For those who want a bit more context: a massive student and worker protest is unfolding in Indonesia’s capital in response to the Prabowo government’s decision to raise fuel prices, alongside other policies that many Indonesians are calling corrupt because they deepen the burden on working-class Indonesians already struggling with rising living costs and a weakening rupiah.
What’s fueling the anger even further is the broader feeling that economic pressure is being pushed downward onto ordinary people while major policy decisions continue to favour politicians and the ultra wealthy.
Just last year, Indonesians protested over the same kind of government corruption, which led to a crackdown on its own civilians using military force in cities like Jakarta and Bandung, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries, including those of students.
This situation, however, embarrassed the Probowo government, as people from all over the world began paying attention and massed mobilised to send food, medical/legal aid and financial donations via apps like Grab and Ojek (the region’s equivalent of Uber) the movement received particularly strong support from people across Asia, especially Southeast and East Asia, while also drawing contributions from around the world. This is why Indonesians are asking the world pay attention to their country again.
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#demo #MenujuIndonesiaBangkrut
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Students and citizens in Indonesia are currently taking to the streets to voice their concerns about the current situation and demand accountability.
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Jujur ya mahasiswa dan masyarakat sekarang lebih pinter loh, ga lagi berkoar koar di depan gedung politikus yang sudah di setting untuk kosong, tapi memanfaatkan spotlight jalanan ibukota, banyak banget gedung gedung tinggi yang dimana para manusia, orang orang penting, pengusaha pengusaha, bisa melihat langsung kejadian tersebut dari balik jendela, media juga lebih banyak yang datang dan menyoroti, keren 🙌🏻😭🔥
Prabowo paling takut sama siapa?
Bukan 9 naga, pas ketemu di Hambalang katanya ada yg dibentak.
Bukan pengusaha, semua kebijakannya belakangan gak pro pengusaha
Bukan TNI, itu sudah dikuasai. Dan bukan rakyat jelata juga
Dia paling takut mahasiswa karena konon mertuanya lengser karena mahasiswa. Semangat buat yang demo, jangan sampai anarkis dan salah sasaran. Ingat sekali lagi, yg diperjuangkan jelas, yg disasar juga jelas. Jangan sampai salah sasaran karena kena provokasi mereka