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October 3, 2019

Pacific Conference of Churches Statement - October 3, 2019

A Pacific peacekeeping force should be mobilised under the auspices of the United Nations to enable a peaceful solution to the current violence in Papua.

October 1, 2019

Greens Media Release - October 1, 2019

The Leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Richard Di Natale, today applauded the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Charlot Salwai, for raising human rights abuses in West Papua before the

September 27, 2019

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Statement - September 27, 2019

Journalists covering student protests in cities across Indonesia were attacked by police in a series of brutal incidents on September 24.

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Statement - September 27, 2019

Dandhy Dwi Laksono, a journalist filmmaker for WatchDoc, was arrested on September 26 and charged under Indonesia's controversial Information and Electronic Transaction Law (ITE Law) f

September 25, 2019

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Statement - September 25, 2019

Bangkok – Indonesian authorities should carry out a thorough investigation into the police assaults of reporters covering protests in Makassar and hold those responsible to account, th

September 24, 2019

Pacific Conference of Churches Statement - September 24, 2019

Papuan churches want Indonesia to withdraw troops as violence escalates in the disputed territory.

GEBRAK Statement - September 24, 2019

September 24 marks the commemoration of National Farmers Day.

ULMWP Chair - September 24, 2019

Twenty-nineteen is becoming the worst year in nearly six decades of illegal Indonesian occupation.

September 18, 2019

International Federation of Journalists Statement - September 18, 2019

Journalists covering the demonstration in front of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in Jakarta, on Friday, September 13, were harassed, blocked and had their equipment damag

Human Rights Watch News Release - September 18, 2019

Jakarta – The Indonesian parliament should substantially revise the proposed new criminal code to meet international human rights standards, Human Rights Watch said today.

International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) - September 18, 2019

H. E. Joko Widodo
President of the Republic of Indonesia
Istana Merdeka
Jakarta Pusat 10110
Indonesia

18 September 2019

September 16, 2019

UNHCHR Press Release - September 16, 2019

Geneva – Indonesia must protect the rights of all people to peaceful protest, ensure access to the internet and protect the rights of human rights defender Veronica Koman and all other

September 13, 2019

Front Line Defenders Statement - September 13, 2019

On 13 September 2019, the East Java Police announced that Veronica Koman must appear at the Indonesian Embassy in Australia to comply with a summons which was scheduled for today.

Joint Letter by LRWC and L4L - September 13, 2019

The LRWC and L4L sent a joint letter calling on Indonesian authorities to withdraw criminal charges against human rights lawyer Veronica Koman, charged for disseminating information ab

September 7, 2019

Human Rights Watch News Release - September 7, 2019

Sydney – Indonesian authorities should impartially investigate the deaths of at least 10 Papuans during recent unrest in the easternmost provinces of Papua and West Papua, Human Rights

September 3, 2019

Australian Greens Media Release - September 3, 2019

Leader of the Australian Greens Dr Richard Di Natale today condemned the recent deaths of at least six West Papuans who were killed by the Indonesian military while peacefully protesti

Labour Movement with the People (GEBRAK) Statement - September 3, 2019

Since the siege on the Papuan student dormitory in Surabaya, a wave of demonstrations by the Papuan people has taken place.

September 2, 2019

Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) Media Release - September 2, 2019

The Australia West Papua Association has written to the Australian Foreign Minister concerning the situation in West Papua, urging her to call on Jakarta to withdraw the extra security

September 1, 2019

Civil Society Coalition for Democracy Press Release - September 1, 2019

On Saturday, August 31, 2019 around 20.30, Surya Anta was arrested by plain-clothed police officers at Plaza Indonesia.

August 30, 2019

United Liberation Movement for West Papua Urgent Alert - August 30, 2019

The people of West Papua need urgent international attention. I am calling on all the world's governments, parliamentarians and media to shine the spotlight on West Papua.

August 29, 2019

Institute for Papuan Human Rights and Advocacy (IPHAR) Press Release - August 29, 2019

Institute for Papuan Advocacy & Human Rights today condemns the fatal shootings in the military attack on protestors in Deiyai yesterday.

August 26, 2019

International Federation of Journalists Statement - August 26, 2019

Following the government-led internet shutdown in Indonesia's eastern provinces of Papua and West Papua a journalist has been doxxed and harassed online.

United Liberation Movement for West Papua Press Release - August 26, 2019

Tens of thousands of West Papuans are taking to the streets this week in a 'second wave' of the West Papua Uprising, following mass demonstrations against Indonesian rule last week.

