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

**Publisher:** [Human Rights Monitor](https://humanrightsmonitor.org)
**Document ID:** HRM-CAS-099-2022
**Document Type:** Case
**Document URL:** https://humanrightsmonitor.org/case/kaimana-wp-police-carry-out-mass-arrests-in-response-to-peaceful-flag-raising-ceremony/
**Issues:** security force violence | indigenous peoples
**Publication Date:** December 22, 2022
**Tags:** Indonesia | West Papua

## Summary
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 Narrative
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.

## Incident Period & Location
- **Start Date:** November 27, 2022
- **End Date:** November 27, 2022
- **Period Type:** Single Day
- **Reference Date:** November 27, 2022 (used for chronological ordering)
- **Location:** - Kaimana Kota
- **Geographic Coordinates (WGS84):** -3.6624880964366, 133.76551518408
- **Google Maps:** https://maps.google.com/?q=-3.6624880964366,133.76551518408
- **Administrative Regions:**
  - **Region 1:** Indonesia (Country) > Papua Barat Province (Province) > Kaimana (Regency) > Kaimana (District)
  - **Region 2:** Indonesia (Country) > West Papua (Province) > Kaimana (Regency) > Kaimana (District)

## Victims
**Total number of victims:** 12

| Count | Name | Age | Gender | Groups | Violations |
|-------|------|-----|--------|--------|------------|
| 12 people | unknown | unknown | unknown | Indigenous Peoples, Activist | freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, arbitrary detention |
| dozens | unknown | unknown | mixed | Indigenous Peoples, Activist | freedom of expression, freedom of assembly |

## Perpetrators
**Perpetrator Category Paths:**
- **Category 1:** Republic Indonesia > Indonesian Security Forces > Indonesian Police

- **Perpetrator Description:** unknown