantul district, south of the Central Java city of Yogyakarta, besieged the Bantul regent's office on the ea

May 11, 2011

Papuan Students National Solidarity Organization (SONAMAPA) Press Release - May 11, 2011

To all components of West Papuan society,
inside and outside of the Land of Papua

Liberation greetings,

Jakarta Globe - May 11, 2011

Thousands of people from a village in Bogor rallied outside the House of Representatives in Jakarta on Wednesday, demanding the government hand back land they claim is rightfully theirs

May 8, 2011

Jakarta Post - May 8, 2011

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The Nusantara Marijuana Network (LGN) staged a march Saturday to campaign for the legalization of marijuana.

May 7, 2011

Detik.com - May 7, 2011

Novi Christiastuti Adiputri, Jakarta – The Nusantara Marijuana Circle (LGN) held a long-march through the Farmers Monument area in Central Jakarta on Saturday May 7 to commemorate the G

Jakarta Post - May 7, 2011

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta - The Nationwide Marijuana Circle (LGN) staged a march on Saturday to campaign for the legalization of marijuana in the country.

May 6, 2011

Jakarta Post - May 6, 2011

Medan – Hundreds of journalists rallied in front of Medan Police headquarters to protest the closure of TOPKOTA and an attack on Orbit, two local daily newspapers.

May 3, 2011

Jakarta Post - May 3, 2011

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Panca Nugraha, Bandung/Mataram – Students nationwide marked National Education Day on Monday with peaceful rallies demanding free education, better infrastructure a

Tabloid JUBI - May 3, 2011

Local and provincial Police stopped demonstrators from continuing on their route to the House of Representatives of Papua building in Jayapura.

April 22, 2011

Jakarta Globe - April 22, 2011

Fitri R., Mataram – Hundreds of vendors and fishermen destroyed stalls and storage boxes at a market in Mataram, Lombok, on Friday to protest an influx of fish from outside the area tha

April 21, 2011

Jakarta Globe - April 21, 2011

Fitri – Hundreds of residents marched toward the Batu Layar subdistrict office in West Nusa Tenggara on Wednesday to demand that officials immediately cancel plans to split their villag

April 19, 2011

Jakarta Post - April 19, 2011

Makassar – Gowa-Makassar Students' Forum for Solidarity held a rally in front of Makassar City Hall on Monday, demanding a termination of beach reclamation on Jl.

March 29, 2011

Jakarta Post - March 29, 2011

Jakarta – Farmers from Toili, Banggai, Central Sulawesi, plan to erect a tent and camp in front of the presidential palace on Tuesday for three days to seek support after their land was

March 27, 2011

Associated Press - March 27, 2011

More than 10,000 Indonesians have rallied peacefully to support pro-democracy movements in Libya, Yemen and Bahrain.

February 14, 2011

Jakarta Globe - February 14, 2011

Zaky Pawas & Arientha Primanita – Dozens of demonstrators on Sunday continued their protest over plans to build a block of apartments in Rawasari, Central Jakarta, with at least two

Detik.com - February 14, 2011

Andi Saputra, Jakarta – Despite the drizzle, scores of domestic workers (PRT) remained indifferent to the falling rain and continued washing their bosses' clothing.

Seruu.com - February 14, 2011

Yogyakarta – Scores of demonstrators from the Yogyakarta Domestic Worker Protection Network (JPPRT) took to the streets on Monday February 14 demanding decent wages and protection for d

January 31, 2011

Jakarta Post - January 31, 2011

Jakarta – Thousands of honoree staff of state schools staged a demonstration in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Monday, causing traffic jams in the area.

January 29, 2011

Liputan 6 - January 29, 2011

Sleman – The first year and 100 days of the second term of the administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) and Vice President Boediono was marked by a student protest in

January 28, 2011

KRjogja.com - January 28, 2011

Yogyakarta – Scores of demonstrators from the Student Struggle Center for National Liberation (Pembebasan) held an action in front of the Gajah Mada University traffic circle on Friday

January 26, 2011

Agence France Presse - January 26, 2011

Hundreds of Papuans protested on Wednesday rejecting the region's special autonomy within Indonesia and demanding a referendum on self-determination.

