25 Aug 2021

Human rights advocates demanding prisoner release

From Midday Report, 12:53 pm on 25 August 2021

Human rights advocates in Indonesia are demanding the release of the West Papuan political prisoner Victor Yeimo. He is the foreign spokesperson for the pro-independence West Papua National Committee, and was arrested in May over his alleged role in anti-racism protests, which turned into riots in 2019. Worldwatch's Max Towle asks RNZ Pacific reporter Johnny Blades what's going on.