Indonesian police launch massive crackdown on peaceful KNPB activists

November 26, 2013

Indonesian police have today arrested a total of 41 KNPB activists in Timika, Jayapura and Sorong ahead of planned mass actions across West Papua this weekend for West Papua independence day. Crackdowns are continuing at this very moment against peaceful activists.

There is no freedom of speech, no freedom of movement, no freedom at all in occupied West Papua.

Names of those arrested listed below:

SORONG arrests:
1. Mathinus Yohame (Region Chairman of KNPB).
2. Kantius Heselo ( Vice)
3. Natalis Surabut

TIMIKA arrests:
1. Steven Itlay
2. Abihud Degey
3. Billy Hagawal
4. Dony Mote
5. Petrus Bobii
6. Bony Bora
7. Yulianus Edoway
8. Paulus Doo
9. Martinus Pekey
10. Paulina Pakage
11. Agustin Pekey
12. Sony Ukago
13. Daniel Kotouki
14. Seprianus Edoway
15. Argenes Pigay
16. Menase Dimi
17. Timotius Kossay
18. Welius Kogoya
19. Demianus Kogoya
20. Kasianus Kamke
21. Aduart Suruan
22. Melianus Gobay
23. Pais Nasia
24. Makson Kotouki
25. Maria Piligain
26. Markus Entama
27. Yustinus Pigome
28. Sior Heselo
29. Semuel Edoway
30. Agus Itlay
31. Yakonias Womsiwor

JAYAPURA arrests:
1. Ones Suhun
2. Ogram Wanimbo
3. Assa Asso
4. Sam Lokobal
5. Meminda Sol
6. Konoru Wenda
7. Bonsa Mirin

Lawan! Lawan! Lawan! Rebel! Rebel! Rebel!