January 25, 2011

Jakarta Post - January 25, 2011

Palembang, South Sumatra – Angry because their roads have been damaged by large coal-hauling trucks, residents of Prabumulih set up a blockade preventing trucks from passing between Mua

Jakarta Post - January 25, 2011

Jakarta – A group of demonstrators from the Crescent Star Party (PBB) gathered in front of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) on Monday, urging prosecutors to stop investigating a graf

January 4, 2011

Jakarta Post - January 4, 2011

Bogor – Residents in Ciawi, Bogor, took to the street on Monday protesting the activities of some drinking water supply companies which they accused of damaging roads in their neighborh

January 3, 2011

Jakarta Post - January 3, 2011

Palu – Hundreds of people from the Palu Anti-violence Coalition staged a rally to demand that police arrest the perpetrators of an attack on a media office.

December 23, 2010

Jakarta Post - December 23, 2010

Slamet Susanto and Apriadi Gunawan, Yogyakarta/Medan – Demonstrators in cities across the Indonesia staged rallies on Wednesday to commemorate National Women's Day, demanding protection

December 21, 2010

Jakarta Post - December 21, 2010

Jakarta – There are thirteen rallies scheduled in Greater Jakarta today, according to Jakarta Police Traffic Management Centre (TMC).

December 16, 2010

Jakarta Globe - December 16, 2010

Fitri R., West Lombok – Around 700 people from five villages in West Lombok district rallied outside the West Nusa Tenggara governor's office on Thursday to protest the administration's

December 15, 2010

Jakarta Post - December 15, 2010

Banyumas, Central Java – Around 1,500 village representatives from 310 villages in Banyumas regency left for Jakarta on Tuesday to join a rally to demand employment status promotions.

December 11, 2010

Jakarta Post - December 11, 2010

Andi Hajramurni and Oyos Saroso H.N., Makassar/Bandarlampung – Students in Makassar, South Sulawesi, commemorated the World Human Rights Day on Friday by attacking and damaging three po

December 10, 2010

Jakarta Post - December 10, 2010

Andi Hajramurni and Ruslan Sangadji, Makassar/Palu – Some student rallies to mark International Anti-Corruption Day on Thursday in a number of big cities throughout country turned ugly.

Jakarta Post - December 10, 2010

Medan, North Sumatra – Scores of people, naming themselves the North Sumatra People's Presidium (PMMU), rallied at Medan City Hall on Thursday urging Medan Mayor Rahudman Harahap to imm

November 26, 2010

Jakarta Post - November 26, 2010

Apriadi Gunawan and Jon Afrizal, Medan/Jambi – Hundreds of private school teachers from various regions in North Sumatra held a rally at the provincial legislative building in Medan on

November 23, 2010

Jakarta Post - November 23, 2010

Jakarta – Two non-government organizations (NGOs), Petisi 28 and the Indonesian Students' Action Front, staged a protest at the House of Representatives Tuesday.

November 7, 2010

Jakarta Globe - November 7, 2010

Ulma Haryanto, Fitri & Rahmat, Jakarta – One of the country's most conservative hard-line Islamic groups has lashed out against the upcoming visit by the "cruel" US President Barack

November 5, 2010

Jakarta Post - November 5, 2010

Bandung – Students from the West Java Campus Advocacy Institute (LDK) coordinating body staged a rally at the Gedung Sate building in Bandung on Thursday to protest a planned state visi

November 3, 2010

Jakarta Post - November 3, 2010

Medan – Hundreds of students rallied at the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday, demanding that Medan's Mayor be detained after he was named a suspect in a graft case.

October 26, 2010

Jakarta Post - October 26, 2010

Bekasi – A number of traditional "family" market vendors at Kota Harapan Indah, Bekasi, staged a hunger strike in front of the Bekasi municipality office Monday.

October 23, 2010

Jakarta Post - October 23, 2010

Soekarno-Hatta Airport police dispersed on Saturday dozens of students grouped under the People's Alliance against Legislators' Overseas Outing who rallied to protest House of Represent

October 21, 2010

Jakarta Post - October 21, 2010

Jakarta – Protesters from Jakarta to Makasssar took to the streets Wednesday to mark the end the first year of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's second term in office.

Jakarta Post - October 21, 2010

People are mostly unsatisfied with the President's performance during the first year of his second term in office, says a poll.

October 20, 2010

Agence France Presse - October 20, 2010

Presi Mandari, Jakarta – Hundreds of antigovernment protesters hurled stones and sticks at police who answered with tear gas outside the Presidential Palace in the Indonesian capital Ja

Jakarta Globe - October 20, 2010

When President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was sworn in for his second term on this day a year ago, he promised to boost prosperity, justice and democracy.