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Category: Human Rights
Reports from on the ground in Nduga
July 17, 2018
As Indonesian security forces have occupied most of the town and nearby Aguru village, eyewitnesses in Nduga report that people have been scattering from their homes for the last forty eight hours. Papuan bystanders estimate the number of citizens fleeing the area range from one hundred seventy to at least…
Indonesian political organisations appeal to President Widodo for access to Nduga, Papua
July 17, 2018
Civilians under crossfire in Nduga Regency, Papua, and demands for curtailing potential abuses of human rights Jaringan Masyarakat Sipil (Civil Society Network) are pressuring President Joko Widodo to allow independent instutions into Nduga Regency, in the province of Papua, Indonesia. The pressure comes due to reports of a crossfire that…
Statement from Benny Wenda on Indonesian military attacks in Nduga, West Papua.
July 16, 2018
Original posted on www.ulmwp.org 14th July To the President of Indonesia, the Commander of the TNI, and Chief of Indonesian Police; On behalf of the people of West Papua, and as Chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, we firmly reject the military actions taken by the…
Traumatised Papuans flee conflict in Nduga
July 13, 2018
EMERGENCY SITUATION Thousands of West Papuan villagers have reportedly fled from their homes in a remote regency due to conflict between Indonesian military forces and pro-independence fighters. This follows a string of deaths in Nduga regency where Indonesian security forces and the West Papua National Liberation Army have exchanged gunfire
ULMWP Spokesperson says “West Papua National Army is constitutionally obliged to defend the territory and people”
July 12, 2018
Originally published on www.ulmwp.org site West Papua National Army is constitutionally obliged to defend the territory and people it is responsible for, even as the Indonesian State continues to hunt them—and Nduga civilians—down in the high-mountain forest. In preparations for the election of a governor, the Indonesian government directed its…
Indonesian security forces shoot into Papuan village from helicopters
July 12, 2018
JAYAPURA, SUARAPAPUA.com reports – Yairus Gwijangge, Regent of Nduga District, Papua, confirmed that there was indeed an attack on Nduga. The attack was carried out by the Indonesian security forces to Alguru village. Regent Yairus explains that Alguru’s village is located opposite of Kenyam river. It is on the…
Melanesian Arts and Culture festival. Indonesia tries to stop Melanesians supporting West Papua.
July 11, 2018
To the people of the Solomon Islands, As an Indonesian, I was appalled to see footage of an Indonesian man attempting to grab a West Papuan Morning Star flag from a Solomons protestor at an event on Solomon Islands soil. Such repressive behaviour abroad reflects how arrogant Indonesian security forces…
Remembering the Biak Massacre
July 11, 2018
On July 6th 2018 people around the world remembered the Biak Massacre. On July 6th 1998 the Indonesian government tortured, mutilated and massacred over 150 West Papuan people who raised the West Papuan flag and peacefully protested for their independence. The Indonesian military general Wiranto, who was in charge of…
The Morning Star rises above Cowley Road Carnival 2018
July 2, 2018
On July 1st 2018 the West Papuan Community joined Cowley Road Carnival again for its 12th year! Every year the community take part to represent the people of West Papua, and to thank the people of Oxford for supporting our right to self-determination and for giving the Free West Papua…
July 1st anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic of West Papua in 1971
June 30, 2018
July 1st marks the anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic of West Papua in 1971 Proclamation of the Republic of West Papua: As a protest against the fraudulent Act of “Free” Choice in July / August 1969, brigadier-general Seth J. Rumkorem and Jacob Henderik Prai (Chairman of the Senate),…