Varra Iyaba (06/2022)
Detainees- Affiliation
- KNPB
- Gender
- Male
- Age when first arrested
- 21
- Age group when first arrested
- 18-24 (young adult)
- Date of arrest
- Jun 14, 2022
- Occupation
- Activist
- Reason of arrest
- Demo
- Arrested by (Institution)
- Police
- Arrested by (Unit)
- Polresta Jayapura Kota
- Type of violation
- Arbitrary Arrest
- Denial of Freedom of Assembly
- Denial of Freedom of Expression
- Place of the first detention
- Polresta Jayapura Kota
- Concerns reported
- Arbitrary arrest
- Current status
- Released
- Date of release
- Jun 14, 2022
- Sources
- Additional description
Vara Iyaba is one among four KNPB members who were arrested on 14 June 2022 during a peaceful rally in commemoration of death of Mako Tabuni, prominent West Papuan activist and former deputy Chairman of KNPB who was shot and killed by the Indonesian. The rally on 14 June 2022 which was held in Jayapura was forcibly dispersed with reports of 6 rally participants injured by police actions. Four people were taken into custody: Wene Kilungga, Vara Iyaba, Edi Tabuni and Ferry Molama. They were all released after brief detention on the same day.
- Related detention facility
Latitude: -2.5430629475762725
Longitude: 140.70371394064813
- Related detention facility (linked Detainees)
- Polresta Jayapura Kota
- Related event
- Commemoration of death of Mako Tabuni
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