August 24, 2019

Reporters Without Borders Press Release - August 24, 2019

Paris (Reporters Without Borders/Pacific Media Watch) – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for an immediate end to a two-day-old internet blackout in West Papua, where Indonesi

August 23, 2019

Australian West Papua Association (Sydney) - August 23, 2019

Senator the Hon Marise Payne
Minister for Foreign Affairs
PO Box 6100
Senate, Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

23 August 2019

International Federation of Journalists Statement - August 23, 2019

Following riots and demonstrations in Papua and West Papua, the internet has been blocked in Indonesia's eastern most provinces since Wednesday, August 21.

August 19, 2019

Amnesty International Press Release - August 19, 2019

Following yesterday's events in West Papua Province, during which the local parliament building and a penitentiary were burned down and homes were destroyed, Usman Hamid, Amnesty Inter

August 8, 2019

West Papua Action Auckland Media Release - August 8, 2019

Next week Pacific leaders will discuss West Papua at their annual Forum.

August 7, 2019

Australia West Papua Association - August 7, 2019

Australia West Papua Association (Sydney)PO Box 28, Spit Junction, NSW 2088

August 2, 2019

International Federation of Journalists Statement - August 2, 2019

Indonesian journalist Asnawi Luwi's house was burned down, followed by an arson attack at the office of the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) two days later in what is believed

July 5, 2019

Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) Media Release - July 5, 2019

The 6 July marks 21 years since the Biak Massacre when the Indonesian security forces massacred scores of people in Biak, West Papua.

July 1, 2019

United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Press Release - July 1, 2019

The three main West Papuan military factions announced their unification today, following a historic declaration signed under the auspices of the United Liberation Movement for West Pa

June 24, 2019

Asian Human Rights Commission - June 24, 2019

A Written Submission to the 41st Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre.

May 30, 2019

Human Rights Watch News Release - May 30, 2019

Jakarta – The Indonesian government should ensure a prompt, effective, and independent investigation into the Jakarta violence on May 21-23, 2019, in which more than 700 protesters wer

May 23, 2019

Reporters Without Boarders (RSF) Statement - May 23, 2019

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on protesters and riot police who have been clashing for the past two days in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, to respect the work of journalists.

South-East Asia Press Alliance (SEAPA) Statement - May 23, 2019

Once again freedom of the press in Indonesia was marred as journalists were assaulted and threatened while reporting at the rally that turned into a riot around the Election Monitoring

April 24, 2019

Asian Human Rights Commission Urgent Appeal - April 24, 2019

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-005-2019

Dear Friends,

April 10, 2019

Asian Human Rights Commission Urgent Appeal - April 10, 2019

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-004-2019

Dear Friends,

April 9, 2019

Human Rights Watch News Release - April 9, 2019

Jakarta – Political changes in post-Suharto Indonesia have triggered ethnic and religious violence across the country, says a book by Andreas Harsono, a veteran Indonesia researcher fo

April 6, 2019

West Papua Action Auckland - April 6, 2019

Rt Hon Winston Peters
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Parliament Buildings
Wellington

Dear Winston Peters,

April 4, 2019

Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) - April 4, 2019

Senator the Hon Marise Payne
Minister for Foreign Affairs
PO Box 6100
Senate, Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

4 April 2019

Dear Foreign Minister,

April 1, 2019

Arah Juang - April 1, 2019

The following is a statement by the Yogyakarta International Women's Day (IWD) Committee on the University of North Sumatra's (USU) censoring of the Suara USU (Voice of USU) student pr

March 26, 2019

United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Statement - March 26, 2019

As the representative body of the West Papuan people and all West Papuan groups, the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) formally declares a boycott of the Indonesian pre

March 16, 2019

Arah Juang - March 16, 2019

The following is a statement by the Organisation of Socialist Youth Groups (OKMS) on the terrorist attack against worshipers performing Friday prayers in Christchurch New Zealand.

March 8, 2019

Human Rights Watch News Release - March 8, 2019

Sending someone to prison on flimsy evidence for sending WhatsApp messages critical of a company will have a disastrous and chilling effect on free speech.

March 7, 2019

Amnesty International Press Release - March 7, 2019

Responding to the charges brought against pro-democracy activist and human rights defender Robertus Robet, who was detained in the night of 7 March for criticizing the Indonesian Milit

February 21, 2019

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - February 21, 2019

Geneva – Prompt and impartial investigations must be carried out into numerous cases of alleged killings, unlawful arrests, and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of indigenous Pap

February 14, 2019

Amnesty International Press Release - February 14, 2019

Responding to Instagram's statement that it did not remove an account featuring web comics about being gay in Indonesia, after Indonesia's Ministry of Communication claimed that the co

February 13, 2019

Amnesty International Press Release - February 13, 2019

Responding to the decision by Instagram to take down an account featuring comic strips about the life of a Muslim man, at the Indonesian government's request, Amnesty International Ind

February 12, 2019