#LIVEUPDATESPAPUA: West Papua Mobilisations, April 13

Published below is the latest live information confirmed from stringers and sources in Papua regarding todays’s mobilisations.

Live tweets are in Indonesian, but you can use auto-translation via twitter, just click on the embed.

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Demo video from gate of Uncen, Abepura

Papua women are on the road up towards oration UnCen from Expo and Abe. #LiveUpdatesPapua

perempuan Papua sedang orasi di jalan naik menuju UnCen dari Expo dan Abe. #LiveUpdatesPapua pic.twitter.com/0GLkV8zdAd

— Bantuan Hukum (@LBH_Jakarta) April 13, 2016

While in Merauke, 14 activists have already taken to Polres Merauke.

Sementara di Merauke, 14 aktivis sudah dibawa ke Polres Merauke. #LiveUpdatesPapua pic.twitter.com/4KesHfGoCD

— Bantuan Hukum (@LBH_Jakarta) April 13, 2016

Bisa cek di no Kapolres Runtini 08114900065 #LiveUpdatesPapua

— Bantuan Hukum (@LBH_Jakarta) April 13, 2016

Di Polres Jayapura, narsum LBH Jakarta tidak diperkenankan utk bertemu/bicara dgn 8 kawan yg ditahan. #LiveUpdatesPapua

— Bantuan Hukum (@LBH_Jakarta) April 13, 2016

Jayapura 1115AM: First reports of attempts by security forces to shut down gathering in Waena, Jaypura. Police have moved in at the traffic lights, reportedly pushing with riot shields, seizing 5 trucks belonging to KNPB. Crowd currently is maintaining peaceful disposition.

in frot of Imbi market front, eight people were just arrested and taken to Polres Jayapura. More to come

Jayapura: 1048AM Hundreds of people are already on site at Expo Waena listening to speeches on street attempting to march to Taman Imbi. Heavily armed security forces and many plain clothes intelligence officers already waiting.

From Ferry Marisan, Director of ELSHAM Papua: “Quick info in Jayapura..mass of KNPB, students and the Papuan People gathered on the campus of the University of Cenderawasih, about 300 people, in Expo Waena complex about 250 people , and now the masses at Expo Waena move towards Jayapura, but detained by the Police at the Red lights in Waena… while I’m behind a mass of Expo Waena and being stuck already waiting for 30 minutes … ”