Summary

During the first quarter of 2025, Papuans Behind Bars recorded at least 75 cases of arbitrary arrest and two cases of arbitrary detention out of a total of 78 political arrests. Most of those arrested have since been released, with the exception of five who are being prosecuted further and seven whose progress is unknown. At least six people were victims of torture or ill-treatment, two of whom died.

During this period, we also noted that there were at least nine cases from previous arrests that had received court judgements. One person was acquitted, while the others received sentences ranging from one to seven years in prison. Four were convicted of the offence of ‘knowing and failing to prevent conspiracy to commit rebellion’, while the other five were convicted of a variety of offences, ranging from racketeering, extortion, and endangering public security, to murder.

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