September 4, 2025 | 02:56 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian diaspora community in Bonn, Germany, held a prayer rally as a gesture of solidarity with the dynamics in the homeland. The Indonesian Student Association (PPI) in Bonn, part of the community, announced the event on its social media.
"We hope for the presence of all friends. Please bring candles as a symbol of mourning, as well as posters to convey aspirations and grievances," as quoted from the Instagram post @ppibonn on Thursday, September 4, 2025.
The prayer rally was scheduled to take place in Hofgarten, Bonn, from 18:00 to 20:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST) or local time. The rally was held in response to the brutality of security forces in facing the wave of protests in Indonesia from August 25-30, 2025.
"In response to the demand for policy changes in Indonesia, which has been responded to oppressively by authorities in various regions recently," explained the diaspora community about the purpose of their action.
On the other side, the diaspora in Australia also showed support by holding events at two different points today. The diaspora in Canberra demanded that the Indonesian government stop the brutality of security forces against protesters. "Justice will not come by staying silent. We must stand, speak up, and act together," wrote the Instagram account @canbergerak on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
The event, titled Canberra Bergerak (Canberra on the Move), will take place at the Australian National University's Fellows Oval at 16:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) or local time. Those interested in joining are encouraged to wear black and bring posters.
Participants were also urged to register at bit.ly/AksiSolidaritasCbr. The call to take to the streets was accompanied by the hashtags #StopStateViolence, #MenolakLupa, and #ResetIndonesia.
Similar events will also be held today in Brisbane, Australia, by many students and the diaspora. They will voice their aspirations at Grassy Knoll starting at 10:00 AEST. This event is named Brisbane Bergerak.
Based on posts on the Instagram account @brisbanebergerak, they demanded nine things from the government. First, they urged the authorities to stop the repression of everyone, and secondly, to comprehensively investigate the violence by authorities against protesters on August 28-30 in Indonesia, to release the detained protesters, and to completely reform the House of Representatives (DPR).
Furthermore, they also demanded the eradication of corruption in public institutions in line with the ratification of the Asset Seizure Bill, to provide fair and safe job opportunities, to eliminate discriminatory practices and provide free education, and to strengthen the prevention and handling mechanisms for sexual violence.
The series of protests is still ongoing in the homeland today, with similar demands. The wave of protests initially continued on Monday, August 25, last week. At that time, the demonstrators demanded the cancellation of the exorbitant allowances for members of the parliament, which were seen as not in line with the difficult economic conditions of the society.
The escalation of the protests grew when a tactical vehicle of the Indonesian Mobile Brigade Corps ran over an online motorcycle taxi driver named Affan Kurniawan on Thursday, August 28, 2025. On Sunday, August 31, Prabowo, after meeting with the chair of political parties and leaders of legislative institutions, decided to revoke the housing allowances for the members of the parliament and to impose a moratorium on official trips abroad.
Andi Adam Faturahman contributed to this report
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