To mark International Women's Day, protesters rally to voice civil rights issues

Bandung, West Java — People joining the Aliansi Simpul Puan demonstrated on Asia Afrika Street in Bandung on Sunday, 8 March 2026, to commemorate International Women’s Day. They called on the government to end militarisation in the public sphere and military involvement in civilian policy, including food and social programs, and to repeal policies and practices that criminalise the people, activists, workers and women through the Indonesian Penal Code (KUHP) and the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP).