Greenpeace Activists Climb Jakarta Landmark to Protest Climate Crisis, Living Costs
Greenpeace activists scaled Jakarta's Welcome Monument to protest the climate crisis and rising living costs, unfurling a banner on the second anniversary of President Prabowo Subianto's administration. Police and military personnel urged them to descend due to safety concerns, but the activists remained, with no official government response yet.
Why it matters
This protest highlights ongoing public discontent in Indonesia regarding environmental policies and economic pressures, putting pressure on the current administration and drawing international attention to climate activism.
October 20, 2026 | 10:22 am SHARE URL berhasil di salin. A police officer instructs Greenpeace activists to take down a banner installed atop the Welcome Monument at the Hotel Indonesia (HI) traffic circle in Jakarta on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (Beritasatu.com/Hidayat Azriel) Jakarta. Greenpeace Indonesia activists climbed the Welcome Monument at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Tuesday, unfurling a giant banner urging the government to tackle the climate crisis and lower living costs as President Prabowo Subianto's administration marked its second anniversary.
The banner, bearing the message "Tackle the Climate Crisis, Lower the Cost of Living," drew the attention of motorists and passersby along Jalan MH Thamrin in the capital's central business district.
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