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At least 55 political prisoners in Papuan jails December '14
Monday, 12 January 2015, 7:49 am | Papuans Behind Bars
Six Papuans were killed and at least 22 others suffered injuries as a result of indiscriminate shootings by military and police officers on 8 December 2014 in Enarotali district in Paniai regency. Security forces fired into a crowd of around 800 peaceful demonstrators ... More >>
Election arrests signal lack of democratic rights in Papua
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 4:55 pm | Papuans Behind Bars
At the end of July 2014, there were at least 69 political prisoners in Papuan jails. More >>
New Ormas Law used to back police repression in Papua
Thursday, 17 July 2014, 2:21 pm | Papuans Behind Bars
At the end of June 2014, there were at least 76 political prisoners in Papuan jails. The West Papua National Committee (Komite Nasional Papua Barat, KNPB), a Papuan pro-independence activist organisation, was heavily targeted by Indonesian security forces this month. ... More >>
Papuans Behind Bars: August 2013
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 12:44 pm | Papuans Behind Bars
At the end of August 2013, there were at least 55 political prisoners in Papuan jails. There were scores of arrests this month that reflected police attempts to hinder peaceful demonstrations across Papua. All those arrested during the month of August ... More >>
Papuans Behind Bars is Live
Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 9:00 am | Papuans Behind Bars
Papuans Behind Bars is Live Almost every week we hear news of Papuans being arrested for demonstrations, flag-raisings or being 'OPM members,' usually in violent crackdowns by Indonesian security forces. For many of these arrests, the story we hear first ... More >>
Papuans Behind Bars - Update: January 2013
Friday, 1 March 2013, 12:15 pm | Papuans Behind Bars
Papuans Behind Bars is a new project about political prisoners in West Papua. Our aim is to provide accurate and transparent data, published in English and Indonesian, to facilitate direct support for prisoners and promote wider debate and campaigning ... More >>
