"This was a peaceful, compassionate action, with Papuans taking to the streets to raise money for those affected by this latest Pacific natural disaster," said Benny Wenda, president of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP).
"The Indonesian response was to disband the march at the barrel of a gun.
"Armed Indonesian police sought to block activists at several points, forcibly disrupted the procession, and eventually conducted a series of arbitrary arrests."
