Summary There were 245 new political prisoners between 1 January 2019 and 30 September 2020. While 198 of the political prisoners on record have now

In Brief Numerous political arrests have taken place in 2018 and 2019 as the Indonesian authorities attempt to suppress political protests in West Papua and

Over the past four months, eleven West Papuan people have become political prisoners. The case profiles included in this update are listed in chronological order

This Papuans Behind Bars update focuses on exposing police and military intimidation of West Papuan students and civil society groups outside of West Papua between

At the end of June 2016, there were at least 17 political prisoners in Papua.

At the end of June 2016, there were at least 32 political prisoners in Papua.

In Brief In the first three months of 2016, Indonesian authorities continue to react repressively to developments surrounding the United Liberation Movement for West Papua

A report by Papuans Behind Bars (PBB) exposes the Indonesian government’s increased use of arbitrary arrests to shut down protests in West Papua in 2015.

1 December commemorative events met with killings, torture, mass arrest, ill-treatment and excessive use of force against indigenous Papuans by Indonesian security forces - 306