Students & Youth Activism

December 2024

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – December 26, 2024

Jakarta – Scores of protesters from the Populist National Association of Student Executive Councils (BEM SI Kerakyatan) held a demonstration in the Horse Statue area of Central Jakarta on Thursday afternoon, December 26, to oppose the planned increase in value added tax (VAT) to 12 percent.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – December 26, 2024

Makassar – Students from the Makassar State University (UNM) held a protest action rejecting the Prabowo Subianto administration's plan to increase the value added tax (VAT) rate to 12 percent by blocking the road in front of the university campus.

November 2024

News/West Papua
Jubi Papua – November 4, 2024

Jayapura – An Alliance of Student Executive Councils (BEM) throughout Jayapura city together with students from various different universities held a peaceful action at the Abepura traffic circle on Monday November 4 to oppose the revival of the transmigration program in Papua.

October 2024

News/Indonesia
Detik Jatim – October 28, 2024

Esti Widiyana, Surabaya – The Airlangga University (Unair) Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP) Student Executive Council (BEM) criticised the inauguration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – October 27, 2024

Surabaya – Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP) Emeritus Professor Dr. Hotman Siahaan from the Airlangga University (Unair) in Surabaya says he regrets the freezing of the Unair FISIP Student Executive Board (BEM).

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – October 26, 2024

Surabaya – The Airlangga University (Unair) Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP) Student Executive Council (BEM) in Surabaya, East Java, has been frozen by the dean's office after making a satirical congratulatory message in the form a flower board marking the inauguration of President

News/Indonesia
Okezone – October 18, 2024

Irfan Ma'ruf, Jakarta – A demonstration by students from a number of different universities who are part of the National Association of Student Executive Councils (BEM SI) ended in chaos on Friday October 18 after security forces and demonstrators attacked each other.

News/Indonesia
Kumparan News – October 18, 2024

This afternoon on Friday October 18, the National Association of Student Executive Councils (BEM SI) held a demonstration in front of the Horse Statue monument on Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat in Central Jakarta.

News/Indonesia
Tempo – October 16, 2024

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – An alliance of All Indonesia Student Executive Councils (BEM SI) held a protest action at the House of Representatives (DPR) building on Wednesday October 16 to criticise 10 years of the President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo administration.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – October 9, 2024

Jakarta – The 2024 Indonesian Student and Youth Congress (KMPI) says that they were blocked by police when they were about to hold a demonstration demanding that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo be tried.