Indonesia protests spread as state fails to address grievances More protests were held across Indonesia on October 28 as the state failed to address public grievances that began following toxic fires that degraded air quality. Indonesians took to the streets to protest government negligence last weekend, after months of toxic smoke from wildfires left people with health problems and even killed others. For months, residents of Kalimantan, Sumatra and Papua have been dealing with continuous exposure to toxic smoke from forest and land fires that has put their health and lives at risk. Now, .

Indonesia protests spread as state fails to address grievances More protests were held across Indonesia on October 28 as the state failed to address public grievances that began following toxic fires that degraded air quality. Indonesians took to the streets to protest government negligence last weekend, after months of toxic smoke from wildfires left people with health problems and even killed others. For months, residents of Kalimantan, Sumatra and Papua have been dealing with continuous exposure to toxic smoke from forest and land fires that has put their health and lives at risk. Now, .