The Roots of a Restless Generation’s Anger

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The ‘Indonesia Gelap’ protests criticized Prabowo’s government in concert around the country. They denounce the dual role played by the military and the president’s oversized cabinet.

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Students hold a protest titled #IndonesiaGelap (Indonesia in Darkness) in the vicinity of the Arjuna Wijaya Statue, Jakarta, February 20, 2025. Tempo/Martin Yogi Pardamean. tempo : 174305118433.

CARRYING an empty rice sack, Muhammad Akmal Sajid was sneaking towards the cattle pens of the Faculty of Animal Husbandry at Diponegoro University (Undip), in Semarang, Central Java, in the early hours of Tuesday, February 18, 2025. The Semarang State University student was going to collect some cow dung for a ‘Indonesia Gelap’ (Dark Indonesia) demonstration. This protest was to criticize the first 100 days of Prabowo Subianto’s

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Egi Adyatama, Hussein Abri Dongoran, Hendrik Yaputra, Fachri Hamzah (Padang), and Shinta Maharani (Yogyakarta) contributed to the writing of this writing.

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