Rallies to be held in West Papua for captive French journalists on Monday 13th October, the people of West Papua will protest right across the country to demand that French journalists Thomas Dandois and Valentine Bourrat be released by the Indonesian authorities. The Indonesian government still bans all foreign journalists from entering West Papua and Thomas and Valentine were arrested in West Papua on August 6th simply for reporting on the situation. They now face a potential 5 year jail sentence just for doing their duty as journalists. Recently the West Papua National Committee [KNPB] released a statement calling for a nationwide day of action in demanding the release of the two journalists. knpbnews/?p=4880 The Indonesian government is still systematically trying to cover up their atrocities in West Papua by banning all foreign media. They do not want the world to know the truth because they know that when it is exposed, the international community will help to support the West Papuan people and their struggle for self-determination. By holding this protest, West Papuans will pressurise the Indonesian government to stop hiding the truth in West Papua and to let journalists have access so that the world will finally know what is really happening there. Please do remember the West Papuan people, as well as Thomas and Valentine in your thoughts and prayers tomorrow as West Papuans will risk their lives to help to bring freedom to journalists who are giving the Papuan people a voice. Please visit Liberté pour Thomas Dandois et Valentine Bourrat for more information about the French journalists held captive and freewestpapua.org/take-action/ to find out how you can help there to be media freedom in West Papua Thank you very much
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:20:41 +0000
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