Indonesia's Youth Rise Against Corruption, Rising Costs, and Environmental Crisis

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Indonesia's Youth Rise Against Corruption, Rising Costs, and Environmental Crisis

Indonesia Erupts: Students Take to Streets Over Corruption and Rising Prices

10/21/2026

Anti-government protests are intensifying across Indonesia, Albania and Portugal as public anger grows over corruption, rising living costs, unemployment and housing shortages. In Indonesia,...

Business Standard

Indonesia protests: Why students and civil groups are taking to streets?

10/21/2026

Thousands of police were deployed in Jakarta as students protested rising living costs, forest fires and government policies across Indonesia

Hindustan Times

Rising living costs, forest fires: Indonesia sees mass protest as students take to the streets

10/21/2026

The protests took place across cities such as Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Bandung, Pekanbaru and Makassar as President Prabowo Subianto marks two years in office.

Firstpost

Forest fires, rising bills, and Gen-Z anger: What is happening in Indonesia?

10/21/2026

Indonesia’s Gen-Z has taken to the streets over rising living costs, devastating forest fires, and alleged corruption. As protests spread across major cities, students and activists are demanding...

The Straits Times

Indonesian government responds to viral Greenpeace banners criticising its haze response

10/21/2026

Greenpeace’s actions were just one among a slew of protests in several cities held to coincide with the anniversary of the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran administration, most of which put the forest...

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First reported: 21 Oct 2026, 04:17 UTC

First saved on ClustZ: 21 Oct 2026, 17:11 UTC

Coverage updated: 21 Oct 2026, 17:11 UTC

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