Police fire tear gas and water cannon as Indonesia Heroes’ Day protests turn violent in Yogyakarta
Police in Yogyakarta used tear gas and water cannon on Tuesday night after a crowd clashed with officers around the regional legislature on Jalan Malioboro, local media reported. The unrest followed Heroes’ Day protests in several Indonesian cities. Several people were detained. No official casualty figure has been released.
Police in Yogyakarta used tear gas and water cannon on Tuesday night, 10 November 2026, after a crowd clashed with officers around the regional legislature (DPRD DIY) on Jalan Malioboro, Detik and Tribunnews reported. The unrest came after Heroes’ Day protests by students and civil groups against President Prabowo Subianto’s government, which were also held in Jakarta and other cities, BBC Indonesia and ANTARA reported.
Video from the scene in Yogyakarta:
According to Detik and Tribunnews, around 8 p.m. local time a crowd — which Detik said appeared after many student demonstrators had already begun to leave — threw fireworks at the council building, forced a gate and set fire to street barriers. Riot police then pushed people north along Malioboro, using water cannon and, around 8:40 p.m., tear gas. Tribunnews said several people were detained. No official casualty figure had been published at the time of writing.
Footage posted after midnight local time by @heniunique, who wrote that Yogyakarta was still unsettled at 12:11 a.m., shows tear gas on a city street near a Bank Mandiri branch in the Malioboro–Tugu area, with motorbikes moving through the smoke. The pictures are consistent with the police dispersal reported there on Tuesday night. The exact minute the clip was filmed has not been independently confirmed.
In Jakarta, Liputan6 said students and police scuffled in the late afternoon near the Patung Kuda statue at Monas after protesters tried to push through a police barricade; that demonstration later broke up. BBC Indonesia also reported a short confrontation as some protesters left another Jakarta rally, and pushing between protesters and police in Makassar.