[Indonesia] Protests: Protest with intervention

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On April 7, 2025, Papuan student groups protested in Nabire city, Central Papua province, opposing PT Freeport Indonesia's mining operations and broader natural resource exploitation in Papua. Police intervened with tear gas, resulting in student injuries.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. If confirmed and part of broader unrest targeting mining operations, such protests could potentially disrupt extraction activities in Papua's resource-rich regions, though the current incident appears localized to Nabire city.

Watch points

• Monitor for escalation or spread of anti-mining protests to other Papuan cities, particularly near major extraction sites
• Track any operational statements from PT Freeport Indonesia or other mining companies regarding security measures or production impacts
• Watch for broader civil unrest indicators in Papua that could affect regional infrastructure or logistics