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Shootings & Violence Against Civilians

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November 7, 2020

Jakarta Post - November 7, 2020

Alya Nurbaiti and Benny Mawel, Jakarta and Jayapura – Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers reportedly attacked and arrested civilians at a dormitory and nearby houses in Jayapura after a

October 27, 2020

Mongabay - October 27, 2020

The alleged assault of an Indigenous man in the Indonesian province of Papua by a police officer around two hours before he died was caught on CCTV camera, Mongabay and The Gecko Projec

Jakarta Post - October 27, 2020

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – A Papuan resident whom authorities claimed was a member of a local armed criminal group was shot dead during a joint police-military operation in Jalae vil

October 14, 2020

Tempo - October 14, 2020

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – Volunteers of Muhammadiyah's disaster mitigation organization (MDMC) claims that police members tasked to secure the anti-omnibus law mass protest had used excess

October 3, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 3, 2020

Benny Mawel, Jayapura – Three men from Waris district in Keerom regency, Papua, have reportedly been shot with rubber bullets as police attempted to disperse a mass gathering protesting

September 29, 2020

Tempo - September 29, 2020

Antara, Jakarta – The government is in support for an independent investigation over the shooting against pastor Yeremia Zanambani at the Hitadipa District in the province of Papua by f

September 24, 2020

CNN Indonesia - September 24, 2020

Jakarta – Tabernacle Bible Church of Indonesia (GKII) Synod Chairperson Daniel Ronda admits to being disappointed that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has yet to respond to the shooting

September 23, 2020

Anadolu Agency - September 23, 2020

Erric Permana, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission will investigate Saturday's shooting death of a pastor in Papua, eastern Indonesia, the commission's hea

TAPOL - September 23, 2020

TAPOL condemns the killing of Pastor Yeremia Zanambani, a church leader from Hitadipa District, Intan Jaya Regency, Papua Province.

September 22, 2020

Asia Pacific Report - September 22, 2020

Yanuarius Weya, Jayapura – A pastor has been shot dead at the weekend allegedly by the Indonesian military, sparking protests by church groups and a call for an investigation.

Jakarta Post - September 22, 2020

Benny Mawel and Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta and Jayapura – The recent killing of pastor Yeremia Zanambani in Intan Jaya regency, Papua, allegedly carried out by personnel from the Indonesian

September 21, 2020

Australian Associated Press - September 21, 2020

An Indonesian church group has urged President Joko Widodo to order an independent investigation into the killing of a priest in the rebellious Papua province.

Jakarta Post - September 21, 2020

Jakarta – The Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) has urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to order a thorough investigation into the recent fatal shooting of Papuan pastor Yeremia Z

Reuters - September 21, 2020

Jakarta – A soldier and a Christian pastor have been shot dead in separate incidents at the weekend in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua, amid a flare-up in tensions between secur

CNN Indonesia - September 21, 2020

Jakarta – The Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) is urging President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo open the curtain on the shooting of Pastor Yeremia Zanamban in the Intan Jaya regency of Pa

CNN Indonesia - September 21, 2020

Jakarta – The Tabernacle Bible Church of Indonesia (GKII) suspects that Reverend Yeremia Zanambani from the Intan Jaya regency in Papua was shot dead by members of the TNI (Indonesian m

August 8, 2020

Radio New Zealand - August 8, 2020

Indonesia's military is investigating its personnel linked to the death of a young West Papuan man while in custody.

July 22, 2020

Tempo - July 22, 2020

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Following the news about two Nduga, Papua residents who were allegedly shot dead by Indonesian armed forces (TNI) personnel, Amnesty International Indon

Radio New Zealand - July 22, 2020

Indonesian security forces have denied that two local West Papuans they killed late last week were innocent civilians.

Straits Times - July 22, 2020

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia's military rejected allegations on Wednesday (July 22) by Papuan separatists that a father and son killed at the weekend in the country's easternmost prov

July 21, 2020

Jakarta Post - July 21, 2020

Victor Mambor, Jayapura – Two civilians, Elias Karungu and Selu Karungu, from conflict-prone Nduga regency, Papua, were fatally shot by Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel on Saturday.

Tabloid JUBI - July 21, 2020

ULMWP, Papua – Two more unarmed West Papuan civilians have been killed by the Indonesian military in the Nduga Regency.

July 20, 2020

Suara Papua - July 20, 2020

Arnold Belau, Jayapura – Two civilians were reported to have been shot dead in Keneyam, the capital of Ndugama district, Papua on Saturday 18 July 2020.

