Mustafa Silalahi, Jakarta – Based on data from the Metro Jaya regional police Traffic Management Centre, at least five different protest actions will enliven Jakarta and Depok today.

The first action will be held by the Social Alliance of Lapindo Mud Victims (ALKLL) at the House of Representatives Building in South Jakarta at 10am. Protesters will be demanding compensation for victims of the Lapindo mud disaster.

At 11am, around 100 protesters from the Indonesian Solidarity Forum (FSI) will hold a demonstration in front of the offices of the National Agency for the Placement and Protection of Overseas Labor (BNP2TKI) on Jl. Gatot Subrotot, demanding an investigation into corruption at the agency.

The Metro Jaya regional police and the Jakarta Transportation Office will also be enlivened by demonstrations by the Jakarta Student Forum of Concern (FMPJ), who will be calling for comfortable and safe traffic in Jakarta.

Later in the afternoon, around 25 people from the Solidarity Network for the Families of Victims of Human Rights Violations (JSKKPH) will be holding an action at the State Palace in Central Jakarta. They will be calling on the government to fully resolve cases of human rights violations.

The Depok Regional House of Representatives building will also be coloured by an action at 2pm, which will be organised by around 50 people from the Depok City Volunteers for Democratic Struggle (RPDKD) who will be calling for 20 percent of the Depok regional budget to be allocated for education.

[Translated by James Balowski.]