West Papua independence protesters arrested

Submitted by Bill Weinberg on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 04:04.

On March 13, Indonesian police arrested twelve people in Manokwari, West Papua, during a protest against a 2007 law banning the display of separatist symbols. The protests also called for a referendum on the political status of West Papua.

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