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Why are antigovernment protests taking place in Indonesia?

A man wearing a delivery service biker's jacket holds a portrait of Affan Kurniawan in Jakarta [Aditya Irawan/AFP]

Violent antigovernment protests against a range of cost-of-living issues have roiled Indonesia, and anger boiled over after the killing of a motorcycle taxi driver who was hit by a police vehicle during a demonstration in the capital, Jakarta.

In a recorded video address on Friday, President Prabowo Subianto called for calm and asked the people to “trust the government and my leadership”.

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