2) Trans Papua Road Connecting Jayapura-Wamena Temporarily Closed
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1) Call for justice over Papua killings, amid mass displacement
Amnesty International has voiced concern about ongoing deadly conflict in West Papua.
In recent weeks, conflict between the pro-independence West Papua Liberation Army and Indonesia's security forces has intensified in Intan Jaya regency.
Three West Papuan men were killed last week in Bilogai village by Indonesia's military which alleged the men were members of the Liberation Army who shot dead an Indonesian soldier the previous day. The Liberation Army said the men were civillians.
Amnesty's Indonesia office has called for an immediate, independent investigation into the killings.
It said such deadly attacks had become repetitive in Papua, inflicting suffering on civillians who flee to the bush or neighbouring districts to escape violence and raids by security forces.
Papua conflict displaces thousands
Armed clashes between the West Papua National Liberation Army and Indonesian security forces have caused the internal displacement of thousands of indigenous Papuans from Nduga, Intan Jaya and Mimika regencies.
Over 600 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Bilogai and nearby villages in Intan Jaya have fled their homes after the violence escalated when Liberation Army guerillas killed a trader in Bilogai on 8 February.
They are currently seeking shelter with the Catholic Church in the regency.
Researchers say the vast majority of IDPs in West Papua originate from Nduga Regency where the conflict intensified two years ago.
About 8,000 of them have sought shelter in neighbouring Jayawijaya Regency
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2) Trans Papua Road Connecting Jayapura-Wamena Temporarily Closed
25 February 2021 09:16 WIB
Translator: Dewi Elvia Muthiariny Editor: Petir Garda Bhwana 25 February 2021 09:16 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jayapura - The Jayapura National Road Agency (BPJN) announced that the Trans Papua road connecting Jayapura-Wamena was temporarily closed beginning Wednesday, February 24, as the road was damaged.
“The bridge that crosses the Edan river is under construction as it previously collapsed and has not been completed yet,” said the Jayapura BPJN Head, Edu M.P Sasarari in Jayapura on Wednesday.
According to him, the temporary closure will last for three months. However, the agency will open the road at certain times to allow vehicles carrying various goods from Jayapura to Wamena or other areas in the mountain to pass.
The agencies authorized to handle the damage in the 575-kilometers-long road are BPJN Jayapura and BPJN Wamena.
Edu explained that based on the reports, at least 300 vehicles transported various goods needed by the community from Jayapura with a travel time of about two to three days depending on the natural condition.
He hoped that when the repair project of the road and bridge along Trans Papua completes, the travel time will be shortened.
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