Jakarta Set for ‘Picnic’ Protest as Police Crack Down on Unrest

Protesters picnic outside Indonesian parliament

Students are protesting outside the Indonesian parliament after criticising politicians' benefits and calling for the release of detained...

Protesters picnic outside Indonesian parliament on national holiday

JAKARTA (Reuters) - There were small, peaceful protests outside the Indonesian parliament on Friday afternoon, following more than a week of sometimes violent demonstrations, as the Muslim-majority country celebrated a holiday marking the Prophet Mohammad's birthday.

Poetry, books and protest: Indonesians hold picnic demo outside parliament on national holiday

JAKARTA, Sept 5 — There were small, peaceful protests outside the Indonesian parliament on Friday afternoon, following more than a week of sometimes violent demonstrations, as the Muslim-majority country celebrated a holiday marking the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday.Students gathered for a “picnic protest”, with poetry and book readings as they criticised politicians’ benefits and called for release of detained protesters and a withdrawal of milit…

Protesters picnic outside Indonesian Parliament on national holiday

Students criticised politicians’ benefits and called for the release of detained protesters. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Jakarta Set for ‘Picnic’ Protest as Police Crack Down on Unrest

Demonstrators in Jakarta staged a gathering in the form of a picnic outside Indonesia’s parliament building on Friday, a turnabout from deadly protests that had rocked the country.

Protesters picnic outside Indonesian parliament on national holiday ...

JAKARTA — There were small, peaceful protests outside the Indonesian parliament on Friday (Sept 5) afternoon, following more than a week of sometimes violent demonstrations, as the Muslim-majority country celebrated a holiday marking the Prophet Mohammad's birthday.Students gathered for a "picnic protest", with poetry and book readings as they criticised politicians' benefits and called for the release of detained protesters...