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West Papua Statement To Obama
Sunday, 7 November 2010, 9:30 am | West Papua Media Alerts
The visit of United States President, Barack Hussein Obama in Indonesia must promote the problems of West Papua. President Obama might not regard trivial and closed the eyes towards the problem of West Papua. More >>
President Should Accept Responsibility For Abuse
Tuesday, 2 November 2010, 4:33 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
There must be accountablity by the government for the acts of torture by members of the armed fore that have been circulating in the electronic and print media, said human rights activist Sebby Sabom. More >>
No Upholding Of The Law In Papua, Says Priest
Tuesday, 2 November 2010, 4:32 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The abuse of human rights in Papua is caused by the fact that the rule of law is not functioning. If it were, those who were the perpetrators would think twice before acting against the law, said John Djonga Pr, a Catholic priest. More >>
Authorities Suspected Of Cyber Attacks On NGOs
Friday, 29 October 2010, 4:26 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The websites of several NGO groups campaigning for human rights in West Papua have been under a serious DDoS attack for most of this week, forcing them offline as their servers have been overloaded. More >>
ICJ Should Rule On West Papuan Sovereignty
Tuesday, 26 October 2010, 4:36 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
A video of Malay Indonesians torturing people in West Papua has surfaced this week. A few months ago another video showed Indonesian troops taunting Yawan Wayeni as he died from having his belly sliced open. More >>
Komnas HAM confirms torture video
Monday, 25 October 2010, 12:01 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Jayapura: Although the military commander of the Cenderawasih military command will be conducting an investigation into the use of violence against Papuans by members of the TNI - Indonesian armed forces - as seen on a video that is widely circulating ... More >>
INDONESIA’S ABU GHRAIB: Torture Footage Emerges
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 1:44 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
West Papuan human rights workers have obtained a series of mobile phone videos of brutal acts of torture on 2 West Papuan priests. Indonesian security forces filmed the torture March 17 2010 near Tingginambut in the midst of an ongoing military operation More >>
Wamena Killing Was Extrajudicial Murder: Witnesses
Tuesday, 5 October 2010, 3:46 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Tuesday, October 5, 2010: Evidence is continuing to emerge from Wamena, in West Papua’s Highlands, that a shooting of unarmed community security guards by Indonesian police on Monday was a extrajudicial murder by Indonesian Police. More >>
India: Prevention of Torture Bill
Wednesday, 22 September 2010, 12:45 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
On 31 August 2010, the upper house of the Indian parliament, the Rajya Sabha, constituted a Parliamentary Select Committee to review the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010. The Committee, chaired by Mr. Ashwini Kumar has Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan, ... More >>
Photos: Indonesians shoot dead Priest and Son
Wednesday, 22 September 2010, 12:44 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Large numbers of fully armed police, including members of the Australian trained, armed and funded Detachment 88, are blockading Manokwari after the police shooting of a priest and his son on Wednesday. More >>
West Papuans Want Payback From the US
Wednesday, 22 September 2010, 12:41 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Today there are rallies at US Embassies in West Papua, Jakarta, Melbourne and Perth, reminding US Senators in a Congressional Hearing in Washington of Indonesia’s atrocious human rights record in West Papua and the republic’s dismal effort to decentralize, ... More >>
Murders of Pakistani Newspaper Reporters
Wednesday, 22 September 2010, 12:39 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding press freedom today condemned the separate killings of two Pakistani newspaper reporters, calling on the country to prosecute those behind the murders. More >>
Report on Manokwari Shooting Incident
Wednesday, 22 September 2010, 12:38 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
As a result of the gun fires shootings that were conducted by Police’s Mobile Brigade (Brimob) Compy 3 Detachment C Manokwari, on 15 September 2010, Wednesday, 8pm (local West Papua time), at least 2 civilians died and one woman got serious ... More >>
West Papua Group To Launch In Scottish Parliament
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 5:56 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) will increase its global reach when there is a launch this Thursday in the Scottish Parliament. The event will see a number of Scottish MSPs publicly sign the West Papua declaration More >>
AJI To Continue Investigating Murder Of Ardiansyah
Tuesday, 7 September 2010, 4:05 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Following the investigations which were undertaken by the Jayapura branch of AJI into the death of the journalist Ardiansyah Matra'is, the national AJI is planning to undertake a more thorough investigation into the case. More >>
Uranium Exploration May Harm Indigenous Population
Tuesday, 7 September 2010, 4:02 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The chairman of the Papuan Customary Council is concerned that the explorations into uranium now being conducted by Freeport in the Timika region are failing to take the interests of the indigenous people into account. More >>
Special Market For Women Traders To Be Built
Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 6:25 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The Papuan provincial government has said that it is still committed to the plan to build a special market for women traders. A location had been chosen and once the legalities of the conversion of the land were completed, construction would begin. More >>
Chronology Leading Up To Protest In West Papua
Friday, 9 July 2010, 4:51 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
June 9-10 2010 open forum convened by the MRP and Traditional Papuan people. Consensus reached that Otsus has “totally failed”. 15 June 2010 MRP publicise the results of the public deliberations and a list of demands. More >>
Latest Update From DPRP Steps In Jayapura
Friday, 9 July 2010, 4:33 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
At 6pm, Fully armed Indonesian police moved in after deadline for rally to disperse has passed. Situation escated to a tense stand off, then protest leaders sought negotiations with Police. More >>
Bloody Biak Tragedy Incident Commemorated
Thursday, 8 July 2010, 2:54 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Several dozen people gathered yesterday in Jayapura to commemorate the Bloody Biak Tragedy on 6 July 2008. There were many casualties, including deaths, injuries and many arbitrary detentions by the army and the police. More >>
