On 17 February 2025, in Jayapura, the protesters were intercepted at the Perumnas 3 Waena. Fifteen students were reportedly arrested at Expo Waena and arbitrarily detained at Heram Sub-District Police Station. Several protesters, including one of the organisers named Sero Kisan, were reportedly beaten by police during their arrest. All were later released after the Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) provided legal support for the students.
Detailed Case Data
name of the location: Taman Budaya Expo Waena (-2.595848226370594, 140.63205676622667)
administrative region: Indonesia, Papua Province, Jayapura City
total number of victims: dozens
period of incident: 17.02.2025
perpetrator: police
perpetrator details: unknown
Issues: freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly, indigenous peoples, arbitrary arrest
Sources:
Further HRM News: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/news/president-probowos-school-lunch-program-triggers-protests-in-west-papua-police-officers-intimidate-arrest-and-ill-treat-protesters/
| Number | Name, Details | Gender | Age | Group Affiliation | Violations |
| 14 | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | freedom of assembly, arbitrary detention |
| 1 | Sero Kisan | male | unknown | activist | freedom of assembly, arbitrary detention |
| dozens | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | freedom of assembly |
