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March 10, 2023

United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Statement - March 10, 2023

The Indonesian state is causing a renewed humanitarian crisis in occupied West Papua.

March 8, 2023

Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) Statement - March 8, 2023

Senator the Hon Penny Wong
PO Box 6100
Senate
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

9 March 2023

Dear Foreign Minister,

TAPOL Statement - March 8, 2023

It has been a month since Susi Air pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens was taken hostage by the National Liberation Army of West Papua (TPNPB) in Nduga, in the highlands of Papua Pegunungan Prov

March 4, 2023

IFEX Statement - March 4, 2023

A new survey showed that Indonesian female journalists have experienced various forms of sexual violence in the workplace and in the course of fulfilling their duties in the field.

February 25, 2023

United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Statement - February 25, 2023

I am heartbroken to hear that nine West Papuans have been murdered by Indonesian security forces after unrest in Wamena, my hometown.

February 20, 2023

Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) Statement - February 20, 2023

The Pacific Conference of Churches has concluded a series of meetings with Benny Wenda and other representatives of the united liberation movement of West Papua during his visit to Fiji

February 9, 2023

United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Statement - February 9, 2023

I want to offer my deepest sympathies to the friends and family of the New Zealand pilot taken hostage in Nduga.

January 24, 2023

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Statement - January 24, 2023

Bangkok – Indonesian authorities must thoroughly and swiftly investigate the recent attack on Papuan journalist Victor Mambor's home and hold those responsible to account, the Committee

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Statement - January 24, 2023

Veteran journalist and former regional AJI head Victor Mambor has reported the detonation of an explosive device outside his home on the morning of January 23, 2022.

Australian West Papua Association (Sydney) Statement - January 24, 2023

Although no one was injured in the blast near Victors home on Monday (around 4.00 am), Victor reports that the low-powered explosion "was so loud that my house shook like there was an e

January 13, 2023

OHCHR Press Release - January 13, 2023

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, welcomed on Friday the Indonesian President's statement of regret earlier this week, for serious rights violations dating back to the 1960s.

Arah Juang - January 13, 2023

[The following is an abridged translation of a statement by the United Socialists (Perserikatan Sosialis, PS) in response to Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's January 11 publi

January 12, 2023

ULMWP Statement - January 12, 2023

On behalf of the ULMWP Executive, I call for the immediate and unconditional release of Papua Governor Lukas Enembe.

Human Rights Watch Statement - January 12, 2023

Jakarta – Indonesia's new criminal code puts at risk the basic rights of millions of people in the country, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2023.

December 11, 2022

Amnesty International Press Release - December 11, 2022

Amnesty International Indonesia and Amnesty International Australia condemn the repression used against the people in West Papua when they were commemorating Human Rights Day on Decembe

December 10, 2022

Australian West Papua Association (Sydeny) Statement - December 10, 2022

Every Year Human Rights Day is celebrated on the 10 December to create awareness and promote respect for the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights a

December 9, 2022

Tapol Statement - December 9, 2022

The trial of Isak Sattu, a retired soldier who was a liaison officer present during the Paniai killings in 2014, came to a close on 8 December, with him being found not guilty of the cr

December 8, 2022

Human Rights Watch Statement - December 8, 2022

Jakarta – The Indonesian parliament passed a new criminal code on December 6, 2022, containing provisions that seriously violate international human rights law and standards, Human Righ

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Statement - December 8, 2022

The Indonesian government has passed a controversial new Criminal Code that seriously violates international human rights standards and will effectively curtail freedom of expression an

December 6, 2022

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Statement - December 6, 2022

New York – In response to news reports that Indonesian lawmakers passed a new criminal code with provisions that restrict press freedom, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the

December 2, 2022

Amnesty International Statement - December 2, 2022

Indonesian authorities should immediately release three Papuans who have been charged with treason by police for peacefully expressing their opinions, following crackdowns on a series o

December 1, 2022

Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) Statement - December 1, 2022

60 years ago, on 1st December 1961, the West Papuan national flag, the Morning Star, was raised for the first time on West Papua's soil.

November 30, 2022

Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) Statement - November 30, 2022

There are a number of planned West Papuan events in Sydney for the 1st December, West Papuan National Flag Day or National Day.

November 15, 2022

Tapol - November 15, 2022

On 9th November 2022, Indonesia's 4th cycle of Indonesia's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) began at the UN in Geneva.

November 2, 2022

Human Rights Watch News Release - November 2, 2022

Andreas Harsono – Filep Karma, a prominent Papuan activist and former political prisoner, was found dead Monday on a beach in the Papuan city of Jayapura.

