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West Papua independence protesters arrested

April 6, 2008 Bill Weinberg
Arrest Demo Manokwari Cend Pos 141

On March 13, Indonesian police arrested twelve people in Manokwari, West Papua, during a protest against a 2007 law banning the display of separatist symbols. The protests also called for a referendum on the political status of West Papua.

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