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Demonstration Action: Between Human Rights and Human Obligations

  • 02 Sep 2025
  • Berita Kampus

The wave of demonstrations that erupted in Indonesia throughout late August 2025 became a hot topic in Indonesia's journey as a nation now 80 years old.
The demonstrations, which began with an increase in allowances for members of the House of Representatives (DPR-RI), coupled with responses from members' behavior and statements on social media and in front of media crews deemed unempathetic, sparked large-scale demonstrations in various regions.
This culminated in the death of an online motorcycle taxi driver named Affan Kurniawan after being run over by a tactical vehicle belonging to the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police during...

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UWP Chancellor Urges Students and the Public to Refrain from Acting in an Anarchic Way and to Protect Surabaya

  • 01 Sep 2025
  • Berita Kampus

The demonstrations that took place in various regions across Indonesia, including Jakarta, Surabaya, and Makassar, which ended in violence, have raised concerns from various segments of society, including those in higher education.
The Rector of Wijaya Putra University (UWP), Dr. Budi Endarto, S.H., M.Hum., expressed his concern over the events that occurred, including the burning of two cultural heritage buildings in Surabaya: the West Side Grahadi Building and the Tegal Sari Police Station on Saturday, August 30, 2025.
"I urge students and all levels of society not to act in anarchic ways in expressing their aspirations," said Budi Endarto when met at...

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