Women’s groups gather in front of parliament in Indonesia amid protests | Protests News

Amnesty International has said the increasing number of deaths from the government crackdown is ‘alarming’

About 300 members of the Indonesian Women’s Alliance (API) have rallied outside parliament in the capital Jakarta, demanding an end to state violence and the withdrawal of the military from civilian security duties.

The demonstration on Wednesday comes after a week of unrest that has killed at least 10 people, which began when a motorcycle taxi…