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Jakarta Student Protests

Indonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Culture & Society

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Student groups are demonstrating at multiple key locations across Jakarta, including near the Presidential Palace and the DPR/MPR complex. Indonesian police have deployed thousands of personnel to secure these protests. The German President's visit to Jakarta is also prompting situational road closures.

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Police Intercept University Students Marching to Protest in Jakarta

- Police intercepted Bung Karno University students attempting to protest in Central Jakarta. - The students, organized as BEM UBK, were blocked by a police barricade and engaged in a shoving match. - They carried six demands for President Prabowo Subianto's administration, including reviewing the free meal project and fuel price hikes.