Kaimana, WP – Police carry out mass arrests in response to flag-raising ceremony

Police officers arrested twelve indigenous Papuans in the Kaimana, Kaimana Regency, on 27 November 2022. Dozens of indigenous Papuans had come together to commemorate the anniversary of the proclamation of the independent state of West Papua New Guinea on 27 November 1997. The crowd raised Morning Star Flags and flags of the European Union, the United States of America and New Zealand. The arrested four elderly and eight young Papuans were detained Station for interrogation by the Kaimana District Police.

Detailed Case Data
Location: Kaimana Kota
Region: Indonesia, Papua Barat Province, Kaimana, Kaimana
Region: Indonesia, West Papua, Kaimana, Kaimana
Total number of victims: 12

# Number of Victims Name, Details Gender Age Group Affiliation Violations
1. 12 unknown
unknown unknown Indigenous Peoples, Activist freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, arbitrary detention
2. dozens unknown
mixed unknown Indigenous Peoples, Activist freedom of expression, freedom of assembly
Period of incident: 27/11/2022 – 27/11/2022
Perpetrator: Indonesian Police

Perpetrator details: unknown

Issues: security force violence, indigenous peoples