Tag: Arbitrary arrests
West Papuan solidarity group condemns arrest of 21 activists protesting 1962...
Asia Pacific Report
An Australian West Papuan solidarity group has condemned the reported arrest of 21 activists protesting in Jayapura over a "tragic day in...
West Papua’s customary region leaders back full MSG membership
Asia Pacific Report
Seven executives representing all the customary regions of West Papua have declared their support for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua...
Amnesty condemns mass arrests of West Papuans on Human Rights Day
Amnesty International
Amnesty International Indonesia and Amnesty International Australia have condemned the repression used against the people in West Papua when they were commemorating Human...
Rabuka condemns ‘outrageous’ arrests of deputy leaders so close to Fiji...
By Rachael Nath, RNZ Pacific journalist
With the Fiji general election just days away, a major political party has condemned the arrests of its deputy...
Indonesian protesters call for release of West Papua Morning Star detainees
RNZ Pacific
Activists have protested at Indonesia's Ternate Police headquarters in North Maluku demanding that the security forces release eight people arrested while commemorating West...
Indonesian police arrest Buchtar Tabuni and two Papuan ‘ministers’
Asia Pacific Report
Indonesian police have arrested Buchtar Tabuni, one of West Papua’s most important liberation leaders, along with three other United Liberation Movement for...
Press freedom in jeopardy amid Indonesian authoritarianism
ANALYSIS: By Kyle Delbyck of the TrialWatch Initiative
Journalist Muhammad Asrul is awaiting word from Indonesia’s Supreme Court about whether he will spend further time...
Wenda slams Jakarta over Papuan student arrests, seeks support
By Kizzy Kalsakau and Jason Abel in Port Vila
The interim President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) provisional government, Benny Wenda,...
Sharp rise in Papuan mass arrests during military operations, says ICP
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The International Coalition for Papua (ICP) says there has been an increase in the number of arbitrary arrests in its latest...