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!