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Seven Papuan activists were convicted of treason after anti-racism protests

The seven anti-racism activists have been charged and convicted with treason and rebellion under The Indonesian Criminal Code (KUHAP).

All seven have been accused of organising nonviolent demonstrations in response to racist attacks against the West Papuan students who were being depicted as monkeys in Surabaya on the 16th of August 2019. They student protestors are known as the "Balikpapan Seven."

The actions below were posted on the days leading to  the to the trial.  The public prosecutor (Jaksa) is demanding up to seventeen years prison time for the accused. However, they received eleven months

The Indonesian state has transferred them thousands of kilometres away from West Papua, away from their sources of support. Meanwhile, the organisers of the racist violence in Surabaya were sentenced to less than a year imprisonment and are now free.


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        • Fiji NGO Coalition Call for Intervention
        • MACFEST Solomon Islands 2018
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