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Tear gas and water cannon fired on student protests in Indonesia | South China Morning Post

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Indonesian police fired tear gas and a water cannon on April 11, 2022 to disperse hundreds of university students protesting high cooking oil prices and the rumoured extension of President Joko Widodo's stay in office. After influential politicians had publicly backed the idea, Widodo instructed his government to st…

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