About sixty PRP supporters gathered at the Oyehe Gizi Park in Nabire on 3 June 2022 at 6.00 am and made peaceful orations. Forty minutes later, dozens of police officers arrived at the park and told the protesters to leave, claiming that other groups would need the park for an assembly. At 7.15 am, fully equipped police personnel began pushing the protesters towards the Oyehe bus terminal. The officers reportedly intercepted people recording the crowd control operation and forced them to delete the recordings from their phones. The police arrested 23 protesters and forced them to enter a police truck around 8.00 am. They were detained and interrogated at the Nabire District Police Station (POLSEK). Arrested protesters testified that the POLSEK Chief threatened to take them far away from Nabire for detention. The 23 protesters were released at 5.00 pm.
Detailed Case Data
name of the location: Taman Gizi (-3.357606638571382, 135.50311928470043)
administrative region: Indonesia, Papua Province, Nabire Regency, Nabire town
total number of victims: dozens
period of incident: 12.02.2022 – 13.02.2022
perpetrator: police
perpetrator details: unknown
Issues: freedom of expression, torture, freedom of peaceful assembly, indigenous peoples, arbitrary detention
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Further HRM News: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/case/security-forces-disperse-new-demonstrations-against-formation-of-new-provinces-in-west-papua-at-least-23-protesters-ill-treated-and-40-arrested/
Number | Name, Details | Gender | Age | Group Affiliation | Violations |
1 | Mikael Kudiai | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
2 | Yulianus Janambani | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
3 | Kris Mote | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
4 | Simson Pigai | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
5 | Dimibeu Goo | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
6 | Desenan Agapa | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
7 | Melianus Doo | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
8 | Yonas Douw | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
9 | Yuliance Mote | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
10 | Melianus Sondegau | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
11 | Aprianus Sondegau | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
12 | Aguni Sondegau | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
13 | Jonius Sagani | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
14 | Agustinus Sani | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
15 | Agustinus Sondegau | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
16 | Man Kobogau | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
17 | Marinus Duwitau | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
18 | Epinus Sani | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
19 | Tobi Bagubau | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
20 | Alex Sondegau | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
21 | Nason Sani | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
22 | Adiknas Pekei | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |
23 | Nolianus Zanambani | male | unknown | indigenous, activists | arbitrary detention |