1) Governor of Indonesia's Papua seeks connection with PNG

2) Fonterra implicated in deforestation and human rights abuses

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1) Governor of Indonesia's Papua seeks connection with PNG

6:24 pm today 

Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific

The Governor of Indonesia's Papua province says West Papuans should be able to connect more with people in neighbouring Papua New Guinea.

As Port Moresby's Governor Powes Parkop (middle) welcomed his counterpart from Indonesia's Papua province Lukas Enembe (left) in Papua New Guinea's capital, the Indonesian ambassador to PNG, Ronald Manik (right), also made an appearance. Photo: Wanpis Ako

As Port Moresby's Governor Powes Parkop (middle) welcomed his counterpart from Indonesia's Papua province Lukas Enembe (left) in Papua New Guinea's capital, the Indonesian ambassador to PNG, Ronald Manik (right), also made an appearance. Photo: Wanpis Ako

The call from Lukas Enembe comes as he is visiting PNG's capital Port Moresby.

He travelled there to attend celebrations to mark the country's 43rd anniversary of independence at the invitation of the governor of PNG's National Capital District, Powes Parkop

Mr Enembe, who was recently re-elected as governor, said that it shouldn't have taken 43 years for PNG and Papua to have formal contact.

"Why we didn't come to PNG and connect with them before, for all these years, it's no good," he reflected in a telephone interview from Port Moresby.

"That's why I'm thinking we must open the relationship with PNG, we must join together economically, politically, culturally. It's good for our people, good for our government," continued Mr Enembe.

"We need to be closer with PNG. They're very important in the Pacific Islands. That's why we must join together with them."

For years, links with between the people on both sides of the border running down the middle of New Guinea have been limited, partly through a mix of poor transport links and restrictions implemented by security forces on the Indonesian side.

Mr Enembe said that now the Indonesian national government also saw the merits of closer ties with PNG, and was not opposed to his visit this week.

"My government said 'you go, this is very important', because it's good to build the relationship with PNG. They're not afraid of that.”

According to PNG's Foreign Minister Rimbink Pato, the two countries have forged a close relationship where all issues of mutual interest, including sensitive border matters, were discussed in a constructive way.

He was responding to criticism from Mr Parkop who last week spoke out about human rights abuses in Indonesia's Papua region, widely known as West Papua.

Mr Parkop was critical of both PNG and Indonesian governments for not confronting the West Papuan rights issue openly.

However, Mr Pato denied that there was a lack of interaction regarding Papua. The minister said PNG welcomed the Indonesian government policy under President Joko Widodo to take a development-led approach to the Papuan Provinces rather than a security-led approach.

Governor Enembe said President Widodo was aware of the problems in Papua, and was travelling frequently to Papua.

Mr Enembe is not outwardly pro-independence. But he said while Papua region had been given special autonomy by Indonesia in 2001, the arrangement hadn't worked out well, because Jakarta still controlled affairs in the Papuan provinces.

He was candid about the impact of Indonesian security forces in Papua.

"Every day my people are being killed," Mr Enembe said. "That's why I think… the military of Indonesia, the police of Indonesia, they've stopped thinking about the humanity in Papua.

"Some people in the Highlands, and the coast, they come to me, they're crying, crying about what's happening in Papua. Humanity is very important.”

The Governor claimed that West Papuans were dying at a disturbing rate through three main causes: because of neglected health services, because of the spread of HIV / AIDS, and because of alleged killings by the security forces.

"We are becoming a minority... a lot of people they die. I don't know... is this by a system... I don't know."

He said Indonesia had co-opted Papua's land, minerals and forest resources, while West Papuans were largely left without a say in the matter. According to him, that's part of the reason why Papuans sought to reconnect with PNG people, their Melanesian kin.

"We can open the links to PNG, because Papua and PNG... this is our land, from Sorong to Samarai one land. One land. Papua New Guinea people and Papua people, we have one land, one culture, this island.”

Port Moresby and Papua's Jayapura city are planning exchange programmes in the areas of tradition, culture, economics, social, sports and music to strengthen their sister-city relationship.

"I want us to work towards these small things achieving that, bridging the gap to open up for each other to greater future," Mr Parkop said.

"Sending your Pesipura [Jayapura] soccer team to challenge our local team or us participating in Lake Sentani or Jayapura Festival can start to open up and develop the relationship which is not based on fear."

