[Papua New Guinea] Protests: Peaceful protest

On 27 March 2025, students at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) main campus, staged a peaceful protest at the UPNG forum square (Port Moresby, National Capital District), to call for the resignation of Prime Minister James Marape. The students protested against the amendment of the vote-of-no-confidence 18-month grace period after an unsuccessful no-confidence vote, the National Executive Council amendment act, the recent banning of Facebook implemented under the new Counter-Terrorism Act, and called for Marape to step down from the Prime Minister post.

Severity

LOW

Occurred

2025-03-27

Country

Papua New Guinea

Event type

protest

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