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When violence goes viral: Why visual evidence matters in Indonesian activism
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An article examining how viral videos of police violence, including the deaths of a 14-year-old boy and a Gojek driver in Indonesia, have fueled activist movements and national outrage.
When violence goes viral: Why visual evidence matters in Indonesian activism
Student protests intensify after the police killing of motorcycle taxi driver Affan Kurniawan, Jakarta (29/08/25) Efraimleonard/WikimediaCommons, CC BY
A viral video depicting a gravely injured 14-year-old boy lying on the asphalt sparked national outrage this year. The boy, Arianto Tawakal, had reportedly been struck by a police officer and was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
The case quickly drew comparisons to last year’s death of Gojek driver Affan Kurniawan, who died after a pol
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