There were a large number of arrests in West Papua on the 1 May as people held rallies and memorial services on the 52nd anniversary of the hand over of West Papua to Indonesian administration by UNTEA.
A brief summary below but will update when more information comes in. It was also reported that the security forces are still looking for demonstrators in Jayapura, Nabire, Merauke, Manokwari and Kaimana.
The police have released those arrested in Nabire. At this stage it is not known if those arrested in other areas have also been released.
Memorial services were held in Timika and Sorong……….
http://awpasydneynews.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/update-on-rallies-on-1-may-in-west-papua.html
Anne Noonan, Jo Collins, Australia West Papua Association (Sydney)
