Indonesia arrests four Dutch reporters in Papua

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Source: Radio Netherlands

Four Dutch journalists have been arrested in the Indonesian Papua province, local contacts told Radio Netherlands Worldwide. The four were reporting from the capital Jayapura about a demonstration in favour of a referendum over Papuan independence. About 1000 protesters had gathered outside the provincial parliament.

The formal reason for the reporters' arrest, according to a Jayapura police spokesman, is that the Dutchmen were contravening immigration rules. They are also alleged to have filmed without prior permission.

The four journalists, one from NRC Handelsblad and three freelances, are in Indonesia to report on the activities of Papua leader Nicolaas Jouwe. The 85-year-old co-founder of the pro-independence Free Papua Movement returned to Indonesia on Sunday after more than 40 years in exile in the Netherlands.


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