After Moresby, the Governor is heading to PNG's second city of Lae, where he hopes to sign an economic collaboration agreement with the Morobe provincial government.

Then before heading back across the border, Mr Enembe will visit the northern towns of Madang and Wewak, further building links between his province and PNG.

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2) Fonterra implicated in deforestation and human rights abuses

Wednesday, 19 September 2018, 12:27 pm
Press Release: Greenpeace New Zealand

Wednesday 19 September: Over one a half million rugby fields of Indonesian rainforest were destroyed between 2015 and 2017. That’s just one of the harrowing statistics included in a devastating new investigative report released today by Greenpeace International. The report, Final Countdown, documents extensive deforestation and human rights abuses by 25 major palm oil producers. Of the 25 palm oil producers investigated, Fonterra’s sole supplier of Palm Kernel Expeller (PKE) Wilmar, was found to be buying from 18 of them. "Our investigation shows that the palm products Wilmar trades are still contaminated with rainforest destruction. " says Gen Toop, Greenpeace’s sustainable agriculture spokesperson. New Zealand is the biggest importer of PKE in the world and imports continue to rise. PKE is a by-product of the palm oil industry that is used in NZ as a supplementary feed for dairy cows. "Indonesia’s rainforests are the lungs of our planet, they are one of our strongest defences against climate change, they are a source of life for Indigenous People, and incredible species like the orangutan," says Toop. "Through continuing to buy PKE from Wilmar, Fonterra and NZ’s dairy industry are fuelling rainforest destruction, forest fires and human rights abuses across Indonesia."

In late 2016 Fonterra committed to using only responsible palm oil products throughout its global supply chains. "Fonterra made promises years ago to get deforestation and human rights abuses out of its supply chain. But this report clearly shows they are failing. The time has come for Fonterra to drop PKE altogether," says Toop. The report found that together the 25 palm producers have cleared over 130,000 ha of rainforest since the end of 2015. It is also the most comprehensive assessment of deforestation in Papua, Indonesia. "Papua is one of the most biodiverse places on earth, and its forests had until recently been spared the destruction happening elsewhere in Indonesia. But now the palm industry is moving in and clearing forest on Papua at an alarming rate," says Toop. In addition to deforestation, the 25 individual cases in the report include evidence of exploitation and social conflicts, illegal deforestation and forest fires linked to land clearance. "New Zealand prides itself in being a country that cares for the environment and respects human rights. But the dairy industry’s ongoing use of PKE is completely undermining that.” The use of PKE has also been one of the main drivers of dairy intensification in New Zealand which has seen an explosion in cow numbers from 3.84 million in 1994 to 6.47 million in 2017. "Using imported animal feed fuels a high-input industrial model of dairy farming that’s destroying our rivers and warming our climate. We simply do not need to import any kind of animal feed to NZ, let alone dirty PKE.” "Fonterra needs to drop PKE so that the dairy industry can re-focus onto pasture based dairying and farm fewer cows. These are the first steps towards transforming NZ's dairy industry to regenerative farming which is the direction it sorely need to be going."

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The report can be downloaded here https://storage.googleapis.com/p4-production-content/international/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/7d4b5ba9-final_countdown_pages_lr_greenpeace_19092018.pdf

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1.6m ha lost between 2015 and 2017 divided by rugby field 1.0008 ha.

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1) Parents in Papua refuse vaccine drive

2) Wings of Paradise: Drawing attention to rainforest destruction

3) Indonesian, Australian leaders` close ties key to productive cooperation: envoy

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https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/366709/parents-in-papua-refuse-vaccine-drive

1) Parents in Papua refuse vaccine drive

1:32 pm today  

Parents in Papua are reportedly refusing to let their children be immunised, as the government rolls out a vaccine programme in schools.

A worker from a community health centre in Tolikara regency told Antara News around 40 percent of parents are refusing the vaccines.

Herdika Pareang said the parents were concerned about their children contracting disabilities or other illnesses.

The regional Health Agency said it was trying to educate parents who have a limited and incorrect understanding of vaccines.

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2) Wings of Paradise: Drawing attention to rainforest destruction

by Alexander Navarro  17 September 2018

Street Artist Sean Duffell paints a mural depicting birds of paradise in Wellington, New Zealand to highlight deforestation in the Indonesian province of West Papua. © Vanessa Rushton

For too long the story of Indonesian forests has been painted with the darkness of burning rainforests, disappearing species and displaced communities. 

