Chronology of the Congress

A. Opening of the Third Papuan Congress

Nurlina Umasugi, Jayapura – Thousands of Papuans from the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) held a 15 kilometer march on Monday afternoon to demand a referendum for the Papuan people

Jakarta – Another shooting occurred on Monday as a Freeport-owned car was attacked by unknown assailants in Mimika. Police officer First Brig.

Twelve civilians in Kurulu, Jayawijaya are thought to have been tortured by members of the security forces on 2 November 2011 in violation of legal procedures., said Matius Murib, the d

Jakarta – The Indonesian police and military continue to apply persuasive approaches in handling all sorts of conflicts and problems in restive Papua, a senior police officer said here

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Legislators threw staunch criticism at the government on Thursday, accusing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of turning a blind eye to escalating violenc

The Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect appeals to the Indonesian government to show leadership in protecting and upholding human rights in response to continuing repo

Brisbane's Catholic Justice and Peace Commission urged the Australian Government to take a stronger stand on killings and violence by Indonesian security forces in West Papua.

Jakarta – Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the recent shooting incidents in Papua were categorized as a public security threat and therefore were being handled by the police (r

The Free Papua Organization (OPM) denies police allegations that the separatist group was responsible for the murder of Mulia Police chief Adj. Comr. Dominggus Awes on Monday.

Made Arya Kencana, Banjir Ambarita & Ulma Haryanto, Nusa Dua, Bali – Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro has explained away last weeks deadly crackdown on civilians in Papua as a s

Oktovianus Pogau, Jayapura, Papua – Anxiety was apparent among the participants of the Third Papuan People's Congress on Wednesday as they marched toward the event venue in Abepura, pas

Banjir Ambarita – A member of the US House of Representatives on Saturday sent a letter to the Indonesian ambassador to the United States asking to ensure the safety of those arrested a

Tom Allard, Dan Oakes – Claims by Papuan activists that Indonesian security personnel killed protesters gained credence yesterday after two bodies were found behind a military barracks

A local journalist at the scene of the "chaos" at the Papuan Peoples' Congress in Jayapura on Wednesday said shots from a nearby hill rang out as Papuan leaders declared their independe

AHRC-PRL-042-2011

Indonesian security forces opened fire on striking workers at Freeport-McMoran's gold and copper mine early Monday, killing one and critically wounding another, a union official said.

Kontras, the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence has condemned the shooting of Freeport workers who were seeking negotiations with the management of the company.

As security in West Papua deteriorates, local groups have stepped up their calls for dialogue with Jakarta.

Tom Allard, Indonesia – It would seem an unremarkable venture – a group of American tourists visiting a cultural centre in the Papuan town of Abepura.

Jakarta – At least 50 people from Papua are scheduled to meet President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday to discuss intentions to form a new Central Papua province.

Jayapura, Papua – Unidentified gunmen early on Monday morning stabbed and shot dead three civilians and a Defense Forces (TNI) official near Nafri village in Jayapura, Papua.

Jayapura – Five soldiers were wounded in a gunfight with a group of armed people in Puncak Jaya, Papua, on Tuesday.

Declaration on peace In Papua

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AMPTPI, the Association of Students from the Central Highlands, has urged the DPRP to summon the police chief in Papua to ask him about how the investigation into shooting in Moanemani,

Nethy Dharma Somba – West Papua Governor Abraham O Atururi swore in the new board members of the province's Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) on Wednesday, amid criticism that it violated

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – A fight involving Indonesian Military (TNI) forces allegedly killed a civilian, according to reports.

Nethy Dharma Somba – The election of Hana S Hikoyabi as a member of the Papua People Assembly (MRP) representing women has been rejected by the Home Ministry for the 2011-2016 term due

Chairman of Commission A Parliament of Papua together with Dogiyai citizens went to the Papua Police Headquarters on Friday (15/4) in connection with the bloody incidents that have occu

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – A Papuan legislator has called for the firing of the provincial police chief following the shooting deaths of two people in Dogyai district this week.

"Together for the History of the Star of the East"

A West Papuan independence group has been angered by a decision to grant Indonesia observer status at a summit meeting of the Melanesian Spearhead Group next week.

Jason MacLeod – Just as Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang Yudhuyono was being feted globally for being a democrat, the Indonesian government was entrenching Papua's reputation as Ind

A lawyer in Jayapura, Gustaf Kawer, has called on the police to be transparent and explain what happened to Miron Wetipo, who was being held in the Abepura Prison.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The perpetrators of torture against two Papuans should be brought to a civilian court, activists said on Wednesday, in response to an eight to 10-month sentence f

Indonesian prosecutors have demanded jail terms of up to 12 months for three soldiers accused of disobedience after they filmed themselves torturing Papuan civilians.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The military must conduct a thorough investigation of a shooting incident left two civilians dead in Papua on Friday, the Defense Ministry says.

Jayapura – Two civilians were killed and a soldier was injured as three people were reported to have attacked a military post in Merauke, Papua, on Friday.

Jayapura – Andi Rahmat Faisal was found dead on Wednesday, bringing to four the total number of shooting victims in the past three weeks in Jayapura regency.

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – A diner was killed on Saturday in the latest in a series of shooting incidents that have swept Papua in the past week.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – A man was shot dead and four others, including a child, were injured by unidentified armed men on Sunday in Nafri village, Abepura, outside the Papuan cap

Reports from Papua in Indonesia say unidentified gunmen have shot at traffic outside Jayapura, killing a motorcyclist and injuring six others, including a nine-year child in a public bu

Jakarta – US freelance journalist Allan Nairn claimed he got hold of a leaked document containing an intelligence report on the Indonesian Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) that showed a

Tom Allard, Jakarta – The torture of a Papuan man by Indonesian security forces, depicted in a video that emerged this week, is not surprising and is likely to be repeated, according to

Nivell Rayda, Armando Siahaan & Banjir Ambarita, Jakarta – Amid an international outcry over alleged human rights abuses in Papua by security forces, two villagers in the province h

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-162-2010

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Timika – One man was killed and at least three injured on Monday in a clash between Indonesian police and dozens of locals over a security check dispute in the restive province of Papua

Banjir Ambarita, Jakarta – The military deployed soldiers across Manokwari, West Papua, on Thursday as thousands of residents stayed on the streets to protest the killing of two men by

Jayapura – Local church leaders have called for an independent investigation of a series of church shootings in Puncak Jaya, Papua, that started in 2004.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Papua Police were urged Friday to take serious action to solve several fatal shootings, with the latest incident took place in Puncak Jaya regency on