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Shootings & Violence Against Civilians

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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

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

Radio New Zealand - July 22, 2020

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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

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

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

September 25, 2019

ASEAN MP - September 25, 2019

Jakarta – Parliamentarians from across Southeast Asia today called for calm and an immediate cessation of violence from all sides following reports of clashes between protesters and se

Coconuts Jakarta - September 25, 2019

Scenes of violence erupted in the numerous large-scale demonstrations throughout Indonesia yesterday as thousands of university students came out to voice their anger towards the gover

September 24, 2019

Radio New Zealand - September 24, 2019

At least 20 people have been killed in a fresh burst of unrest in Indonesian-ruled West Papua.

ULMWP Chair - September 24, 2019

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

The Guardian - September 24, 2019

Marni Cordell and Kate Lamb – Graphic photos of the bloodied victims of what appear to be gunshot wounds have emerged after another day of violence in West Papua, which has seen at lea

September 10, 2019

Tempo - September 10, 2019

Galuh Putri Riyanto, Jakarta – The police denied claims posted to Twitter that a student in West Papua was shot by a police officer.

September 3, 2019

SBS News - September 3, 2019

Virginia Langeberg – A 23-year-old West Papuan has given a harrowing account of the moment he and his friends were dragged in front of armed Indonesian soldiers who stood ready to gun

September 2, 2019

Straits Times - September 2, 2019

Jakarta (DPA) – One university student was killed and several others injured in the latest violence to hit Indonesia's Papua province, where unrest has grown over the alleged racist tr

The Guardian - September 2, 2019

Ben Doherty and agencies – Three West Papuan students have reportedly been shot in their dormitories by militia groups amid growing tensions in the region, as disturbing footage emerge

September 1, 2019

SBS News - September 1, 2019

Confronting new video has emerged from Deiyai, West Papua showing Indonesian forces opening fire on Papuan protesters who appear to have their hands over their head.

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 28, 2019

Straits Times - August 28, 2019

Jakarta (AFP) – A soldier was killed in Indonesia's Papua region on Wednesday (Aug 28) during a clash with separatist protesters, officials said, with the territory gripped by unrest.

SBS News - August 28, 2019

Indonesian authorities have opened fire on Papuan protesters, killing six people, as they tried to storm a local government office in the Deiyai region, news website Suarapapua.com rep

July 7, 2019

Radio New Zealand - July 7, 2019

It's 21 years since a massacre on Biak Island in West Papua and an activist says there's yet to be any action taken against the perpetrators.

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 4, 2019

Tempo - July 4, 2019

Jakarta (Antara) – The Papua Police will fire the officer who allegedly shot a civilian at the Ilwayab District of Merauke Regency.

June 10, 2019

Radio New Zealand International - June 10, 2019

Police in Indonesia's Papua province are investigating the killing of a local resident by a drunk police officer.