US EditionViolence Sweeps Across Indonesia Amid Protests over Worsening Economy
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Why violent protests are sweeping across Indonesia
In recent weeks, Indonesia has been rocked by massive anti-government demonstrations. The protests are led by students, workers and women’s rights groups angered by the yawning gap between Indonesia’s elites and shrinking middle class, and turned violent after a delivery driver was killed amid a police crackdown. John Yang speaks with The Economist’s Aaron Connelly about the ongoing situation.
Violence sweeps across Indonesia amid protests over worsening economy
In recent weeks, Indonesia has been rocked by massive anti-government demonstrations. The protests are led by students, workers and women’s rights groups angered by the yawning gap between Indonesia’s elites and shrinking middle class, and turned violent after a delivery driver was killed amid a police crackdown. John Yang speaks with The Economist’s Aaron Connelly about the ongoing situation.
Protests have been spread by parts of Indonesia since August 25, in some of the worst times of the country's violence in decades. The demonstrations represent the greatest challenge up until now since President Prabowo Subianto took power 10 months ago. What is going on? The protests began before Parliament in the capital, Jacarta, initially by angry groups with reports that parliamentarians were receiving huge moral aid in addition to basic sal…
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