BBC Correspondent Detained in Indonesia Now Freed

Expand Indonesian soldiers along with a local resident unload food and medical aid in Ewer, Asmat District, in the remote region of Papua, Indonesia January 29, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. © 2018 Antara Foto/M Agung Rajasa/via Reuters Last week, Indonesian authorities arrested a BBC correspondent for tweets she made while reporting from Papua. The journalist, Rebecca Henschke, was questioned for a total of 17 hours by immigration and military officials before being freed. Henschke, based in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, went to Papua to report on both the measles outbreak, which…

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