CNN Journalist were beaten up while covering Lukas Enembe's Funeral

Description

The former Governor of Papua, Lukas Enembe was died on December 26, 2023. The funeral was held on December 28, 2023 and there are media come to do the reporting. 

The situation get intense, while Arie a journalist from CNN was beaten up by a group of people while they saw Arie taking picture of the Morning Star Flag, right next to Lucas Enembe's coffin. 

The Morning Star flag is a symbol that is always attached to the struggle of the independent Papuan organization which is called OPM that often fight for the independence of Papua. So it is somehow become a sensitive issue in Papua and Indonesia. 

Some residents were provoked and intended to seize journalist's mobile phone. Realizing this, Arie put his mobile phone on his chest then he bent his body, protecting himself of the beating up.

 

 

Information
Number of attacked persons or entities related to media
1
Do they work as freelance or media?
Yes
Position in media
Status of journalists
Gender
Male
Country
Papua
Full name or name of group
Unidentified
Attack mention about gender background/sexual wording?
No
Date of incident
Type of incident
Physical assaults (include death, injury, abduction)