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- Indonesian groups call off protests on Monday, citing heightened security</p>
<p>August 31, 2025 at 10:25 PM</p>
<p>JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian students and civil society groups called off protests on Monday after a week of escalating anger over lawmakers' pay and the police response, citing fears of heightened security measures after deadly riots over the weekend.</p>
<p>The protests began in Jakarta a week ago, and have spread nationwide, escalating in size and intensity after a police vehicle hit and killed a motorcycle taxi driver on Thursday night.</p>
<p>On Sunday, President Prabowo Subianto said political parties had agreed to cut lawmakers' benefits, in an attempt to calm the protests in which at least five people have died.</p>
<p>He also ordered the military and police to take stern action against rioters and looters after homes of political party members and state buildings were ransacked or set ablaze.</p>
<p>The Alliance of Indonesian Women, a coalition of women-led civil society groups, said it had delayed planned protests at the parliament to avoid any crackdown by authorities.</p>
<p>"The delay is done to avoid increased violent escalation by authorities ... the delay takes place until the situations calm down," the group said in an Instagram post on Sunday.</p>
<p>Student groups also delayed a protest on Monday, with one umbrella group saying the decision was "due to very impossible conditions".</p>
<p>It is unclear if other groups will stage demonstrations in Jakarta or other cities on Monday, with social media posts from some groups warning of fake protest flyers.</p>
<p>The protests and violence have unsettled financial markets, with the stock market falling more than 3% in opening trades on Monday.</p>
<p>(Reporting by Stanley Widianto and Ananda Teresia; Editing by)</p>
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