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View all search resultsTwenty-five years since student movements helped bring about the fall of president Soeharto, the reputation of student movements as the vessel for the people’s aspirations still holds true. Despite their lofty reputation, however, the student movements of today have yet to affect similar change as their predecessors.
The Corruption Eradication Commission will name one of the rooms in its Anti-Corruption Learning Center after two protesters who died during the nationwide student rallies in late September over a controversial bill to revise the KPK Law.
(Indonesian Mothers Speak Out) staged a protest in front of the Jakarta Police headquarters on Sunday to demand transparency regarding the arrests of student protesters and to show solidarity with the mothers of the protesters.Emak-Emak Indonesia BersuaraA group of women calling themselves
As Jokowi prepares to be sworn in for a second five-year term later this month, he’s facing an early test of his authority with plans to overhaul the nation’s criminal code spawning violent protests. The wide-ranging legislation, which among other things would infringe on gay rights, limit free speech and punish sex out of marriage, is seen by critics as a threat to Indonesia’s democracy and foreign investment.
According to reports received by LBH Jakarta, the relatives of 73 people arrested during the Sept. 30 protests still do not know their whereabouts, while the organization also believes 26 people arrested during the Sept. 24 and 25 protests remain in detention.
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