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January 2023 Newsletter

February 19, 2023

In this month’s newsletter:~ The take-away from Lukas Enembe’s arrest~ Journalist’s home bombed~ Successful West Papua conference brings supporters together If you take just one thing from this email…The arrest of West Papuan Governor Lukas Enembe reminds us that even figures who agree to work within Indonesian Institutions are targeted. There is no future with […]

December 2022 Newsletter

February 19, 2023

Welcome to this month’s PAPUA MERDEKA newsletter! Foreign journalists and West Papuans are persecuted for telling the truth about West Papua. We will keep you updated with what is really happening. FEATURED⚡️~ Indonesia’s new law imposes death penalty for treason, criminalises same-sex couples & more ~ Join boycott of Indonesian products until Indonesia facilitates UN […]

UN renew calls seeking access to West Papua

November 25, 2022

A United Nations human rights review has raised serious concerns about the ongoing political violence in West Papua. The UN Human Rights Council’s 41st Universal Periodic Review raised concerns about rights violations in the region, citing reports of escalating violence, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and restrictions on independent observers and the media. They recommended Jakarta […]

November 2022 Newsletter

November 8, 2022

We are excited to share with you our monthly newsletter: PAPUA MERDEKA.Subscribe for full access to links and to keep up-to-date with the struggle of the West Papuan people for self-determination and independence.

Independence campaigner Filep Karma found dead on beach

November 2, 2022

The human rights campaigner Filep Karma – one of West Papua’s most famous former political prisoners – has been found dead on a beach in Jayapura, sparking calls for a full and independent inquiry into his death. Twice jailed for raising the West Papuan Morning Star flag banned by Indonesia, 63-year-old Karma was one of the […]

Indonesian police arrest West Papuan leader Buchtar Tabuni

October 26, 2022

Indonesian police have arrested Buchtar Tabuni, one of West Papua’s most important liberation leaders, and other United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) leaders, the movement reports. The Movement’s leader Benny Wenda said Indonesia is again suppressing freedom of expression and assembly in West Papua, in an attempt to crush the spirit and commitment to […]

October 2022 Newsletter

October 4, 2022

We are excited to share with you our monthly newsletter: PAPUA MERDEKA.Subscribe for full access to links and to keep up-to-date with the struggle of the West Papuan people for self-determination and independence.

West Papuans jailed for raising banned Morning Star flag

September 2, 2022

Seven people have been found guilty of treason after raising the banned Morning Star flag in West Papua, a province of Indonesia. In the Jayapura District Court this week, the seven were each jailed for 10 months and fined. The flag is considered a symbol of the West Papua struggle for independence and has been […]

Indonesian Troops Accused of Killing, Mutilating 4 Papuans

August 26, 2022

Indonesian security forces said Monday they have arrested six elite troops who are accused of involvement in the killing of four indigenous Papuans and the mutilation of their bodies. Residents of Iwaka village in Mimika district were shocked on Friday by the discovery of four sacks, each containing a headless and legless torso, in the […]

August 2022 Newsletter

August 10, 2022