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West Papua: Separatist flag raiser sentenced to three years
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 12:39 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Biak, Papua (ANTARA News) - The district court of Biak, Papua sentenced Oktavianus Warnares, defendant in the separatist "Morning Star" flag raising case in Biak Timur, Papua, on May 1, 2013, to three years imprisonment, here on Tuesday. More >>
Separatist flag raiser sentenced to three years
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 12:38 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Biak, Papua (ANTARA News) - The district court of Biak, Papua sentenced Oktavianus Warnares, defendant in the separatist "Morning Star" flag raising case in Biak Timur, Papua, on May 1, 2013, to three years imprisonment, here on Tuesday. More >>
Indonesian Military kill OPM Member in Papua Raid
Monday, 3 February 2014, 11:57 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Jayapura. The Indonesian security forces killed one member of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) during a firefight in Yapen Waropen district on Saturday, arresting 11 others in the latest crackdown on the separatist group this restive province. More >>
West Papua: Women and children vulnerable to violence
Thursday, 30 January 2014, 12:17 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
JAYAPURA, 13 December 2013 (IRIN) - Indonesian Papua is taking steps to combat violence against women and children as concerns grow about the level of domestic abuse. According the National Commission on Violence against Women, Papua Province recorded 1,360 ... More >>
Mulia returns to normal after string of shootings
Wednesday, 22 January 2014, 6:10 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura | Archipelago | Sun, January 19 2014, 3:23 PM More >>
Dozens arrested as Papuan governor meets MSG delegation
Wednesday, 15 January 2014, 10:03 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Cunding, Jayapura -- As many as 30 Free Papua activists were arrested by police at a demonstration on the grounds of the Papuan Regional House of Representatives (DPRP) in Jayapura city, Papua, on Monday January 13. More >>
West Papua: Villager dies in police custody
Tuesday, 14 January 2014, 4:22 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Further details of the police brutality that resulted in the death of Roni, a man from Sanggase Village, Merauke Regency, after he was arrested on New Year’s Eve: More >>
Man beat to death while in police detention
Monday, 6 January 2014, 10:12 am | West Papua Media Alerts
A man was beaten to death while in police detention by a local police officer and a man working for the Astra Group as head of security. The assault took place on New Year’s Eve in Okaba near Merauke. The Astra Group has plans for a massive sugar ... More >>
Karnavian: 11 prominent security cases in West Papua
Friday, 3 January 2014, 4:09 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Jayapura, 1/1 (Jubi) – Head of Papua Police, Inspector General of Police Tito Karnavian said, during the year 2013, there were eleven prominent cases related to Security and Public Order. More >>
TPN OPM Denies surrender of 100 members in Puncak Jaya
Friday, 3 January 2014, 2:53 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
JAYAPURA – The Puncak Jaya armed wing of the Free Papua Organization ( OPM ) through the Secretary General Anton Tabuni, has denied the claims of Puncak Jaya regent Henock Ibo that 100 OPM members Papua led by Goliath Tabuni have come down from the mountain ... More >>
Man breaches Australian embassy
Friday, 3 January 2014, 2:45 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Police have reportedly found two knives and a rope on a man who scaled the Australian embassy wall in Indonesia. According to a report from Indonesian news agency Antara, the man climbed the side wall and entered the Australian embassy complex, left, on ... More >>
Free healthcare overwhelming Indonesia's Papua
Monday, 9 December 2013, 5:29 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
JAYAPURA, 3 December 2013 (IRIN) - As more people sign up for health insurance offered to indigenous people in Indonesia's Papua province, a public health system already struggling with too few health workers and substandard services is coming under greater ... More >>
Papuans Behind Bars: November 2013
Monday, 9 December 2013, 8:34 am | West Papua Media Alerts
At the end of November 2013, there were at least 71 political prisoners in Papuan jails. 112 political arrests were made this month in three separate cases, bringing the total number of arrests so far this year to 537. This represents a 165% increase ... More >>
Papua students in Surabaya call for self-determination
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 11:57 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Around 300 demonstrators from the Papua Student Alliance (AMP) gathered in front of the Negara Grahadi building in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya on December 2 demanding that the Indonesian government give them the freedom to determine ... More >>
Report About the Visit of Indonesian Naval Officer to Papua
Friday, 19 July 2013, 2:48 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
At 11am, someone came to see me who said that he wanted to meet an official of Belantara Papua (This could be translated as the 'Papuan Jungle') He was riding on a motorbike which he parked in front of the office. Because the front door was closed, he went ... More >>
Jakarta Action Demands Resolution to Wasior-Wamena Case
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 1:52 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Finalia Kodrati, Arie Dwi Budiawati -- Papua National Solidarity (NAPAS) is demanding that the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) and the Attorney General's Office fully resolve the alleged human rights violations that took place in Wasior ... More >>
KNPB Activist Arrested In Front of His Secretariat
Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 2:52 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Jayapura-KNPBNews: Activists of the National Committee of West Papua has always been a target of the authorities of the State, both military and police. KNPB who only speak the truth to the people of Papua, has now become the target apparatus. The ... More >>
Dutch Foreign Minister Grants Arms Export License
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 2:25 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Granting Export License Military Equipment to Indonesia Worth €345.000.000 More >>
Australia Ready to Send One Hercules to Indonesia
Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 2:05 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Ministry of Defence to continue the process of grant four Hercules C130 aircrafts from Australia. The ministry said the Australian side is currently working on the repair and rejuvenation of the transport aircrafts. More >>
Original Nations Passport Ceremony
Wednesday, 29 May 2013, 2:33 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
An historical ceremony will be held outside Victorian Trades Hall this Saturday for the issuing of “Original Nations” passports and West Papuan visas in conjunction with the Freedom Flotilla from Lake Eyre to West Papua. More >>
