A university student burns tyre and other goods near a police barricade during a protest on the first anniversary of President Prabowo's administration, criticizing government policies including the free meals programme, in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 20, 2025. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian students protested in Jakarta on Monday as President Prabowo Subianto completed a year in office, two months after violent demonstrations nationwide, with one expert faulting the government on grounds of openness and public participation.
About 300 students clad in yellow and blue jackets gathered near the presidential palace while Prabowo's cabinet met, far fewer than the numbers in August's student-led protests against government policies and lawmaker perks that spread countrywide.
