September 5, 2025
A woman strikes a police officer with a bamboo stick as police push back students during a protest outside the parliament building against lawmakers’ demands for higher allowances in Jakarta on August 28, 2025. PHOTO: AFP
Pink and green have quickly come to symbolise a solidarity movement after violent protests, sparked by discontent over economic inequality and lavish perks for lawmakers, rocked Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
A woman strikes a police officer with a bamboo stick as police push back students during a protest outside the parliament building against lawmakers’ demands for higher allowances in Jakarta on August 28, 2025. PHOTO: AFP
September 5, 2025