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West Papua: Yoman Socrates receives summons over statements made on Police actions
West Papua. Pacific Scoop: Report – Translated by TAPOL Bintang Papua, Jayapura: Yoman Socrates: Church is not subordinate to government or security forces – A summons from the police in… Read more
Treatment of West Papua, Taiwan dismay some forum leaders
Supporters of West Papua’s independence movement were disappointed the issue of autonomy was not on the agenda at the recent Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Vanuatu. The secretary-general of the… Read more
Papua political prisoner denied medical access
The Associated Press Friday, June 25, 2010 | 12:31 a.m. Filep Karma has served five years behind bars on a 15-year treason sentence for raising a banned flag in Indonesia’s… Read more
Penis Enlargement? Forget Joining the Police Force
Published April 30, 2010 by:Tony Payne According to Reuters, police recruits in Papua, a province of Indonesia, are no longer allowed to join the police force if they have had… Read more
Penis Size Can Disqualify Papua Police Applicants
Annika Harris’s avatar Posted by: Annika Harris Filed in: news 12:50PM, Wednesday April 28th 2010 Men seeking employment from the police force in Papua, Indonesia, are asked whether they’ve enlarged… Read more
Military Approach Will Never Solve The Papua’ Conflict
Organisassi Papua Merdeka (OPM)/Free Papua Movement P.O. Box 5024, Port Vila, Republic of Vanuatu, + 678 7740808 or +678 7751659, E-mail: rexruma@hotmail.com; awulkeweng@yahoo.com; morningstar@vanuatu.com.vu Press Statement 27th November 2009. Military… Read more
Shocking images of Indonesian military sweeping operations against West Papuan civilians
***WARNING – HIGHLY DISTRESSING MATERIAL*** Photographs have emerged of the brutal extrajudicial murder of civilians in Mulia, Puncak Jaya regency during a sweep by a joint Indonesian military (TNI) and… Read more
Doublespeak distorts brutal truth in West Papua
Indonesia’s foreign minister has defended his government’s policy of restricting access by foreign journalists and human rights monitors to the troubled province of Papua by saying ‘We simply want the… Read more
German Human Rights Commissioner Nooke leaves for Indonesia and Timor-Leste2) RI set to submit rights report
German Human Rights Commissioner Nooke leaves for Indonesia and Timor-LesteGünter Nooke, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid at the Federal Foreign Office, leaves today (9 February)… Read more
Indonesia: Investigate excessive use of force against peaceful Papuan demonstrators
http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGASA210022009&lang=e AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT AI index: ASA 21/002/2009 Date 3 February 2009 Indonesia: Investigate excessive use of force against peaceful Papuan demonstrators Amnesty International urges the Indonesian authorities to… Read more
