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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

UN expresses concern over crackdown on Indonesian student protests after 20 reported missing

The UN has urged Indonesia to investigate the use of excessive force after at least seven people were killed during nationwide protests, amid concerns that another 20 people have gone missing.

The demonstrations, initially peaceful, erupted into violence targeting the country’s elite paramilitary police after a video surfaced showing one of their units running over 21-year-old delivery driver Affan Kurniawan on 28 August.

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