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A Glimpse of the Persistent, Widespread Practice of Torture in West Papua

A Glimpse of the Persistent, Widespread Practice of Torture in West Papua

Put in a broader context of the politics of torture in Papua, the cases of Gobay and Klembiap are not uncommon or isolated. Rather, they reveal a glimpse of the ways the Indonesian state has governed Papua for the la ...

Brutal attacks and assassinations continue in West Papua crackdown

Brutal attacks and assassinations continue in West Papua crackdown

Search and arrest operations, raids and killings have been undertaken continuously by the Indonesian Special forces in an effort to eradicate the peaceful resistance movement led by the KNPB. Will the world stand qui ...

Humanitarian Crisis Unfolding in West Papua: KNPB Report

Humanitarian Crisis Unfolding in West Papua: KNPB Report

There is a humanitarian crisis in Papua, along with a serious human rights crisis. We call for international intervention into the situation in Papua, in accordance with UN mechanisms. Without this, we Papuans will ...

Sebby Sambom: Civilian Groups Armed by Indonesian Govt in Papua

Sebby Sambom: Civilian Groups Armed by Indonesian Govt in Papua

West Papuan human rights activist, Sebby Sambom has declared that the Indonesian government has armed a group of civilian personnel in Papua which have been armed armed in order to carry out actions like the shooti ...

Another Journalist Killed in West Papua, But Who is Responsible?

Another Journalist Killed in West Papua, But Who is Responsible?

Journalists in Papua are regularly subjected to violence and intimidation by Indonesian security forces, including direct monitoring by intelligence officers in newsrooms. The Pacific Media Freedom Report 2011 docume ...

Sebby Sambom: ‘Imprisonment will never silence Papuans’

Sebby Sambom: ‘Imprisonment will never silence Papuans’

A leading Papuan human rights activist has said that the Indonesian government will never be able to silence the Papuan struggle by putting Papuans behind bars. ...