Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:36am on 03 Sep 2025,Wednesday International
Hundreds of women clad in pink assembled outside Indonesia’s parliament in Jakarta on September 3, 2025, brandishing brooms to “sweep away” governmental corruption and police repression. Organized by the Alliance of Indonesian Women, the demonstration called for reforms to police brutality and excessive perks granted to lawmakers. The protest follows recent unrest triggered by a police vehicle striking and killing a motorcycle taxi driver, which has led to at least 10 deaths and incidents of looting and rioting. President Prabowo Subianto, who labeled the unrest as tantamount to terrorism or treason, left for a military parade in China. Both Indonesia’s human rights commission and the UN have urged investigations into security force conduct during the unrest. (PC: Reuters)
