Overview

• Demonstrations that began on Aug. 25 over a proposed $3,000 housing stipend for lawmakers have expanded into nationwide protests over inequality and alleged police brutality.
• The United Nations urged an investigation into the use of force, and Amnesty International criticized what it called excessive tactics against largely peaceful demonstrators.
• At least 10 people have died, hundreds have been injured, and authorities report more than 3,000 arrests as police deploy tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets.
• President Prabowo Subianto scrapped the perks, apologized over the death of 21-year-old delivery rider Affan Kurniawan under an armored vehicle, and an officer linked to the crash was fired.
• A coalition of student unions pressed lawmakers for an independent probe as security deployments swelled in major cities and protests showed no sign of easing.