Greedy palm oil companies, that only seem to be driven by the bottom line whatever the cost to humanity or biodiversity, have played a major role in this. 

Little or nothing is known about the beauty of the spectacular Birds of Paradise that call the forests of Papua home. So far, around 40 different species of these birds have been found, and they’re considered by some to be among the most beautiful creatures on earth.

After ravaging the forests of Borneo and Sumatra, the palm oil industry has reached the final frontier, Papua, home to these Birds of Paradise. Both the birds and the forest could be lost if we allow these companies to continue.

That’s why street artists and volunteers from all over the world, from Melbourne to Taipei and Vienna to LA, are taking matters into their own hands. 

Their mission is simple – to re-create the essence of the extravagant, brightly coloured plumage, crazy courtship dances and bizarre behaviours of these birds in our cities through huge artworks on walls. To remind us of the constant threat to Indonesian wildlife, but also inspire us to act to protect it.

It’s time for us to stand together for the future of Indonesian forests. Artists, students, bird enthusiasts or consumers buying palm oil products in supermarkets, we need to come together and act.

Join this massive movement!

Admire and get lost in the #WingsOfParadise artworks in your home city or on social media, or share your favourite piece with friends and start your own conversation about protecting the future of the forests and our planet.

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3) Indonesian, Australian leaders` close ties key to productive cooperation: envoy

Reporter: Amtara  4 hours ago

Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - Close relations between Indonesian and Australian leaders are a key to positive and productive relations and cooperation between the two neighboring countries, an envoy said.

"The strong relations between Indonesian and Australian leaders make relations between the two countries special. For instance, (Indonesian) President Joko Widodo was the only head of state invited to a dinner hosted by then (Australian) prime minister Malcolm Turnbull at his private residence while he attended the ASEAN-Australia Summit held in Sydney in March 2018," Indonesian Ambassador to Australia Y. Kristiarto S. Legowo said in a press statement released on Monday.

He made the remarks while addressing a diplomatic reception held by the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra to mark the 73rd anniversary of Indonesia`s independence.

Some 400 invitees attended the event, including Vice Trade Minister Mark Coulton, Deputy Chief of Armed Force Major General Justin Ellwood, and Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Minister for Multicultural Affairs Chris Steel.

The ambassador stated that Indonesia was also the first country visited by Prime Minister Scott Morrison shortly after his inauguration some time ago.

He said Morrison`s visit to Indonesia from Aug 31 to Sept 1 was of significance as the leaders of the two countries have agreed to upgrade bilateral cooperation to comprehensive strategic partnership (CSP).

The two nations also have concluded negotiations on Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA), he noted.

The ambassador added that the 73rd anniversary of Indonesia`s independence has a special meaning for the Indonesian state and people as the country has increasingly been respected at regional and global levels.

"Indonesia is currently a member of G-20, which is a group of 20 influential countries in the world, and has also been appointed a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2019-2020 term," he explained.

Indonesia has also successfully hosted the 118th Asian Games and will nominate for the host of Olympiad 2032, he remarked.

Coulton stated that Indonesia and Australia are neighboring countries which have longstanding historical proximity.

He added that the status of Indonesia-Australia relations, which has been upgraded to comprehensive strategic partnership, is very important and special.

"Australia also praised Indonesia for its crucial role in ASEAN, because it highly influences the regional stability, security and prosperity," he pointed out.

Reporting by Ahmad Wijaya
Editing by Suharto
  

Editor: Suharto

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1) KNPB supports Kanaky for self-determination

2) Amnesty for prisoners of conscience is urgent

3) Vanuatu questions West Papua arrests at UN meeting

4) PNG and Indonesia cooperating on border development, says Pato

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1) KNPB supports Kanaky for self-determination

Published 12 hours ago on 17 September 2018 By admin

                          KNPB and Gempar Papua activists at the Secretariat of Central KNPB. – Jubi / Hengky Yeimo

Jayapura, Jubi – Central West Papua National Committee (KNPB) held a limited discussion to support FKLNS (Organization of the Liberation Struggle of the Kanaky Tribe in New Caledonia) which has been well received by the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to conduct a referendum in November 2018.

