Yosua Pigome

Detainees
Affiliation
  • KNPB
Gender
Male
Age when first arrested
18
Age group when first arrested
18-24 (young adult)
Date of arrest
Nov 24, 2025
Occupation
  • Activist
Reason of arrest
  • Assemble in public
Arrested by (Institution)
  • Police
Arrested by (Unit)
  • Polres Nabire
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary Arrest
  • Denial of Freedom of Assembly
  • Denial of Freedom of Expression
Place of the first detention
Polres Nabire
Concerns reported
  • Arbitrary arrest
Current status
  • Released
Date of release
Nov 24, 2025
Sources

HRM

Additional description

Nabire police arbitrarily arrested four KNPB activists on 24 November 2025, at a coffee shop near Karang Tumaritis Market, Nabire. The four activists were Peume Tebai, Yosua Pigome, Kabel Pigay, and MY.

The arrests were made without the police showing a warrant or explaining the reasons for the arrests. Previously, the four KNPB members had gathered on the side of the road and simply unfurled a KNPB flag.

The four activists were released after a number of activists went to the Nabire Police Headquarters to question the legal basis for the arrests.

Related detention facility

Latitude: -3.367208910956658

Longitude: 135.50018435839846

Related detention facility (linked Detainees)
Polres Nabire
Related event
  • Arrest of Four KNPB Nabire Activists