The Papuan human rights defender and international spokesperson of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB), Mr Victor Yeimo, was released from the correctional facility in Abepura, Jayapura City, on 23 September 2023 after serving a sentence of one year
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Members of the Nduga District Police and the Damai Cartenz Police Task Force raided a residential house and the local head office of the Papuan Tabernacle Church (Kingmi Papua) in the town of Kenyam, Nduga Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province, on 17.09.2023.
On 15 September 2023, police officers found the bodies of Darnius Heluka, Musa Heluka, Man Senik, Yoman Senik, and Kapai Payage near the Brazza River estuary in the Dekai District, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province
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Security force personnel killed five suspects during two separate raids on 31 August and 9 September 2023. One on 31 August in Mamur Village and 4 on 9 September in Nembukteb Village. Twelve other villagers, including women and children, were reportedly arrested in different locations.
Security force personnel killed five suspects during two separate raids on 31 August and 9 September 2023. Twelve other villagers, including women and children, were reportedly arrested in different locations. According to the information received, the police pressed charges against seven detained suspects
Security force personnel killed five suspects during two separate raids on 31 August and 9 September 2023. One on 31 August in Mamur Village and 4 on 9 September in Nembukteb Village. Twelve other villagers, including women and children, were reportedly arrested in different locations.
Security force personnel reportedly killed five suspects during two separate raids in the Kramongmongga District, Fakfak Regency, on 31 August and 9 September 2023
Thousands of residents of Rempang Island, Galang District, Batam City, have been widely protesting against government plans to evict thousands of people to make way for the ‘Eco-City’ Project.
The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has faced criticism for failing responsiveness in investigating allegations of human rights violations in the Dogiyai Regency, Papua Tengah Province.
NGOs in West Papua criticise Komnas HAM for lack of responsiveness Read More »
Three USTJ students were released from the Abepura Correctional Facility in Jayapura, Papua, on 7 September 2023 after serving a treason sentence of ten months imprisonment.
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The new report ‘Government loudspeaker shows how Indonesian national media amplifies the state’s narrative on the Free West Papua movement
On 5 September 2023, the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) rejected a lawsuit filed by the palm oil companies PT Megakarya Jaya Raya and PT Kartika Cipta Pratama against the Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry, Mrs Siti Nurbaya Bakar.
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The escalating conflict in the Yahukimo District, Papua Pegunungan Province, led to the internal displacement of 674 people on 21 August 2023.
554 persons internally displaced after security force raid in Yahukimo Read More »
On 05 September 2023, a panel of judges at the Military Oditur III-13 Denpasar acquitted Sergeant Vicente De Oliviara and Private Bahari Muhrim of their charges.
Impunity: Military members acquitted despite involvement in killing of two Papuans Read More »
Police officers detained KNPB activsist Agus Kossay, Benny Murip, Ruben Wakla, and Ferry Yelipele in Sentani, West Papua, on 2 September 2023.
Greenpeace Indonesia has called upon the Provincial Governments in West Papua to commit to a low-carbon development plan in order to preserve natural forests sustainably in the region.
Three Papuan students reportedly faced acts of intimidation and racial discrimination during the Judicium event at the university in Mataram, Nusa Tenggara Barat Province, on 1 August 2023.
A case of corruption and misconduct involving prosecutors and administrative officers at the Manokwari District Attorney’s Office in the Papua Barat Province showcases persistent shortcomings in the Indonesian justice system. The incident came to light through a video that went viral on social media platforms.
Joint security forces reportedly raided residential houses near the Kali Bonto Estuary in the district of Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province, on 21 August 2023.
A second military trial against two of the four perpetrators of the extra-judicial execution of Mr Eden Bebari and Mr Ronny Wandik in the Mimika Regency in April 2020 is currently taking place at the Military Oditur III-13 Denpasar. The trial against the other two perpetrators ended in July 2023 with a guilty verdict and sentences of six and seven years. The defendants in the second trial, Sergeant Vicente De Oliviara and Private Bahari Muhrim, both members of the Yonif Raider 900/SBW Unit, face charges related to murder and the use of violence resulting in death.