June 4, 2020

Jakarta Post - June 4, 2020

Jakarta – Two civilians were shot to death by unknown assailants in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi on Tuesday.

May 22, 2020

Radio New Zealand - May 22, 2020

A West Papuan man has died shortly after allegedly being hit by a police officer while making a complaint against a palm oil company.

May 20, 2020

Jakarta Post - May 20, 2020

Benny Mawel and Alya Nurbaiti, Jayapura and Jakarta – A Papuan man has died shortly after allegedly being hit by a police officer while making a complaint against a palm oil company he

April 18, 2020

Kompas.com - April 18, 2020

Tsarina Maharani, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) is calling on the government to establish an independent team to investigate the fatal

April 16, 2020

April 15, 2020

Radio New Zealand - April 15, 2020

A West Papuan family is asking questions about the circumstances around the killing of their son and his friend in Mimika regency on Monday.

Reuters - April 15, 2020

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Indonesia's military will investigate an incident in the easternmost region of Papua in which two men were shot dead, it said on Wednesday, after righ

March 6, 2020

Radio New Zealand - March 6, 2020

Johnny Blades – Researchers say 59 people died in a month of unrest in West Papua late last year.

February 25, 2020

Tabloid JUBI - February 25, 2020

Aryo Wisanggeni G, Jayapura – Colonel Eko Daryanto, the military public relations chief of Cenderawasih Military Command, says a victim killed on Tuesday (18/2/2020) in the armed confl

February 21, 2020

UCA News - February 21, 2020

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – An elementary school student in Papua province was killed and another injured after being shot during a clash between the Indonesian military and rebels that also

February 20, 2020

Benar News - February 20, 2020

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Indonesia – Security forces shot dead an elementary school student during an alleged firefight in Papua that killed two people dead and injured two others, a l

November 7, 2019

Jakarta Post - November 7, 2019

Jakarta – A police officer, identified only as AM, has been named a suspect in the deaths of two students that occurred during a violent protest in Kendari, North Sulawesi, in which a

October 16, 2019

Tempo - October 16, 2019

Jakarta (Antara) – Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) urged the Indonesian Police (Polri) to initiate legal process against police officers, who shot dead

October 14, 2019

Radio New Zealand - October 14, 2019

Five bodies have been found in the highlands of Indonesia's West Papua, with residents alleging them to be victims of a military attack.

October 13, 2019

Detik News - October 13, 2019

Ahmad Bil Wahid, Jakarta – Housewives from Indonesian Housewives Solidarity have held an action in front of the Metro Jaya Jakarta regional police headquarters.

Tempo - October 13, 2019

Jakarta (Antara) – The lawyer team of two students killed in a rally outside the Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Legislative Assembly (DPRD) building on Sept.

October 11, 2019

Kompas.com - October 11, 2019

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Activists from the Civil Society Coalition held an evening of contemplation and prayer in front of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Red-and-White

Reuters - October 11, 2019

Jakarta – Police in Indonesia's restive Papua region pledged on Friday to hold an investigation after a local leader said the bodies of five villagers had been found with bullet wounds

October 8, 2019

Radio New Zealand - October 8, 2019

Human Rights Watch is calling on Indonesia to investigate riots in West Papua, which killed dozens last month.

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.

September 28, 2019

The Guardian - September 28, 2019

Kate Lamb in Jakarta, Marni Cordell and Ben Doherty – Witnesses to Monday's deadly riots in West Papua claim Indonesian police gunned down Papuan students in the street during the unre

The Saturday Paper - September 28, 2019

John Martinkus – In the town of Wamena, in the highlands of Papua, thick smoke poured from the roof of the regent's office.

September 27, 2019

Radio New Zealand - September 27, 2019

There's been more deadly violence in West Papua with two motorcycle taxi drivers reportedly shot dead in Puncak regency.

Jakarta Post - September 27, 2019

Ghina Ghaliya, Ardilla Syakriah and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and House of Representatives members have demanded an investigation be launched int

Jakarta Globe - September 27, 2019

Novy Lumanaw & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Two students were killed during a rally in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, on Thursday while protesting the passing of a controversial bill by

Tempo - September 27, 2019

Rosniawanti Fikry Tahir, Jakarta – An autopsy carried out by Abunawas Hospital forensic team revealed that Randi, a student of Halu Oleo University, died of a gunshot wound in his righ

Jakarta Post - September 27, 2019

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – A student from Halu Oleo University in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, has died after a demonstration in front of the provincial legislative council (DPRD) bui