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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rebecca Ratcliffe and agencies

UNBELIEVABLE: Twenty missing in indonesia protests rights group says - The Untold Story

Demonstrators set alight banners in West Java
Demonstrators set alight banners in Bandung, West Java, as they shout slogans during a protest demanding police reform and the dissolution of the parliament. Photograph: Timur Matahari/AFP/Getty Images

At least 20 people are missing following violent protests that have gripped cities across Indonesia over the past week, a human rights group has warned.

Mass protests first erupted on 25 August, prompted by anger over the perks and benefits given to lawmakers, including a controversial housing allowance. Public fury escalated further when a motorcycle taxi driver, 21-year-old Affan Kurniawan, was run over by a police vehicle at a protest site.

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