Indonesia convicts Papua activists of treason for holding protest


Activists display placards at a rally in front of the Netherlands embassy in Jakarta on March 12, 2020, to draw awareness to Indonesia's Papua region. An Indonesian court convicted six activists of treason for organising a protest demanding independence for the easternmost province of Papua, in a verdict slammed by rights groups on Saturday (April 25). The peaceful protest of about 100 people had been held outside the presidential palace and military headquarters on Aug 28 in the capital of Jakarta and followed a period of unrest in Papua. - AFP

JAKARTA: An Indonesian court convicted six activists of treason for organising a protest demanding independence for the easternmost province of Papua, in a verdict slammed by rights groups on Saturday (April 25).

The peaceful protest of about 100 people had been held outside the presidential palace and military headquarters on Aug 28 in the capital of Jakarta and followed a period of unrest in Papua.

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