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Category: Indonesian Military
Attacks, disappearances and killings by unknown persons are now part of daily life for West Papuans
October 17, 2017
The statement below has been written by West Papuan Independence Leader Benny Wenda, following a spate of brutal human rights violations committed towards West Papuan people this month.
West Papuan youths tortured by the Indonesian military in Merauke
September 25, 2017
We have received urgent, unconfirmed reports from West Papua that yesterday 2 West Papuan youths were tortured by the Indonesian military in the city of Merauke. According to a victim’s testimony, on 24th September, the 2 West Papuan youths arrived at the city of Merauke from their village of Yanggandur…
West Papua: Five facts about Indonesia’s occupation
September 20, 2017
Military repression, possible genocide, western collusion Indonesia refuses a referendum on self-determination & independence London, UK – 19 September 2017 By Connor Woodman, Politics of Papua Project, University of Warwick, UK The Indonesian president, Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, is desperate to keep hidden Indonesia’s dark, dirty secret: its brutal…
48 years since the Act of No Choice
August 2, 2017
TODAY, 2nd August marks the 48 year anniversary of the “Act on NO Choice” in West Papua, where 1,026 people (less than 0.2% of the population) were threatened & forced to ‘declare’ that they wished to remain with Indonesia, and the people and lands were handed over to President Suharto’s…
ANZAC Day message from West Papuan Independence Leader Benny Wenda
April 25, 2017
This statement has been released by West Papuan Independence Leader Benny Wenda as a message for ANZAC Day which has considerable importance for the people of West Papua and the rest of the Pacific, as well as to Australia and New Zealand Today, we remember those who have fallen. Today,…
West Papuan man tortured by the Indonesian military and police in Enarotali
April 23, 2017
URGENT – West Papuan man brutally tortured and beaten by the Indonesian military and police with stones, wires and boots for no apparent reason. We have received urgent reports from West Papua that West Papuan man Yance Pigome has been tortured by members of the Indonesian authorities in Enarotali…