President Probowo’s free lunch program triggers protests in West Papua: Sentani, Jayapura Regency

Acts of intimidation had already occurred before the demonstration. Police officers prevented the students from distributing leaflets for the protest. On the morning of 17 February 2025, authorities intimidated students at SMK Negeri 1 Sentani and at SMA Negeri 7, blocking the gates to prevent the students from attending the peaceful assembly.  The police forcibly dispersed a student protest at Jalan Sosial Sentani. Joint security forces collectively ill-treated four students named Habel Fauwok, Ello Narek, Linus Yando, and Daud Penggu in Sentani and arrested another student named Ayup Murib, who had recorded the ill-treatment with his mobile phone.

Detailed Case Data
Location: SMK Negeri 1 Sentani
Region: Indonesia, Papua Province, Jayapura Regency, Sentani
Region: Indonesia, Papua, Jayapura Regency, Sentani
Total number of victims: 5

# Number of Victims Name, Details Gender Age Group Affiliation Violations
1. 1 Habel Fauwok
male unknown Indigenous Peoples, Activist freedom of assembly, ill-treatment
2. 1 Ello Narek
male unknown Indigenous Peoples, Activist freedom of assembly, ill-treatment
3. 1 Linus Yando
male unknown Indigenous Peoples, Activist freedom of assembly, ill-treatment
4. 1 Daud Penggu
male unknown Indigenous Peoples, Activist freedom of assembly, ill-treatment
5. 1 Ayup Murib
male unknown Indigenous Peoples, Activist freedom of assembly, arbitrary detention
6. dozens unknown
unknown unknown Unknown freedom of assembly, freedom of expression
Period of incident: 17/02/2025 – 17/02/2025
Perpetrator: Indonesian Police

Perpetrator details: unknown

Issues: security force violence, indigenous peoples, human rights defenders