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Figure 6.
The second bed is labeled “victim of the reform movement.” The occupant is
a student who took to the streets and protested against the Suharto regime. The
bandage on the side of his jaw probably covers the wound caused by the rifle butt
of a soldier or the club of a policeman ordered to disperse the demonstrators, some
of whom took over the parliament building. The widespread protests of students