Indonesia: Drop Case Against Papuan Protest Organizers

Click to expand Image Seven Papuan activists and students on trial for their involvement in anti-racism protests in Jayapura, Indonesia. © 2020 Private (Jakarta) – Indonesian authorities should drop all charges and release seven Papuan activists and students on trial for their involvement in antiracism protests in Jayapura, Papua, in August 2019, Human Rights Watch said today. During the week of June 14, 2020, judges in Balikpapan, Kalimantan, will issue verdicts in three separate trials for “treason” against them. The #BlackLivesMatter protests in the United States in recent years have…

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