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January 30, 2012

Five Papuan Independence Activists Face Treason Charges 
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Human Rights Watch is calling on the Indonesian government to drop
treason charges against five Papuan independence activists. The five
activists were arrested in October when Indonesian security forces used
deadly force to break up a gathering of the Papuan People’s Congress.



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