Malioboro protest turns violent, police push crowd to Tugu Jogja
The unrest forced shops in Malioboro to close early and disrupted tourism activity in central Yogyakarta until night.
A demonstration in the Malioboro area of Yogyakarta turned violent on Wednesday night, October 28, 2026. Polda DIY said that after the afternoon crowd at Titik Nol Kilometer dispersed at about 17.30 WIB, a second wave of unidentified people appeared near the Gedung DPRD DIY. The disturbance began with fireworks and flares, then escalated into stones, fireworks and flares thrown at officers. Police then deployed Dalmas personnel to push the crowd out of Malioboro. According to Polda DIY public relations chief Kombes Pol Ihsan, the situation was not secured until about 22.00 WIB, after the crowd was driven toward Mangkubumi and Tugu Jogja. The unrest also prompted several shops in Malioboro to close earlier than usual.