October 25, 2022

International Federation of Journalists Statement - October 25, 2022

Two journalists have been summoned by the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) after publishing two articles on a minister's request to dismiss Gastao Pereira, the Director of Internal

October 10, 2022

United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Statement - October 10, 2022

The people of West Papua are today mourning the passing of two towering figures in our independence movement, Jonah Wenda and Leonie Tanggahma.

September 23, 2022

Human Rights Watch News Release - September 23, 2022

Jakarta – A rarely used Indonesian human rights court is putting a former army officer on trial for alleged crimes during a 2014 massacre in Papua, Human Rights Watch said today. Maj.

September 7, 2022

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Statement - September 7, 2022

Multiple journalists have been harassed and intimidated for their coverage of fuel smuggling in Mataram in the West Nusa Tenggara province.

September 4, 2022

IFEX - September 4, 2022

The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has identified 19 articles in the draft criminal code of Indonesia that could criminalize the work of journalists.

September 3, 2022

Human Rights Watch News Release - September 3, 2022

Robbie Newton, Coordinator, Asia – Authorities arrested six Indonesian soldiers this week suspected in the killing and mutilation of four Indigenous Papuans in Indonesia's West Papua pr

August 30, 2022

United Liberation Movement for West Papua Statement - August 30, 2022

It is heartbreaking to hear that four indigenous Papuan civilians have been killed and mutilated by Indonesian special forces.

Australian West Papua Association (Sydney) Statement - August 30, 2022

AWPA condemns the brutal killing of 4 West Papuan civilians in Pigapu-Logopon Village in the Mimika Regency in Papua.

August 15, 2022

Human Rights Watch News Release - August 15, 2022

Jakarta – Indonesian authorities should immediately drop politically motivated treason charges and release Papuans detained for the peaceful exercise of their rights in the Papua and We

August 12, 2022

Human Rights Watch News Release - August 12, 2022

Andreas Harsono – Indonesia's toxic blasphemy law has claimed another victim, this time a former government minister over a social media post deemed insulting to Buddhists.

July 27, 2022

Committee to Protect Journalists Press Release - July 27, 2022

Bangkok – Authorities in East Timor should drop their investigation into journalist Raimundos Oki and stop using legal threats to curb independent reporting, the Committee to Protect Jo

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Statement - July 27, 2022

The Indonesian government will begin blocking private electronic systems operators that fail to register their platforms by July 27, despite concerns from members of civil society that

July 25, 2022

United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Press Release - July 25, 2022

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), agreeing to mutually

July 22, 2022

International Federation of Journalists Statement - July 22, 2022

Three men attempted to intimidate a journalist at his house in Tamiang Layang, Central Kalimantan, on July 17, allegedly for his coverage of sexual harassment by a local official.

July 21, 2022

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Statement - July 21, 2022

Bangkok – Indonesian authorities should investigate a series of incidents of harassment and intimidation against local journalists, identify and bring the relevant perpetrators to justi

July 19, 2022

Reporters Without Boarders - July 19, 2022

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Timor-Leste's authorities to put the public interest first by dropping charges against a journalist accused of violating judicial confidentialit

July 18, 2022

Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) Statement - July 18, 2022

The Australia West Papua Association is greatly disappointed that the human rights situation in West Papua was not mentioned in the official PIF Communique.

July 14, 2022

Suara Papua - July 14, 2022

Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – The Papua People's Petition (PRP) as the group responsible for the simultaneous actions with the principle agenda of rejecting revisions to the Special Autonom

July 12, 2022

Human Rights Watch News Release - July 12, 2022

Andreas Harsono – One would hope that an educational institution that learned of sexual assaults on campus would focus on holding perpetrators accountable and preventing further inciden

July 5, 2022

Australian West Papua Association (AWPA) Statement - July 5, 2022

The 6th July marks 24 years since the Biak Massacre when the Indonesian security forces massacred scores of people in Biak, West Papua.

International Federation of Journalists Press Release - July 5, 2022

Raimundos Oki, chief editor of news portal Oekusipost.com, has been accused of breaching judicial secrecy following an investigative report concerning the detention and forced virginity

July 4, 2022

Article 19 - July 4, 2022

We, the undersigned, represent a global coalition of non-governmental organizations urging the Minister of Communication and Information of the Republic of Indonesia to repeal Ministeri

July 1, 2022

United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Statement - July 1, 2022

Today we celebrate the 51st anniversary of the independence declaration of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) at Markas Victoria on July 1, 1971.

June 24, 2022

International Federation of Journalists Press Release - June 24, 2022

Members of student press organisation LPM Lintas, at the State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN) Ambon, have faced ongoing threats and intimation after publishing an investigative st

June 4, 2022

Australian West Papua Association (Sydney) Statement - June 4, 2022

Six defendants on trial for the attack on the Kisor Military Post in Maybrat Regency West Papua, were sentenced to between 18 and 20 years in prison on the 31 May.