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On 6th October three West Papuans scaled the wall of the Australian Embassy in Bali and delivered a letter demanding the release of 55 political prisoners in West Papua and that the province be opened to the international press.

There were reports that the embassy staff threatened the West Papuans with the Indonesian military. Eventually the three left in a taxi and the Indonesian military has been searching for them since.

“They should have helped and advised them but they listened to Indonesian advice rather than the Papuans,” said Benny Wenda, West Papuan independence leader and international lobbyist.

 

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