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        "id": 1799906,
        "msgid": "blocked-by-police-students-vow-to-continue-protest-at-bundaran-hi-1781254364",
        "date": "2026-06-12 15:21:58",
        "title": "Blocked by Police, Students Vow to Continue Protest at Bundaran HI",
        "author": "Mas Alamil Huda",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Student protesters in Jakarta have been blocked by police from reaching the Bundaran HI roundabout and redirected towards the DPR building. The chairman of the University of Indonesia's student executive body insists the demonstration must remain at the iconic landmark to ensure the public witnesses the nation's deteriorating condition. He argues that protesting at the parliament or presidential palace is futile, warning of impending economic, democratic, and moral bankruptcy.",
        "content": "<p>A mass of students attempting to stage a protest in the Bundaran\nHotel Indonesia (HI) area was blocked by police officers. Some\ndemonstrators were directed to express their opinions at the House of\nRepresentatives (DPR) building instead.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the University of Indonesia Student Executive Body (BEM\nUI), Yatalathof Ma\u2019shum Imawan, stated that the group would continue\nseeking ways for the crowd to reach Bundaran HI. He explained that the\naction had been planned for that location from the outset.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, we, the large crowd, are looking for a way to still get\nthere. Why? Because that is our main destination and we will never\nrelocate the demonstration to the DPR or the Presidential Palace,\u201d he\nsaid in the Bundaran HI area on Friday (12\/6\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>According to him, holding a protest at the DPR or the Presidential\nPalace would be futile, as there would be no one there to listen to the\npeople\u2019s voices. He stated that the action was deliberately intended for\nBundaran HI so that many members of the public could see that the\ncountry\u2019s condition is not good. This was done because students care\nabout the state of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not want Indonesia to actually go bankrupt! But it is these\nvery behaviours, if they do not change, that will prove Indonesia will\ngo bankrupt economically, Indonesia will go bankrupt democratically, and\nfinally, Indonesia will go bankrupt morally,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/blocked-by-police-students-vow-to-continue-protest-at-bundaran-hi-1781254364",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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