What is Indonesia Hiding? Protest April 29 in NYC, #openpapua

[John M Miller]

Demonstrate for Open Access to Papua

End 50 years of isolation by Indonesia

Support free and open access to Papua.

April 29, 2015, 6 p.m.
Indonesian Consulate, 5 E 68th St.
(near 5th Ave.) Manhattan
(take #6 train to 68 St.-Hunter College stop; N, R, Q to 5th Ave/59th St.)

On April 29, demonstrations will be held in New York, Los Angeles, London, Edinburgh,  and three cities in Australia calling for an end to 50 years of isolation and free and open access to Papua.

West Papua is one of the world’s most isolated conflict spots. For decades, indigenous activists campaigning for their rights have been arrested, disappeared, tortured and killed. Local journalists who uncover the truth face lethal risks. Foreign journalists trying to report on Papua have been arrested, deported and even imprisoned. One by one, international humanitarian organizations have closed their Papua offices. Access for UN human rights observers has been closed for eight years. Until Indonesia lifts the repressive restrictions on access to Papua, Indonesian security forces and paramilitaries are free to act with total impunity, and indigenous Papuans will continue to be killed.


Demonstrators will be wearing all-black clothing to protest the media blackout in Papua. They will be carrying placards, some of which will be ‘censored,’ and have their mouths taped shut.


Contact ETAN (et...@etan.org) or 917-690-4321 for more info.

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John M. Miller, National Coordinator
East Timor & Indonesia Action Network (ETAN)
Phone: +1-917-690-4391 
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