In the city of Ternate, members of the military and the police obstructed a peaceful assembly and carried out acts of intimidation and harassment against activists of the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) and the Indonesian People’s Front for West Papua (FRI WP). In the days leading up to the commemoration, the police expressed disapproval of the planned action. Authorities and residents closely monitored individuals associated with the event.
On the day of the commemoration, when participants wanted to gather at the meeting point, the authorities and residents forcibly blocked the protesters. The security forces stopped a vehicle carrying participants, confiscated the keys of the truck bringing protesters to the meeting spot, and detained the driver.
Furthermore, activists from Ternate highlighted the surveillance, intimidation, and threats by security forces at the university campus, where the participants sought refuge after the failed protest. The presence of intelligence officers, campus security, and the threat of involving villagers to harm the protesters further underscores the severe infringement on the freedom of assembly and expression.
Detailed Case Data
name of the location: Ternate (0.8200292256053369, 127.3837641190948)
administrative region: Indonesia, Maluku Utara Province, Ternate City
total number of victims: dozens
period of incident: 01.12.2023
perpetrator: police, other security forces
perpetrator details: unknown
Issues: freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, indigenous peoples, ill-treatment, intimidation, harassment
Sources:
Further HRM News: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/news/peaceful-1-december-commemorations-responded-with-arbitrary-arrests-and-violence-against-protesters/
| Number | Name, Details | Gender | Age | Group Affiliation | Violations |
| dozens | unknown | unknown | unknown | indigenous, activist | freedom of assembly, intimidation |