The First Chairman of Central KNPB Agus Kosay said it’s time for Kanaky to get self-determination from French colonialism.

“Kanaky must declare their self-determination. If Kanaky gets their independence, it would be able to give their support to West Papua because we share the same situation, which lives under the colonialism,” he said on Wednesday (08/12/2018) in Jayapura.

Meanwhile a member of Gempar (Papuan Youth and Student Movement) Nelius Wenda said as a nation oppressed by Indonesia, West Papua fully supports the referendum agenda of New Caledonia.

“Kanaky must determine their destiny. It must be far better than being under the French colonialism. In the future we Papuans are just like Kanaky,” he said. (*)

 

Reporter: Hengky Yeimo

Editor: Pipit Maizier

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2) Amnesty for prisoners of conscience is urgent

Glenn Fredly

Jakarta | Mon, September 17, 2018 | 11:36 am

The remarks of renowned American philosopher John Dewey, “If you want to establish some conception of a society, go find out who is in gaol”, has been quoted many times to elaborate on the state of freedom in many parts of the world, including Indonesia.

Indeed, reports about people being imprisoned, tortured or executed because of their views or faith are rife in the country.

Looking closely at prisons in Indonesia today, at least 20 people have been locked up for peacefully expressing their views about religion and politics, according to Amnesty International. Eleven of them were charged with “blasphemy or defamation of religion” and the rest were peaceful pro-independence political activists.

Papua would probably quickly pop up in our minds when talking about the province with the highest number of imprisoned peaceful political activists. Indeed the easternmost province is home to an active armed pro-independence movement. In western Indonesia, such “insurgence” ended after the government secured a peace agreement with the Free Aceh Movement in 2005.

However, Amnesty International has also identified the underdeveloped province of Maluku, which currently has no record of an armed pro-independence movement, on top of the list of punishers of peaceful political activists. 

Eight people from Maluku are serving prison sentences for what the government calls makar (treason). They are Johan Teterissa, Ruben Saiya, Johanis Saiya, Jordan Saiya, John Markus, Romanus Batseran, Jonathan Riry and Pieter Yohanes. Their only offense is unfurling the Benang Raja flag, a symbol of the aspiration for Maluku’s independence, on June 29, 2007.

Johan was leading a group of 22 activists who performed the traditional war dance cakalele in front of then-president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the Maluku capital of Ambon, before they were all arrested for unfurling the flag.

If Indonesia respects rights to freedom of expression, they should not spend a single day in prison for such peaceful activity. Yet they were thrown behind bars for between 15 and 20 years. Johan was among those denied medical care while at least four of the activists died in prison. 

Amnesty International considers Johan and all those arrested like him prisoners of conscience, who are jailed for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of expression and assembly. Their arrests highlight the police’s failure to respect these rights.

Adding insult to injury, in March 2009, Johan and dozens of prisoners of conscience were transferred to prisons in Java, over 2,500 kilometers away from their home. The isolation meant family visits were almost impossible, which is unnecessary, costly and cruel on prisoners and their families.

On Nov. 28, 2016, I had a chance to visit Johan at a maximum security prison in Nusakambangan, Central Java, with the help of Amnesty International and the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute as part of a campaign to release all prisoners of conscience in Indonesia.

As a Maluku native, I have been enjoying the fruits of freedom in Indonesia after the fall of Soeharto in 1998 through my work as an artist. I have been able to freely express my thoughts through songs peacefully, but many in Maluku like Johan and other activists still lack this basic right to freely express political aspiration. This is why I am calling on the government to release Johan and his friends and grant them amnesty.

Johan and his friends posed no threats to the president when unfurling the “forbidden” flag, but the government at that time considered the act treason. Their arrests clearly tarnish Indonesia’s image as a free country. The administration of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo must correct this mistake to restore Indonesia’s so-called freedoms.

Differences in political views must be clearly respected and expressing it peacefully in public never constitutes a crime. There was recent progress when all the prisoners from Maluku were transferred to a prison in the province, enabling easier access to visits for their families. The transfer also means the administration is open enough to respect different political views.

However, relocating them to a Maluku prison is not enough. They must be granted amnesty. Through amnesty, the Jokowi administration could restore Indonesia’s image as a country where anyone can easily express their ideas freely through peaceful means without fearing criminal charges.

