PGP Youth: From Bangladesh, In Solidarity: Lessons in Protest for the Student Movement in Indonesia

PGP Youth: From Bangladesh, In Solidarity: Lessons in Protest for the Student Movement in Indonesia

Author: EngageMedia October 7, 2024 Duration: 38:43

In this episode, Afifah Fitriyani Oceanto, a student from Jentera Law School, sits down with Shoeb Abdullah and Subinoy Mustofi Eron, co-founders of Activate Rights, to discuss the mass protests in Bangladesh calling for reform of the government’s job quota system. Initially sparked by students, the movement quickly spread nationwide, drawing in civilians from all walks of life.

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