What Are BEM UI's Eight Demands in Jakarta's HI Roundabout Protest?
BEM UI is staging protest at Jakarta's HI Roundabout over 8 demands, including agrarian reform, lower prices, disaster response & an end to repression
The University of Indonesia Student Executive Board (BEM UI) is organizing a protest at the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout in Central Jakarta on August 18, 2026, to express concerns about various social, economic, and governmental policies, as well as national sovereignty. The protest is set to commence at 1 p.m. WIB, following the group's departure from the University of Indonesia campus in Depok at around 11 a.m.
The demonstration is expected to disrupt traffic flow around the HI Roundabout, prompting authorities to recommend alternative routes for road users. The protest occurs one day after Indonesia's 81st Independence Day, but BEM UI clarifies that it is not a celebration of independence, but rather a critique of what independence means for Indonesians today.
As part of the protest, BEM UI will raise eight demands, including ending state oppression of its people, combating corruption, ensuring genuine agrarian reform, reducing the cost of basic necessities and fuel, conducting a comprehensive evaluation of National Strategic Projects (PSN), restoring regional autonomy, declaring disaster status for Sumatra and Flores regions, and ending repressive actions by military and police intervention in civic matters.
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