In early 2015, I had an opportunity to meet President Jokowi with other artists. I personally asked the President about the fate of political prisoners from Maluku and Papua. I was happy with his firm answer that he would free all political prisoners as soon as possible.

Shortly after, President Jokowi released and granted clemency to six Papuan political prisoners. I am sure the transfer of the Maluku political activists is part of his plan to release and grant them amnesty. By doing so the President will rebuild trust and public confidence in the eastern part of Indonesia in the government.

I personally believe the peaceful call for independence derives from political frustration among activists in Maluku. One important fact is that Aboru, the village where Johan and other Maluku activists are from, is still very much underdeveloped and neglected by the central and local government. The government must tackle the root causes instead of arresting them for peacefully expressing their political aspirations. The President must understand this background, so he would be convinced that granting amnesty is the right course of action to solve this case.

I am confident that President Jokowi will walk his talk to release and grant amnesty to all political prisoners in Papua and Maluku in the near future. So when he is asked “who is in gaol?” he can confidently say Indonesia no longer has political prisoners there.

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The writer is a musician and campaigner for freedom of expression.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official stance of The Jakarta Post.

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3) Vanuatu questions West Papua arrests at UN meeting

3:31 pm today 

Vanuatu has raised the issue of a West Papuan and a Polish citizen charged with treason in Indonesia at the United Nations.

Simon Magal and Jakub Skrzypski were arrested separately in August in Papua and police allege they were involved with an armed pro-independence group.

Vanuatu's representative to the UN, Noah Kouback, told a working group meeting on arbitrary detention and involuntary disappearances last week the charges were questionable.

"Vanuatu notes with concern raised the working group on indigenous populations failure to respond to its request for a visit, so we call on Indonesia to allow the UN special mechanism to ... and to report on the systemic ongoing problem."

Mr Kouback said it is also concerning 93 West Papuans were arrested in the first week of September for their involvement in peaceful protests.

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4) PNG and Indonesia cooperating on border development, says Pato

10:24 am today 

Papua New Guinea's Foreign Minister says economic and social development is already underway in the area around the border with Indonesia.

Rimbink Pato was responding to comments by National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop that PNG had not co-operated enough with neighbouring Indonesia.

Mr Parkop was particularly concerned that issues relating to the plight of West Papuans living under Indonesian rule weren't being addressed.

But Mr Pato said the two countries had forged a close relationships where all topics involving those pertaining to the border are discussed in a constructive way.

The minister said PNG had welcomed the Indonesian government policy under President Joko Widodo to take a development-led approach to the Papuan Provinces rather than a security-led approach.

He said this included close co-operation with PNG.

According to Mr Pato, Indonesia and PNG have agreed to intensify development efforts relating to schools, markets, health, the integration of the economy, and other areas.

"In fact, we have signed 13 Memoranda of Understanding with Indonesia that focus on developments and cooperation in the border areas," Minister Pato said.

"We have also welcomed Indonesia's participation in the UN Human Rights Council Periodic Review (UPR) in 2017 and that Indonesia accepted Australia's recommendation to finalise the investigation of all human rights cases in the Papuan provinces.

"Naturally we think it very important that human rights are upheld everywhere, including in our own country, and in Indonesia."

There is a steady level of interaction between Indonesia and PNG citizens who cross the border for education, to conduct business or attend to family matters.

"In July, for example, the Honourable James Donald MP, the Member for the North Fly electorate accompanied me to Jakarta where we discussed potential development and cooperation with Indonesia," Mr pato explained.

"Under this constructive approach we have the opportunity to raise all sorts of matters with each other, including advancing the rights and opportunities of everybody on both sides of the border.

"In many ways we need to catch up with the Indonesian level of development, and with their cooperation we will do our best to do so."

Minister Pato said there were some who called for public criticism of Indonesia but that was not PNG policy.

"The best way to resolve any issues is by friendly dialogue in which we raise matters with a problem-solving mind-set rather than a critical, negative attitude that leads nowhere.”

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Papuan human rights context, Jokowi considered no different from Prabowo

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Papuan human rights context, Jokowi considered no different from Prabowo

Published 9 hours ago on 16 September 2018 By admin

Papuan students and youth are arrested by the police on Tuesday (4/9/2018) in a rally to support Vanuatu to bring up the issue of West Papua in the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF). – Jubi / Doc.

