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        "msgid": "peoples-power-movement-blockades-gejayan-intersection-in-yogyakarta-1781351553",
        "date": "2026-06-13 18:19:00",
        "title": "People's Power Movement Blockades Gejayan Intersection in Yogyakarta",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "A coalition of civil society groups, students, and workers blockaded a major intersection in Yogyakarta to protest President Prabowo Subianto's administration. The demonstrators issued ten demands addressing economic policy, legal reforms, and social welfare, including the controversial free nutritious meal programme and rising fuel prices. The protest highlighted growing concerns over the shrinking space for democratic criticism and the criminalisation of dissent.",
        "content": "<p>A combined mass united under the \u2018Aliansi Rakyat Memanggil\u2019 (People\u2019s\nCall Alliance) movement packed the Gejayan Road intersection in\nYogyakarta on Saturday afternoon, 13 June 2026. Based on Tempo\u2019s\nmonitoring, the crowd, comprising civil elements from the Cik Di Tiro\nForum, student groups from various Yogyakarta campuses, academics,\nactivists, labourers, and online motorcycle taxi drivers, had filled the\narea since 2:30 p.m. Western Indonesian Time. They set up a speaker\u2019s\nplatform right in the middle of the intersection connecting campuses\nsuch as Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Yogyakarta State University (UNY),\nAtma Jaya, and Sanata Dharma. The crowd also positioned a command pickup\ntruck equipped with loudspeakers. Despite heavy rain, waves of\nprotesters continued to arrive. Numerous banners highlighting current\nsocio-economic conditions were displayed at various corners of the road.\nThe protest, which continued until Maghrib, caused a total closure of\ntraffic flow heading towards the Gejayan junction, affecting vehicles\nfrom the north, west, and south. In their action, the crowd carried ten\ndemands related to economic policy, law, and public welfare under the\nadministration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran\nRakabuming Raka. Key issues highlighted included the controversy over\nthe free nutritious meal (MBG) programme, the weakening rupiah exchange\nrate, rising fuel oil (BBM) prices, and tax burdens weighing on Micro,\nSmall, and Medium Enterprises. On the command platform, representatives\nfrom various organisations took turns delivering speeches opposing state\nmanagement perceived as not siding with the people. During the protest,\nMasduki, a Professor of Media and Journalism at the Communication\nScience Study Programme of the Islamic University of Indonesia (UII),\nalso gave a speech. \u2018We ask President Prabowo and Vice President Gibran,\nif they are still sane and pro-people, to review their programmes,\u2019\nMasduki said. Marsinah, spokesperson for the People\u2019s Call Alliance,\nstated that the condition of democracy and the position of civil society\nis increasingly concerning because the space for criticism is\ncontinuously narrowed by the authorities. According to Marsinah, the\ncurrent political situation is full of falsehoods where honesty and\nconcern for the daily fate of the people have become very rare\ncommodities. \u2018Ironically, criticism, which should be a healthy part of\ndemocracy, is often suspected as a threat,\u2019 she said. She noted that\nwhen observers, academics, journalists, activists, and even ordinary\ncitizens voice objections, they are frequently accused of having hidden\nmotives or foreign interests. \u2018Yet democracy does not grow from forced\npraise, but from the courage to correct power,\u2019 Marsinah stated. The\nPeople\u2019s Call Alliance brought ten main demands to this demonstration.\nThe first demand is to stop the free nutritious meal (MBG) project,\nwhich is deemed prone to corruption and lacking public oversight. The\nsecond demand rejects the existence of the \u2018Koperasi Desa Merah Putih\u2019\n(Red and White Village Cooperatives) as they are considered a deviation\nfrom the principles of the people\u2019s economy and potentially an\ninstrument of political control by the rulers. In the third demand, the\ncrowd urged the revocation of revisions to the TNI Law, the Polri Law,\nthe Prosecutor\u2019s Office Law, and the Military Justice Law. They demanded\nprotection for freedom of expression, opinion, assembly, and\nassociation, as well as an end to impunity for officers by trying TNI\nand Polri members who commit violence against civilians openly and\nindependently. The fourth and fifth points urge the government to\nrealise quality free education and free health services and facilities\nwithout discrimination for all Indonesian people. In the sixth demand,\nthe crowd called for the restoration of the people\u2019s economy, the\nelimination of inequality, and a reduction in the prices of staple\ngoods, fuel, and basic service tariffs. The people must not bear the\nburden of state mismanagement and corruption. The seventh demand focuses\non protecting workers\u2019 rights and ending the exploitation of domestic\nworkers, teachers, farm labourers, mine workers, factory workers,\ndigital platform workers, and the informal sector. Furthermore, the\neighth demand is specifically aimed at protecting online motorcycle taxi\ndrivers by urging action against application companies violating KP 667\nand 1001 provisions, removing problematic articles in Presidential\nRegulation Number 27 of 2026 concerning term partnership contracts, and\ndrafting an academic paper for the Online Transportation Bill involving\nonline motorcycle taxi organisations. The ninth demand urges the release\nof all political prisoners and citizens criminalised for criticising the\ngovernment, as well as an end to all forms of intimidation against\npeople\u2019s movements. Finally, in the tenth point, the crowd demanded\nguarantees for land rights, housing, and decent living space, an end to\nforced evictions for investors, and a thorough investigation into the\ncorruption case of the Mandala Krida Stadium in Yogyakarta.<\/p>",
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