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The 2024 Indonesian local election law protests, also known as Emergency Alert for Indonesia (Indonesian: Peringatan Darurat Indonesia) or Indonesian Democratic Emergency (Indonesian: Indonesia Darurat Demokrasi), [28] were public and student-led demonstrations against the House of Representatives for drafting a bill on regional head elections (Pilkada) that contradicts the Constitutional ...
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Thousands of people rallied in several cities in Indonesia on Friday, pressuring its poll body to issue rules for regional elections amid outrage over an attempt by ...
The National Human Right Commissioner, Parulian Sihombing, condemned the protests and asked the government and related institutions to ensure the protection of Rohingya refugees. [24] Mahfud MD responded, saying that during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami , Aceh had received aid from all over the world as refugees and questioned ...
The student protests also come as Indonesia enters a cooling-off period until voting day on Wednesday. Authorities were seen removing candidates' billboards and posters, and candidates are barred ...
Students in Indonesia’s Aceh province rallied on Wednesday, demanding the government drive away Rohingya refugees who have been arriving by sea in growing numbers. The protest came as police ...
The protests were the most prominent student movement in Indonesia since the 1998 riots that brought down the Suharto regime. [ 12 ] In several cities including Jakarta , Bandung and Padang , [ 13 ] protesters clashed with the Indonesian National Police (Polri), resulting in the riot police firing tear gas and water cannons.
Subianto, a former general linked to past human rights abuses, has claimed victory in the presidential election on Wednesday after unofficial tallies showed him taking over 58% of the vote in a ...
The 2022 Indonesian student protests, also known as the 11 April demonstrations (Indonesian: Demo 11 April), were a series of protests led mostly by students throughout Indonesia. [2] They were triggered by rumours regarding a delay of the 2024 election and proposals of amending the Constitution to allow President Joko Widodo to have a third ...