Indonesian social protests prove costly
The breadth of recent protests could reflect a healthy democracy, but the state's handling of such events is uneven
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- State ambiguity
- Anti-Ahok protests
- Broader Islamist agenda
- Labour protests
- Wage woes
- Transportation tension
- Papuan protests
- Counting the costs
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_350.jpg "Members of the Islamic Defenders Front stab an effigy of Ahok at a protest rally in Jakarta (Reuters/Beawiharta)")