The convener of the New Zealand parliamentary support group for West Papua says the government should review its role training…
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October 27, 2011
Six people have died in shootings after the West Papuan Independent Movement declared independence, which Indonesia describes as an act of treason…
Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has largely avoided responding to claims of a heavy-handed security crackdown in Papua…
Banjir Ambarita, Dessy Sagita & Ezra Sihite, Jayapura – A pro-independence Papuan group has claimed responsibility for the killing of the…
October 26, 2011
Banjir Ambarita, Farouk Arnaz & Ronna Nirmala, Jayapura & Jakarta – The National Police are on the highest alert in Papua after the latest…
Bagus BT Saragih and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The National Police have increased the security status of Puncak Jaya regency in Papua and…
In light of the dangerously deteriorating situation in West Papua AWPA has again written to the Foreign minister (letter below) urging him to use…
Jakarta – An armed group launched yet another attack at around midnight on Tuesday near the mining site of PT Freeport Indonesia in…
Komnas HAM, the National Commission for Human Rights, has urged the police in Papua to respect the rights of the six persons who were arrested…
Olivia Rondonuwu – Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold declared force majeure on some concentrate sales from its strike-hit Grasberg mine in Papua…
Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The international spokesperson of the Free Papua Movement (OPM), John Otto Ondawame, did not directly confirm, when…
Farouk Arnaz – Separatist groups in Papua behind several hit and run attacks that have left police and military members dead and…
The Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect appeals to the Indonesian government to show leadership in protecting and upholding…
October 25, 2011
Jakarta – In contrast to its comparative silence over to the recent fatal shooting of several Papuan workers and demonstrators, the…
Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura, Papua – Armed violence in restive Papua claimed another victim on Monday when two men gunned down a police officer in…
Setyo Budi – Workers at West Papua's Grasberg mine have been in intense negotiations for wage increases with Freeport Indonesia management since…
Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Human rights groups said on Monday that there were "strong indications" that security forces committed rights abuses…
Ronna Nirmala & Anita Rachman – Twelve people have been killed in the past two weeks in restive Papua province, but an analyst suggests that…
Jayapura – A member of the Provincial Legislative Assembly of Papua, the DPRP, had called for the Chief of Police in Papua and Commander of the…
Jakarta – Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the recent shooting incidents in Papua were categorized as a public security threat and…
Brisbane's Catholic Justice and Peace Commission urged the Australian Government to take a stronger stand on killings and violence by Indonesian…
October 24, 2011
Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The government does not intend to intensify security precautions in Papua following the recent fatal incidents…
The Free Papua Organization (OPM) denies police allegations that the separatist group was responsible for the murder of Mulia Police…
Jakarta – Police said the man who shot to death the chief of the Mulia district police in Papua earlier on Monday belongs to a…
AWPA is calling on the CHOGM leaders (who will meet in Perth) to condemn the brutal crackdown on the West Papuan people.
In a bid to make…
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) today urged the Indonesian Government to take urgent steps to address the grievances of the Papuan people…
October 23, 2011
The US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says Washington will continue to develop military ties with Indonesia but keep a watchful eye on…
Tom Allard – Indonesia's human rights commission has urged Jakarta to address grievances of indigenous West Papuans as it announced an extensive…
Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The National Police announced that six Papuans had been charged with treason and were indicted following the third Papuan…
Made Arya Kencana, Banjir Ambarita & Ulma Haryanto, Nusa Dua, Bali – Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro has explained away last weeks deadly…
Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Police and military officers acted appropriately in the way that they dispersed the third Papuan People's…
October 22, 2011
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Faleomavaega announced today that he has sent a letter to Ambassador Dr. Dino Patti Djalal of Indonesia raising…
The Third Papuan Congress was held from 17 October and attended by Papuans from across the territory of Papua. After facing difficulties regarding…
Jakarta – Human rights defenders and analysts have again raised their concerns over what they see as "excessive security measures" in the restive…
Agus Triyono, Banjir Ambarita & Elisabeth Oktofani – The violent crackdown on a pro-independence rally earlier this week that left six people…
Oktovianus Pogau, Jayapura, Papua – Anxiety was apparent among the participants of the Third Papuan People's Congress on Wednesday as they marched…
Banjir Ambarita – A member of the US House of Representatives on Saturday sent a letter to the Indonesian ambassador to the United States asking…
October 21, 2011
The shootings and arrests of people meeting peacefully at the Third West Papuan Peoples Congress at Abepura this week are the latest…
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Elizabeth Oktofani – Following Wednesday's violent government crackdown on a peaceful pro-independence rally in Jayapura, some pro-Indonesian…
Gunmen shot dead three people Friday at a strike-ridden gold and copper mine in Papua, its US operator said, raising the number of…
Jayapura – The Jayapura police chief said that he would 'finish' those who support subversion in Jayapura.
"Whoever supports…
At least 10 lawyers have offered to provide legal aid to six suspects recently accused of treason in relation to a deadly police crackdown in…
Tom Allard, Dan Oakes – Claims by Papuan activists that Indonesian security personnel killed protesters gained credence yesterday after two bodies…
Banjir Ambarita, Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ezra Sihite – Six people have been found dead a day after security officers fired shots while…
Jayapura – Imparsial had condemned the shooting that occurred on 19 October during the Third Papuan People's Congress which was held at the Zakeus…
The West Papua Advocacy Team and East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) are deeply concerned by the escalating violence in the area of US-…
October 20, 2011
Hery Winarno, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) says it supports the firm actions taken by police in dealing with the Papuan People's…
Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Pro-Papua integration activists have urged the central government to fully implement the 2001 Law on Papuan Special…
Jakarta – Chief security minister Djoko Suyanto said that West Papua remains part of the Unitary State of Indonesia while the special autonomy…