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Shootings & Violence Against Civilians

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September 5, 2024

Human Rights Monitor - September 5, 2024

Indonesia, West Papua – On 24 August 2024, a 17-year-old Papuan named Justa Kobak was reportedly beaten by members of the Mobile Police Brigade Corps (Brimob) during a night patrol in t

August 29, 2024

Human Rights Monitor - August 29, 2024

Indonesia, West Papua – A member of the Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) special unit shot Mr Charles Kogoya, 24, in front of the GIDI Jerusalem Church in Karubaga Town, Tolikara Regency,

August 23, 2024

Amnesty International Press Release - August 23, 2024

Responding to the excessive use of force against peaceful protesters by the Indonesian police yesterday, Usman Hamid, Amnesty International Indonesia's Executive Director, said:

August 22, 2024

Human rights Monitor - August 22, 2024

A video showing a police officer assaulting an evangelist during his demonstration (individual speech) in front of the Biak Numfor Resort Police Office has gone viral and has caused sig

Human rights Monitor - August 22, 2024

Another case of extrajudicial killing occurred in the town of Dekai, Yahukimo District, Papua Pegunungan Province, on 20 August 2024.

July 25, 2024

Jubi Papua - July 25, 2024

Pes Yanengga, Jayapura – The All-Papua Student Executive Council (BEM Se-Tanah Papua) Alliance has urged the Papua Regional Police Chief (Kapolda) and the Manokwari Municipal Police (Po

July 22, 2024

Indonesia Business Post - July 22, 2024

Gusty da Costa Journalist – Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia Usman Hamid asks the Indonesian government and the Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) to investigate

July 21, 2024

Jubi Papua - July 21, 2024

Pes Yanengga, Jayapura – Leaders of the Papuan Baptist Church and the Tolikara Student Association have slammed a statement by the Cenderawasih XVII regional military commander (Pangdam

July 20, 2024

Asia Pacific Report - July 20, 2024

A brutal killing of three Papuan civilians in Puncak Jaya reveals that occupied West Papua is a ticking time bomb under Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto, claims the leader of

July 19, 2024

CNN Indonesia - July 19, 2024

Jakarta – A number of organisations that make up the Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform have condemned the shooting of senior Papuan advocate and human rights activists

Human Rights monitor - July 19, 2024

On the night of 16 July 2024, the Indonesian military tragically shot dead Mr Tonda Wanimbo, head of Kalome Village in Mepogolok District, Mr Pemerintah Murib, head of Dokkome Village,

July 18, 2024

Amnesty International Indonesia News Release - July 18, 2024

Responding to the shooting of Yan Christian Warinussy, a senior lawyer and human rights defender in the province of West Papua, Amnesty International Indonesia's executive director Usma

July 17, 2024

Jakarta Globe - July 17, 2024

Sevianto Pakiding, Timika, Papua – News of the killings of three suspected rebels during a security operation triggered chaos in Puncak Jaya regency, Papua, on Wednesday, as a mob burne

CNN Indonesia - July 17, 2024

Jakarta – A number of organisations that are part of the Papua Human Rights and Law Enforcement Coalition have condemned the shooting of senior advocate and human rights activist Yan Ch

March 31, 2024

March 21, 2024

Tabloid Jubi - March 21, 2024

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Office of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM Papua) has urged the Papua Police and Yahukimo Police to uncover the perpetrators of murder and rap

March 5, 2024

Tabloid Jubi - March 5, 2024

Nabire, Jubi – The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) accuses the Indonesian Military (TNI), namely the Infantry Battalion 330 division, of shooting three civilians in Sugapa D

March 1, 2024

Human Rights Monitor - March 1, 2024

On 28 February 2024, around 10:30 pm, members of the Indonesian National Army (TNI) command Yonif 330 reportedly shot down the two indigenous Papuans, Selli Maiseni, 17, and Mr Mikalon

February 13, 2024

Human Rights Monitor - February 13, 2024

Security forces raided the villages Manggume and Aminggaru, Omukia District, as well as in the villages Yenggernok and Agiyome in the Gome District, following the theft of an automatic

February 9, 2024

Human Rights Monitor - February 9, 2024

On 1 February 2024, four students from Hitadipa were arrested in the Sugapa District on their way back home from Nabire to participate in the upcoming elections on 14 February 2024.

February 7, 2024

Tabloid Jubi - February 7, 2024

Nabire, Jubi – The Puncak Ilaga Command of The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) has accused the Indonesian Military (TNI) of burning civilian homes and assaulting civilians,

January 7, 2024

Tabloid Jubi - January 7, 2024

Sentani, Jubi – The family of Daud Bano, a resident of Kwansu Village in Kemtuk District, Jayapura Regency who died after being slain by an Indonesian Military (TNI) soldier, requests t

November 22, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - November 22, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – Following the incident of a 10-year-old student in Sugapa District's Titigi Village suffering injuries from an explosion on November 9, 2023, the Intan Jaya Students As

November 17, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - November 17, 2023

Nabire, Jubi – Father Yance Wadogoubi Yogi, chairman of the YPPK Regional School Board in Intan Jaya Regency, criticized the placement of explosives in the Titigi Parish area.

