August 2025 Indonesian protests

On 25 August until early September 2025, several protests took place in Indonesia as part of a larger civil unrest which began in early 2025 over economic frustrations and a proposed hike in housing subsidies for members of parliament. Protesters initially demanded the House of Representatives reverse its subsidy schemes and penalize its members who made insensitive statements, as well as pass the Confiscation of Assets Act for lawmakers convicted of corruption.

Student-led protesters expanded their demands to include total reform of the Indonesian National Police and resignation of the chief of police, Listyo Sigit Prabowo. The protests, which were largely concentrated around the capital Jakarta, grew in intensity and spread nationwide following the killing of Affan Kurniawan, a motorcycle taxi driver who was run over by a Brimob police tactical vehicle on 28 August during a larger violent crackdown on civil dissent. In several cities such as Makassar and Surabaya, multiple government buildings were torched. Houses associated with or belonging to members of parliament were also looted and robbed.

Protests in Indonesia erupted over a proposed Rp 50 million (US$3,057) monthly housing allowance for House of Representatives (DPR) members—ten times Jakarta's minimum wage—plus existing food and transportation stipends. This ignited public fury amid soaring food and education costs, mass layoffs, and property tax increases from central funding cuts.