Indonesian police have forcefully dispersed a number of West Papuan protests around the region today. The protestors were calling for the release…
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Asia Pacific Report newsdesk An exiled West Papuan leader has demanded the immediate release of arrested campaigner Victor Yeimo, saying that his detention…
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West Papua
West Papua Independence Fighter Victor Yeimo – Arrested Over The Weekend
by melaninby melaninThis is developing drama. The decades – old independence struggle across the border which began in 1960s has consolidated in recent years…
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West Papua
Urgent news from Jayapura, West Papua. KNPB International spokesman Victor Yeimo arrested by colonial Indonesian security forces
by melaninby melaninTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Nemangkawi Police Task Force arrested Victor Yeimo in Jayapura, Papua, today, Sunday, May 9, 2021. The Head of…
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West Papua
Indonesia accuses 14 West Papuan activists of treason for wanting to be free people. International intervention needed in Merouke, West Papua
by melaninby melanin14 KNPB managers and members from Merauke were arrested by Indonesian police now behind the iron bars of the Indonesian colonial jailhouse.…
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Breaking News West Papua: One Student Shot, 13 Others Peacefully Refusing Indonesian Autonomy Law were Arbitrarily Arrest by Indonesian Police
by melaninby melaninPeaceful demonstration against special autonomy law being processed in Jakarta by Melanesian students in West Papua was dispersed brutally by Indonesian colonial…
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Commemoration of ‘Papuan Independence Day’- 104 reportedly arrested, at least 20 with treason
by melaninby melaninPublished Monday 2nd December 2019, 22:47 Reports by human rights defenders and media articles mention a total of 104 arrests in multiple locations…
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Activists say Buchtar Tabuni, seen as a mastermind of recent protests, was forcibly taken into custody by armed troops A West Papuan…
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West Papua
Indonesia arrests dozens of West Papuans over claim flag was thrown in sewer
by melaninby melaninOfficers shot tear gas canisters into student accommodation and took 43 people into custody after reports on social mediaHelen Davidson Indonesian authorities…
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An Indonesian lawyer says more than 150 West Papuan independence activists were arrested on Thursday. Veronica Koman says 65 remain detained in…