November 14, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - November 14, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – Head of the Komnas HAM Papua Frits Ramandei confirms his party would pursue justice in the murder case of two women, identified as IS and AK, in Yahukimo Regency, Mount

October 26, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - October 26, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – Hana Lay, the Coordinator of the Solidarity Movement for Students and People of Papua in Manokwari, is urging the Papua Police and the Yahukimo Police to promptly inves

October 12, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - October 12, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papuan Council of Churches has drawn attention to the recent attack on the Kingmi Church Office in Keneyam, Nduga Regency on September 16, 2023.

September 29, 2023

Asia Pacific Report - September 29, 2023

Members of Indonesia's Nduga District Police and the Damai Cartenz Police Task Force have raided a residential house and the local head office of the Papuan Tabernacle Church (Kingmi Pa

September 27, 2023

Australian West Papua Association (Sydney) - September 27, 2023

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September 22, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - September 22, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Office of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM Papua) has not been able to confirm the identities of the five bodies found in Kali Brasa, Dekai

September 18, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - September 18, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – On Friday, September 15, 2023, Papua Police spokesperson Sr. Comr.

September 17, 2023

Asia Pacific Report - September 17, 2023

An Australian human rights advocacy group for West Papuans has condemned the killing of 5 youths found dead in Dekai, capital of Yahukimo Regency, and have challenged Canberra to recons

September 14, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - September 14, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – Director of the Democracy Alliance for Papua (AIDP) Latifah Anum Siregar has criticized the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) for the slow progress in inves

September 13, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - September 13, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has accumulated pending tasks related to its investigation of alleged civilian shootings in Dogiyai Regency.

September 12, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - September 12, 2023

Manokwari, Jubi – Following an incident in the Kramomongga District, Fakfak Regency, West Papua Province on August 15, 2023, the police have apprehended a total of 12 individuals suspec

September 7, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - September 7, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – The initial report concerning the homicide of Michelle Kurisi has been forwarded to the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM).

September 5, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - September 5, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – Namantus Gwijangge, a Papuan lawmaker, has called upon the West Papua National Liberation Army Group (TPNPB), led by Egianus Kogoya, to adhere to humanitarian principle

September 4, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - September 4, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has called on the police to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the murder of Michelle Kurisi Ndoga in Lanny

Tabloid Jubi - September 4, 2023

Wamena, Jubi – Human Rights Lawyers Association (PAHAM) Papua demands a thorough and impartial investigation into the death of Michelle Kurisi, a civilian who was tragically killed on A

September 1, 2023

Tempo - September 1, 2023

Akhmad Riyadh, Jakarta – The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) and KontraS Aceh condemned the alleged kidnapping and torture leading to one's death by a m

July 19, 2023

UCA News - July 19, 2023

Catholic officials and rights activists have called for a thorough investigation into the shooting and subsequent rioting in conflict-ridden, Christian-majority Papua region that left t

June 15, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - June 15, 2023

Nabire, Jubi – Mis Murib, representing the Talenta Keadilan Papua Legal Aid Agency (LBH TKP), said his party had reported to the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) about t

May 9, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - May 9, 2023

Timika, Jubi – On Monday, May 8, 2023, Pastor Paniur Tabuni (40) underwent surgery at Mimika Regency Hospital to remove a bullet.

April 18, 2023

Tabloid JUBI - April 18, 2023

Wamena, Jubi – The Kuyawage Truth Seeking Team, which consists of six representatives of community organizations including women leaders, youth leaders, church leaders, and students, as

March 3, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - March 3, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – Director of the Association of Human Rights Advocates (PAHAM Papua) Gustaf R Kawer criticized the mediation process of civilian shooting run by the Mountainous Papua Re

Tabloid Jubi - March 3, 2023

Wamena, Jubi – A number of parties have formed an independent team to investigate the incident in Sinakma, Wamena, Jayawijaya Regency, on February 23, 2023, which resulted in the death

Kompas.com - March 3, 2023

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The Papua Student Front (FMP) held a protest action in front of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) offices in Jakarta on Friday March 3.

March 2, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - March 2, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – The clashes that led to the shooting of residents in Wamena on February 23, 2023, had a similar pattern to the shooting in Wamena on September 23, 2019.

February 28, 2023

UCA News - February 28, 2023

Catholic activists and human rights groups in Indonesia have demanded a thorough probe into a recent riot that claimed 12 lives in restive Papua province, where a separatist insurgency

February 27, 2023

Vice - February 27, 2023

Jack Brook – The slaughter commenced after what appeared to be the most benign of acts: a six-year-old girl trying to buy a bottle of olive oil.