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Up to 150 people reported arrested in Nabire, West Papua
Australia West Papua Association (Sydney)
Media Release 8 July
2017
Up to 150 people reported arrested in
Nabire, West Papua
Hundreds of KNPB activists
of the Nabire region were arrested and transported into
truck Nabire Police in Bukit Meriam witnessed by a Papuan
mama - (Jubi / ist) https://tabloidjubi.com/artikel-7564-tuntut-dua-rekannya-dibebaskan-ratusan-aktivis-knpb-nabire-ditangkap.html
AWPA
has written to the Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop
concerning the arrest of approximately 150 West Papuan
people including children in Nabire, West Papua. The arrests
occurred between the 30 June and the sixth of July.
Joe Collins of AWPA said,
“It is pointless of governments to say Indonesia is now a democracy and human rights abuses are a thing of the past. The ongoing arrests of peaceful demonstrators prove otherwise”.
AWPA has urged the
foreign minister (letter below) to use her good offices with
the Indonesian Government urging that all West Papuan
activists, human rights defenders and political prisoners be
released.
ends
AWPA letter to foreign minister….
http://awpasydneynews.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/media-release-up-to-150-people-reported.html
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