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POLITICSELEVATEDJun 27 · Jun 27, 2026, 5:46 AM

Dozens arrested in Indonesia after anti-government protest turns violent

South China Morning Post

Indonesian police have arrested dozens of protesters following a rally against President Prabowo Subianto’s policies in the country’s second-largest city, a rights group said on Saturday. Around 100 people gathered near a government building in Surabaya on Friday, journalists on the scene estimated, to protest a fuel price increase and Prabowo’s flagship free meals scheme. Some demonstrators hurled rocks towards police and set fire to rubbish in the middle of the road, prompting officers to...

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