As
two French journalists face trial today for filming a documentary in
West Papua, let's remember that 74 tribal Papuans are currently being
held by the Indonesian authorities, many for peacefully expressing their
views.
They have suffered arbitrary arrest, torture, violence,
abuse, unfair trials and neglect. Survival is calling for their
unconditional release.
Papuan tribal people have suffered immensely from Indonesian military brutality since 1963.