Jayapura, Jubi – The current president of Indonesia Joko Widodo is considered to be no different from Prabowo in Human Rights violations in Papua.

If Prabowo recognised as a perpetrator of human rights violations in Papua, Widodo considered allowing violent conflicts and human rights violations in Papua to continue. Now both will compete in the Indonesian presidential election 2019.

“For us from Mimika District, Jokowi is no different from Prabowo. Why? If Prabowo is a perpetrator of human rights violation in Papua, the current president Jokowi knows about these violations but let it happened repeatedly,” said Odizeus Beanal, the Director of Amungme Tribal Society (Lemasa) told Jubi on Tuesday (11/9/2018) while mentioning some cases of human rights violations occurred in Paniai, Timika, Ndugama and other regions.

Today the allegations of human rights violations in Papua still continue. Some violent incidents against civilians that resulted in casualties and arrests of random people still occur under the current administration.

The Amnesty International Indonesia has recorded 38 cases of extrajudicial killings from 2014 to mid-2018 that confirmed 51 victims. This report launched in mid-July 2018.

Government efforts and victims rejection

The Indonesian government through the Coordinating Minister for Politics and Security has formed an integrated team whose task to collect data and information, make analyses and report to the president. The team who consist of 39 members from Papua and Jakarta established in May 2018 as an integrated team to resolve cases of alleged human right violations in Papua. However, it obtained rejection from many Papuans to consider them as not neutral.

“It is impossible to accept those who suspected as perpetrators to become referees. Furthermore, we know this team facilitated by the Coordinating Minister for Politics and Security who has a military background. From the beginning, the Police has supported this team. So how could we believe them?” said Peneas Lokbere, the Coordinator of United for Truth (BUK).

According to Lokbere, who continuously are accompanying victims of Papuan human rights violations, the team only maintained the strategy of former minister Wiranto who at that time suggested that the alleged human rights violations in Papua resolved through the customary law.

Moreover, he said until now there are hundreds of victims of human rights violations in Papua who still fight for justice. For instance, the family of victims of the Bloody Paniai incident of December 8th, 2014. The number of victims might be up to thousands because these alleged human rights violations have occurred since Indonesia annexed Papua in the 60s.

“Jokowi once expressed in front of five thousand more Papuans at Mandala Stadium in Jayapura that he would immediately resolve the Bloody Paniai case. But it was only a promise, “said Tinus Pigai, a relative of Apinus Gobai who was the victim of the incident at Karel Gobai Square, Paniai.

According to him, Jokowi’s visits to Papua were in vain, because he had not been able to fulfil his promise to resolve the Bloody Paniai case. (*)

Reporter: Victor Mambor

Editor: Pipit Maizier

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Congratulations to the people of PNG on their 43rd anniversary of Independence from Australia.

Congratulations to the people of PNG on their  43rd anniversary of Independence from Australia.

PNG achieved its Independence on the 16 September in 1975.

The PNG people are also great friends of West Papua given thousands of West Papuans fleeing Indonesian oppression,  sanctuary. 

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1) Migration is a factor of increasing poverty in Papua

2) Authorities Arrest 8, Seize Hundreds of Ammunition in Papua

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1) Migration is a factor of increasing poverty in Papua

Published 2 days ago on 14 September 2018 By admin

Indigenous Papuans. – Jubi / Doc

Jayapura, Jubi –Septer Manufandu, the former Executive Secretary of Non-Governmental Organization Working Forum of Papua (FOKER LSM Papua), stated stakeholders in Papua need to the right solution to strict the flow of migration into Papua.

So far, he said that Papua is an open region and anyone is free to come to Papua without strict control. Therefore he urges the authority to establish a proper mechanism to control the migration, but respect everyone’s right at the same time.

“In the Special Regulation about Population, it does not prohibit people outside of Papua to enter Papua, but rather to control it. So migrants must have a clear purpose coming to Papua,” Manufandu told Jubi on Friday (9/9/2018).

Meanwhile, a Papua Parliament Member Mustakim said a factor that causes the increase in the percentage of poverty in Papua is the rapid influx of migrants.

“No matter how hard the government tried to reduce the poverty rate in Papua, it becomes difficult to work as people from the outside continue to come,” said Mustakim.

