Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside Indonesian embassies in London, Paris and other cities today to call for an end to West Papua’s 50 years of isolation.
Supporters of Tapol, Amnesty International, Free West Papua Campaign
and Survival International, the global movement for tribal peoples’
rights, wore black to protest the media black-out in Papua, and carried
placards brandishing slogans such as “Stop the killings, open Papua”.
Further protests were held around the world, including in West Papua, Australia, the U.S., Spain and Italy.
Papuan tribal people have suffered killings, arrest and torture by the Indonesian military, who act with impunity. In December 2014, four Papuan teenagers were shot dead by security forces during a protest, but no-one has yet been held accountable.
Dozens of protestors gathered outside the Indonesian embassy in London today to demand free and open access to West Papua.
© Camila Almeida/Survival
