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Indonesia arrests own law-makers in new crack-down; UN responds
November 30, 2020
Eighty-four Papuans were arrested for ‘treason’ on November 17, 2020, in Merauke, as Indonesia moves to crush dissent in illegally occupied West Papua. Civil unrest is growing over Jakarta’s proposed extension of the failed 2001 ‘Special Autonomy’ law, set to expire on January 1, 2021. Those arrested included staff members and advisors of the Papuan […]
URGENT: 5 West Papuan people shot and 4 killed by Indonesian Security Forces
November 25, 2020
We have received urgent news from West Papua that on 21st November 2020, 4 West Papuan school students ages between 13 and 19 and 1 West Papuan man aged 34 were shot by the Indonesian Security Forces. 18 year old Manus Murib, (pictured here) is the only survivor of the massacre and his schoolmate Atanius […]
Join the Global Flag Raising for West Papua on 1st December!
November 16, 2020
On the 59th anniversary of the first raising of West Papua’s symbol of independence, the Morning Star Flag, we invite you to take part in this year’s Global Flag Raising action to show your solidarity for West Papua’s freedom and right to self-determination. To help show the growing worldwide support for West Papua, each year we ask supporters […]
Indonesian Government launches mis-information campaign using fake social media accounts
November 12, 2020
Originally published by Bellingcat A new online influence operation that seeks to counter West Papua’s independence movement appears to have emerged on prominent social media sites. The discovery comes roughly one year after a similar network of fake accounts was uncovered by Bellingcat. Although the new web of between 100 and 200…
UK Government becomes 82nd state demanding UN access to West Papua
November 11, 2020
In a major victory for the ULMWP, the British Government has stated its support for a visit to West Papua by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Commissioner’s visit, a key demand of international states, would lead to an evidence-based report on the human rights situation in West Papua. Responding to a question […]
Tapol & Veronica Koman publish report on West Papua Uprising
October 4, 2020
TAPOL, in collaboration with human rights lawyer Veronica Koman, has today published an extensive report on the 2019 West Papua Uprising (‘the Uprising’) on the anniversary of its last day in 2019. The written report is supplemented with a short video. Download the report The report, summarised in an executive summary, is a compilation of […]
Release West Papuan political prisoners now!
September 21, 2020
Over 14 West Papuan leaders, including Agus Kossay, Buchtar Tabuni and Bazoka Logo, have finally been released. Many others, however, remain imprisoned. In Wamena, eight political prisoners are imprisoned for their involvement in the 2019 West Papua Uprising against racism and for self-determination. The prisoners have suffered torture and harassment at the hands of the […]
Model Parliamentary Questions on West Papua
September 16, 2020
Below is a list of questions for members of our International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) network to table in their national legislatures concerning issues of vital importance in West Papua. Please write to your local parliamentarian or representative asking them to table some of these questions! Military Operations What representations have been made to […]
Remembering KNPB leader Martinus Yohame
August 26, 2020
Today we remember peaceful KNPB leader Martinus Yohame who was abducted tortured, mutilated and murdered by the Indonesian government between 20-26th August 2014. His body was found was found floating in a sack in the sea. His hands and feet had been tied together, his dreadlocks pulled out, his head crushed and his body riddled […]
‘Balikpapan 7’ political prisoners released from jail
August 23, 2020
The last of seven Papuan activists have been released from a detention center in Indonesian Borneo after serving a sentence on charges of treason for protesting against racism and calling for a referendum on independence. The seven men were given a heroes welcome on their return to Jayapura, West Papua. In June, the Balikpapan District […]