President Probowo’s free lunch program triggers protests in West Papua: Timika, Mimika Regency

Authorities conducted intimidation and terror inside schools. Security personnel prevented students at Petra Mimika Vocational High School and State High Schools from attending the student rally in Timika Town. Police officers coerced students at Petra Mimika Vocational High School to record a video in support of Prabowo’s MBG program.

Detailed Case Data
name of the location: SMKS Petra Bisnis Manajemen Mimika (-4.554473202772149, 136.88260047582065)
administrative region: Indonesia, Papua Tengah Province, Mimika Regency, Timika Town
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
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