Protests & Popular Resistance

November 2026

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CNN Indonesia – November 5, 2026

Jakarta – The East Kalimantan (Kaltim) governor's office was pelted with rotten vegetables by protesters during a demonstration initiated by the People's Challenge Movement (Geram) Alliance on Wednesday November 4.

October 2026

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JPNN – October 28, 2026

Bandung – The issue of forest and land fires (karhutla) and the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program became the focus of students during a demonstrations at the West Java Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD) building in Bandung city on Wednesday October 28.

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Kompas.com – October 28, 2026

Regi Pratasyah Vasudewa, David Oliver Purba, Bogor – A number of protesters dressed in all black at the Kujang Monument, Bogor city, West Java, were arrested by the police on Wednesday evening October 28.

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Kompas.com – October 28, 2026

Atri Suryatri Abbas, Vachri Rinaldy Lutfipambudi, Makassar – Students who are members of the Democratic People's Committee (Komrad) held a protest action by unfurling a giant banner under the Jalan AP Pettarani Flyover in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Wednesday October 28.

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IDN Times – October 28, 2026

Rizal Adhi Pratama, Malang – Hundreds of people dressed in black held a demonstration to coincide with Youth Pledge Day on Wednesday October 28 at the Malang city Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD) offices.

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Akurat.co – October 28, 2026

Atiek Widyastuti, Yogyakarta – Hundreds of students from various different universities in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta took to the streets once again on Wednesday October 28.

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Kompas.com – October 28, 2026

Pandi Ramedhan, Ambaranie Nadia Kemala Movanita, Jakarta – A woman wearing a yellow jacket suddenly shouted loudly at a line of police officers guarding a demonstration on Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday October 28.

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Kompas.com – October 28, 2026

Hanifah Salsabila, Abdul Haris Maulana, Jakarta – A group of students finally managed to hold a demonstration at the Hotel Indonesia (HI) traffic circle in Menteng, Central Jakarta, after previous attempts had been consistently halted by police barricades.

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Kompas.com – October 22, 2026

Pandi Ramedhan, Tri Susanto Setiawan, Jakarta – A protest by students from the State University of Jakarta (UNJ) on Jalan Pemuda in East Jakarta turned chaotic when demonstrators set tyres on fire on Thursday October 22.

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CNN Indonesia – October 22, 2026

Surabaya – A number of civil society groups in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya collectively calling themselves the Surabaya Aware Alliance (Aliansi Surabaya Sadar) held a demonstration on Thursday afternoon October 22 to mark the two-year anniversary of the administration of President Prabowo Subia