Weekly Gallery: Fights carry on as grim conditions remain

Mon, November 23, 2020 / 05:00 pm

An activist places mannequins at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle to commemorate the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Nov. 15. Police records show that 83,715 accidents occurred in the country in the first 10 months of the year, with 19,320 fatalities. JP/Wendra Ajistyatama

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An activist places mannequins at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle to commemorate the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Nov. 15. Police records show that 83,715 accidents occurred in the country in the first 10 months of the year, with 19,320 fatalities. JP/Wendra Ajistyatama

A Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) member has his face painted with the colors of the Bintang Kejora (Morning Star) flag during a protest on Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, on Nov. 16. The protesters demanded that the government thoroughly investigate the killing of Papuan pastor Yeremia Zanambani in Intan Jaya, Papua, and withdraw military and police personnel from the country’s easternmost province. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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A chicken porridge vendor pulls his cart past a COVID-19 mural on Jl. KH Abdullah Syafei in South Jakarta on Nov. 16. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases soared after many celebrated a long weekend from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1. JP/P.J. Leo

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A tidal flood inundates Sunda Kelapa Port in North Jakarta on Nov. 17. The flood disrupted loading and unloading at the port. JP/Wendra Ajistyatama

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A tidal flood inundates Sunda Kelapa Port in North Jakarta on Nov. 17. The flood disrupted loading and unloading at the port. JP/Wendra Ajistyatama

A Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) officer holds up a banner on health protocols as workers protest the Job Creation Law in Jakarta on Nov. 17. The agency has urged protesters to wear masks and keep their distance to prevent the spread of COVID-19. JP/Seto Wardhana

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A boy with a bag of scavenged goods looks at toys displayed to commemorate World Children’s Day in Jakarta on Nov. 20. The Extinction Rebellion (XR) group displayed hundreds of toys to represent Indonesian children and urged the government to do more to protect them. JP/Seto Wardhana

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Dutch volunteer Tojeiro, 27, feeds a Bornean Orangutan at the Wildlife Rescue Center in Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta, on Nov. 20. The center is open to volunteers who would like to help take care of endangered animals. JP/Donny Fernando

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A family visits a grave at Pondok Ranggon cemetery in East Java on Nov. 20. The cemetery has run out of space to bury Muslims who have died of COVID-19 and has only 50 more spaces for Christian victims. Authorities are planning to bury further COVID-19 victims at the Tegal Alur cemetery in Kalideres, West Jakarta. JP/P.J. Leo

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Ten months in, Indonesia has yet to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, and significant daily case spikes occurred after an extended weekend from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1. Meanwhile, cemeteries have been running out of space for the deceased, prompting authorities to bury them in other places.

Despite the grim conditions, protests rage on as people demand that the government revoke the recently passed Job Creation Law and seek justice for people killed in Papua.

This week, the country also remembered people who lost their lives in traffic accidents, and activists marked World Children’s Day by urging the government to provide better protection for young people across the archipelago. (kuk)