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
The New York Times, By Joe Cochrane JAKARTA, Indonesia — Yanto Awerkion knew quite well that he would infuriate the … Continue reading Indonesia Clamps Down on Simmering Independence Effort in Papua
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters is being asked to appeal to Jakarta to peacefully negotiate an end a stand … Continue reading NZ’s Peters asked to help end Papua standoff
RadioNZ – Indonesia’s National Commission on Human Rights is to visit Indonesia’s Papua region this month to investigate the deaths … Continue reading Commission to probe deaths of Papuans in Timika
The spokesperson for the global Free West Papua Campaign claims up to 1000 police and military deployed to the Timika … Continue reading Claims of torture by security forces in West Papua
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