Indonesian police have forcefully dispersed a number of West Papuan protests around the region today. The protestors were calling for … Continue reading Indonesian police crack down on West Papuan protests
By Gina Goh 03/27/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In predominantly Muslim Indonesia, its largest and easternmost province, Papua, a place where … Continue reading Christians in Indonesia’s Papua Province Increasingly Under Threat
Expert panel says incident shows the ‘deeply entrenched discrimination and racism’ faced by Papuans Indonesian police who used a large … Continue reading UN urges torture inquiry after Indonesia police put snake on West Papua boy
JAKARATA, 22 FEBRUARY 2019 (THE AUSTRALIAN) – United Nations human rights experts have demanded an independent probe into “alleged killings, … Continue reading UN demands probe into Indonesian treatment of Papuans
A group of UN human rights experts is calling for urgent investigations into alleged killings and other abuses of Papuans … Continue reading UN experts call for Indonesia to investigate violence against Papuans
A video showing two police officers torturing a Papuan man with snake during detention has gone viral after being published … Continue reading Video of Papuan suspect being tortured with snake goes viral
GENEVA (21 February 2019) – Prompt and impartial investigations must be carried out into numerous cases of alleged killings, unlawful … Continue reading Indonesia: UN experts condemn racism and police violence against Papuans, and use of snake against arrested boy
Indonesian police have admitted using a snake during an interrogation of a West Papuan. The Associated Press reported that the … Continue reading Indonesian police apologise for using snake to interrogate Papuan
By NITHIN COCA, Freelance Journalist , SolomonStarNews EARLIER this month, the Indonesian military raided and destroyed the offices of the West … Continue reading Indonesia is cementing control over West Papua
Indonesian military and police have seized the West Papua National Committee headquarters in the Southern city of Timika. Dozens of … Continue reading Indonesian military and police seize West Papua HQ
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