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Suspended provincial police chief in PNG faces charges
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 10:36 am | West Papua Media Alerts
West Papua Media reported closely on Inspector Sakawar Kasieng's refusal to co-operate with the PNGDF Border security Operation Sunset Merona. RNZI has also been covering this story closely. Forwarding on their reports. More >>
More Indonesian brutality against Civilians in Kapeso, 2009
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 10:39 am | West Papua Media Alerts
The footage shows troops from Indonesia's elite counter-terrorism unit Detachment 88, who receive Australian and US military training, engaged in a raid in late May 2009 on the Papuan village of Kampung Bagusa, at Kapeso airstrip in Mamberamo regency. More >>
PNG soldiers storm W. Sepik Police Commander's home
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 10:13 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Papua New Guinea soldiers allegedly stormed the home of West Sepik's suspended provincial police commander Chief Inspector Sakawar Kasieng and threatened his family yesterday. More >>
IndoArmy Denies Closure Of Papua Border Security Post
Monday, 7 February 2011, 9:33 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Indonesian Army Denies Closure Of Papua Border Security Posts* Text of report by Indonesian newspaper Republika website on 2 February [Article by Stevy Maradona: 'Panglima Tegaskan Pasukan TNI Tetap di Papua'] On 1 February 2011, Commander of ... More >>
Verdict on violence in Papua unjust, says Kontras
Monday, 7 February 2011, 9:30 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Jayapura: Although the three members of the armed forces who were sentenced for acts of violence against civilians have accepted the verdict and are now serving their sentences in a military prison, some sources believe that the verdict is far from ... More >>
Papua Violence Should Lead To Military Court Reform
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 1:40 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The Jayapura Military Court sentenced three Army soldiers to between eight and 10 months of imprisonment for their role in the torture of civilians in Puncak Jaya, Papua. In the previous trial last November, the same court handed down between six ... More >>
Boycott needed after torture trial farce - Greens
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 3:01 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The Australian Greens have called for the Government to cut all military ties with Indonesia in response to light jail terms handed down yesterday to Indonesian soldiers who tortured two Papuan men. More >>
West Papua 2010 Chronology of Events
Friday, 14 January 2011, 10:05 am | West Papua Media Alerts
The human rights situation in West Papua continued to deteriorate in 2010. One incident in particular highlighted the worsening human rights situation and that was the shocking video footage of West Papuans being tortured by Indonesian soldiers More >>
Papuan People's Coalition for Truth (KRPBK) Statement
Friday, 14 January 2011, 10:02 am | West Papua Media Alerts
OTSUS (Special Autonomy) is a catastrophe, which is the most appropriate word to describe the role of the Indonesian Republic in binding together Papua and Jakarta with their offerings to quell the the Papuan people's calls for MERDEKA. We all know ... More >>
Selection of MRP members should stop, say church leaders
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 4:12 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Given the growing concern about the implementation of Special Autonomy (OTSUS) as reflected in the decisions of the Grand Assembly of the MRP and the Papuan Indigenous People held on 9-10 June 2010, several church leaders have called on the Indonesian ... More >>
Coalition of Papuan People for Truth want disbandment of MRP
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 12:57 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Jayapura: A large number of people who are members of the KRPBK took part in a demonstration in Jayapura on Monday 11 January protesting against the recruitment of members of the Majelis Rakyat Papua (Papuan People's Assembly). They called for the MRP to be ... More >>
Time for Australia to re- think its ties with the TNI
Friday, 24 December 2010, 11:46 am | West Papua Media Alerts
The recently released cables by WikiLeaks in relation to West Papuan human rights confirm what NGOs have been telling their governments and the media for years - that it is the Indonesian military that are one of the main problems in West Papua. More >>
Detention of Papuan prisoners violates basic rights
Friday, 24 December 2010, 11:44 am | West Papua Media Alerts
23 December 2010 - Despite persistent calls for their release, two Papuan political prisoners face another Christmas and New Year in detention for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of expression. More >>
Convention for Enforced Disappearance Enters into Force
Thursday, 23 December 2010, 1:30 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Today, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (the Convention) enters into force. For the disappeared and their families, this is a historic moment, a cherished victory in the global struggle against this ... More >>
House of Lords Dialogue On West Papuan Human Rights
Wednesday, 22 December 2010, 11:42 am | West Papua Media Alerts
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the Government of Indonesia regarding the initiation of a dialogue with the indigenous West Papuan opposition. More >>
West Papua - Failure of Justice System
Wednesday, 22 December 2010, 11:17 am | West Papua Media Alerts
KontraS (Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence) Papua, SKPHP (Solidarity of Victims of Human Rights Violations in Papua) and the Lawyers Team The Department of Law and Human Rights and Abepura Prison must take responsibility Legal Processes ... More >>
West Papua: Freedom Fighters Facing Charges
Thursday, 16 December 2010, 2:20 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
According to Bintang Papua, 14 December 2010, two well known Papuan political prisoners are to face charges for alleged incitement and causing damage to the Abepura Prison. More >>
Filep Karma and Buchtar Tabuni are Being Denied Food
Monday, 13 December 2010, 9:43 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Since 3 December 2010 when Filep Karma and Buchtar Tabuni were transferred to the police authorities in Papua, no legal proceedings have been started against them and they still do not have any legal counsel. Since 4 December, access to the two ... More >>
Two West Papuan Civilians Shot By Military
Sunday, 5 December 2010, 10:48 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Two West Papuan civilians were shot dead during an independence day raid on their village by the Indonesian military. The raid, at 1:30am this morning was on the village of Bolakme, Wamena. More >>
Historic Papua day commemorated
Tuesday, 23 November 2010, 1:31 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
19 November 1969 is a historic day for the Papuan people, a day regarded as been sacred by many sections of the people struggling for independence. On this day in 2010, groups gathered to recall the historic event when the Papuan issue was discussed ... More >>
