Tag: West Papua

Independence protestors in Wamena West Papua

Mass arrests of Papuans follow genocide protests

Geoff Ebbs /22 December, 2016

The Indonesian Government last week arrested more than 500 Papuans following mass protests across the nation opposing fifty fifth anniversary of Indonesian rule on Monday 19th December. Over half a million people are known to have been killed by the Indonesian government in those 55 years and thousands of activists remain in prison and enforced Continue Reading →