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Mass demos in support of Papua Liberation Movement
Radio New Zealand International - April 13, 2016
Ground reports said large peaceful demonstrations have been held in the seven main cities of Papua and West papua provinces: Jayapura, Yakuhimo, Manokwari, Fak-Fak, Merauke, Timika and Sorong.
The demonstrations have been voicing support for the Liberation Movement to become full members of the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
The Movement was last year granted observer status in the MSG, whose full members are Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji, Solomon Islands and the Kanaks of New Caledonia.
Indonesia was last year granted associate member status at the MSG and has been opposed to the Liberation Movement's participation in political representation of West Papuans.
Early reports from the Papua cities today indicated large numbers of security forces were being deployed to the demonstrations. West Papua Media reported that by mid afternoon in the Jayapura rally, eleven demonstrators had been arrested and subsequently released.
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