Furthermore, he said a proper solution to regulate the influx of population in Papua is the government should stipulate the provincial regulation (Perdasi) or special regional regulation (Perdasus) on migration. (*)

 Reporter: Arjuna Pademme

Editor: Pipit Maizier

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2) Authorities Arrest 8, Seize Hundreds of Ammunition in Papua

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta- Joint officers from the Police and Indonesian Army (TNI) arrested eight people and seized hundreds of ammunition, a homemade firearm, and a number of documents at a residence in Mimika, Papua, on Saturday.

Head of Papua Police's Public Relations, Sr. Comr. AM Kamal in Jayapura City said the arrest was part of the development of a case investigation for the arrest of someone with the initials RW on Monday, September 10. RW was arrested after being caught carrying 153 ammunitions at Moses Kilangin Airport.

“After [we] received information, officers in the field that were assisted by TNI officers immediately conducted a search at the headquarters of the West Papua National 

Committee or KNPB in the Timika region, and they found a number of evidence and eight people,” he said.

Kamal said that the evidence includes 5.56 caliber ammunition of 104 bullets, 11 revolver ammunition, one 7.62 bullet ammunition, 7 Molotov cocktails, and a sheet of Morning Star flag.

“There are also a number of documents, cell phones, hard drives, machetes, bows, arrows, axes, and spears. The initials of eight people suspected of being KNPB activists were TG, HW, HE, PN, EH, NA, JK, and YW,” he said. They had been secured to the Mimika Police, Papua, headquarters for further legal proceedings.

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Papua Regional Police: Arrest of KNPB Activists Results of Development of Ammunition Findings

A google translate. Be-aware google translate can be a bit erratic.

Original bahasa link at

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Papua Regional Police: Arrest of KNPB Activists Results of Development of Ammunition Findings

Papua Police Public Relations Head, Kombes Pol A.M. Kamal when showing a photo of the evidence that was mentioned was secured from the KNPB secretariat in the Mimika region - Photo: Public Relations of the Papua Regional Police.

Jayapura - Papua Regional Police (Polda) stated, the search for the secretariat and the arrest of several activists of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in the Mimika region by a joint police and military team on Saturday (9/15/2018) morning, was the result of the development of RW, youth 20 years, which was secured at Moses Kilang Mimika Airport some time ago because of carrying 153 rounds of ammunition. 

Papua Police Public Relations Head, Kombes Pol A.M. Kamal, in his press release to reporters, said that two of the eight people secured, namely PN and YE, were forced to be paralyzed with rubber bullets on the thighs and calves, because they were claimed to want to attack security forces.

 "Both have received medical treatment," said Kombes Pol A.M. Kamal, Saturday (09/15/2018). According to him, in addition to securing eight people, the security forces also secured a number of evidence in the search, including revolver-type weapons, 104 5.56 caliber ammunition, 11 revolver ammunition, one AK47 ammunition, seven Molotov cocktails, the Bintang flag. Kejora, independent Papuan documents, cellphones, laptops, spears and arrows. 

Up to now, eight people suspected of having documents, ammunition and the Morning Star flag were secured at the Mimika Police Headquarters for further investigation. 

"The origin of the ammunition found was unknown because eight people who were secured were still under investigation," he said. He said besides PN and YW, the other six people who were secured were TG, HW, EH, NA, JK, HE. 

The security forces are also still pursuing two others whose identities are known. "Both are related to the possession of ammunition and the Morning Star flag, as well as evidence that was secured during a search, but when these two names were not in the location," he said. 

While the Secretary General of the Central KNPB, Ones Nesta Suhuniap told Jubi said that a jointly armed armed force came to the KNPB Secretariat of the Mimika region at around 05:30 Papuan time (WP). "At 6:00 a.m. WP. 

The police fired six times and caused the community to fear going out of the house. 

People were afraid and traumatized, the conditions in Kebun Sirih Timika were uncomfortable," said Ones Nesta Suhuniap. (See this: Free Papua Office in Timika Ambushed, 1 People Shot by Police and 7 Arrested) He said, two KNPB Timika members were shot during a search brought by a joint officer to the local emergency room (IGD). "From our observations, the two KNPB members were wounded by bullet fire. "Since morning at 7:35 p.m. until now, the EDD area has been filled with police, Brimob, TNI Military Police (POM) and Kopassus," he said. (*)

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