{
  "id": 1687643,
  "title": "Student Protesters Blocked at Dukuh Atas on Way to HI Roundabout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/student-protesters-blocked-at-dukuh-atas-on-way-to-hi-roundabout",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:15:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2117769/student-protesters-blocked-at-dukuh-atas-on-way-to-hi-roundabout"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, University of Indonesia students commenced a march toward the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout in Central Jakarta, carrying eight demands. The demonstration followed Indonesia's 81st Independence Day. However, the students were halted by a police barricade in the Dukuh Atas area. BEM UI 2026 Chair Yatalathof Ma’shum Imawan engaged in negotiations with security personnel, but the protesters remained blocked while advancing only a few steps at a time. The students chanted, \"United people cannot be defeated,\" followed by a coordinated plea, \"Open, open the way. Open the way now!\" Police retreated a few steps as commanded by the field commander, while the students responded in kind. The students' protest was directed towards reclaiming independence, which they claimed had been undermined by the state, government officials, police, and the Indonesian Military. The eight demands included an end to state colonization, eradication of corruption, agrarian reform, lower prices for basic necessities and fuel, review of National Strategic Projects, and an end to specific programs like the Free Nutritious Meals and Red and White Village Cooperatives. They also criticized concentration of political power, cuts to regional transfers, and called for restoration of regional autonomy. The final demand was an end to repressive actions and TNI-Police intervention in civilian affairs, along with the dissolution of Special Troops.",
  "summary": "Hundreds of students remain at Dukuh Atas as police restrict access to Jakarta's HI Roundabout during a protest over government policies.",
  "key_points": [
    "University of Indonesia students marched to Hotel Indonesia Roundabout on August 18, 2026",
    "Police barricade blocked protesters in Dukuh Atas area",
    "Students demanded end to state colonization, corruption, and repressive actions"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}