When violence goes viral: Why visual evidence matters in Indonesian activism

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 police vehicle struck…

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