[Indonesia] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On April 7, 2025, Papuan student groups peacefully protested in Manokwari, West Papua province, opposing PT Freeport Indonesia's mining operations and natural resource exploitation in the region. The demonstration included demands for Papuan self-determination rights.

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 protests expand beyond this localized demonstration, mining operations in the broader Papua region could face operational disruptions, though the peaceful nature and limited scale suggest minimal immediate risk to resource extraction activities.

Watch points

• Monitor for expansion of protests to other locations across Papua or escalation from peaceful to disruptive demonstrations
• Track any responses from PT Freeport Indonesia or Indonesian authorities that could indicate broader operational concerns
• Watch for independent media confirmation of the protest and any follow-on activity by student organizations