[3] Papuans also cite economic issues, stating that the area's natural resources are exploited exclusively "for the benefit of the national capital, Jakarta".
[5] He was arrested on 3 December 2008, in his house in Sentani, Jayapura Regency, for organizing a 16 October protest supporting the launch of IPWP in the UK Parliament.
"[8] Amnesty International considered him to be a prisoner of conscience, "imprisoned solely for peacefully expressing [his] views".
[10] In January 2011, Amnesty reported that Buchtar and fellow Papuan activist Filep Karma had been transferred from the Abepura prison to isolation cells at the Jayapura police station and were at risk of torture.
[12] Pakage was charged with "possession of a weapon", which carries a maximum sentence of ten years' imprisonment.