1) AUSTRALIAN GREENS STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT PRABOWO'S VISIT TO AUSTRALIA

2) Military members shoot indigenous man and child during raid in Sugapa District, Intan Jaya

3) Controversy as Indonesian president arrives in Australia 

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1) AUSTRALIAN GREENS STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT PRABOWO'S VISIT TO AUSTRALIA

2025-11-12

As President Prabowo Subianto visits Australia this week, we must not let diplomatic pleasantries overshadow serious human rights concerns. Indonesia is a friend of Australia and friends must be prepared to share hard truths, each way. 

We are deeply troubled by reports that 959 people, including 295 minors, have been charged following peaceful protests in Indonesia in August 2025. The National Human Rights Commission of Indonesia documented hundreds of injuries and arbitrary arrests during police crackdowns. We call for the immediate release of all detained protesters and accountability for police brutality.

We acknowledge the many achievements of Indonesia in the decades since serious democratic reforms were initiated. We also acknowledge Indonesia’s leadership in the non-aligned movement including its leading Australia by acceding to the Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons.

While acknowledging these and other achievements there continue to be grave concerns about the ongoing human rights situation in West Papua, including restrictions on press freedom, peaceful assembly, the use of arbitrary force and the right to self-determination for Indigenous Papuans.

We join with many in urging President Prabowo to abandon the designation of Suharto as a national hero. His regime was responsible for mass killings, arbitrary detention, and gross human rights violations in East Timor, West Papua, and Aceh.

Australia’s cruel 2014 ban on refugees from Indonesia must be lifted. It is not the act of a friend and neighbor to so blatantly ignore international law and Indonesia knows the cost of this. 

Australia's relationship with Indonesia should be built on shared values of human rights and democracy. The Prime Minister must raise these issues directly with President Prabowo during this visit. 

Human rights are not negotiable and friends acknowledge this as we work together for a more peaceful and respectful world.

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2) Military members shoot indigenous man and child during raid in Sugapa District, Intan Jaya

10 November 2025 / 3 minutes of reading

On 6 November 2025, at around 06:00 am, joint Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), including Task Force Rajawali 2 and 3, Task Force Mandala VI, Infantry Battalion 712/WT, Infantry Battalion 631/ATG, and Infantry Battalion 500/Sikatan, launched a large-scale military operation in the area around the Eknemba Village, Sugapa District, Intan Jaya Regency, to “crack down” on positions of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB). The joint operation began following days of infiltration movements by TNI units between 3 and 5 November 2025. A child sustained a bullet wound in the leg during the operation and had to be hospitalised

Following the operation, the TNI reported the deaths of three TPNPB members and the seizure of weapons, ammunition, and items such as Morning Star flags, mobile phones, arrows, and machetes (see photo on top, source: protected). However, local sources alleged that the military members reportedly opened fire indiscriminately at civilian homes in Eknemba. A villager named Mr Yaku Sani and a child were reportedly shot during the raid. The injured child was carried by family members to Sugapa City for medical treatment, walking several kilometres on foot (see video below, source: independent HRD). Eyewitnesses also reported the burning of houses and continuing gunfire between 04:00 and 07:00 am.

According to the information received, residents from Eknemba and surrounding villages have fled to the forests and to Sugapa Town. The TNI and Police have reportedly set up three temporary military tents in Wagantapa, while communications and civilian movement in the area are heavily restricted (see photo below, source: independent HRD).

Human rights analysis

The indiscriminate use of force and resulting civilian victims, including a child, may amount to violations of the right to life, security, and protection of civilians under international law. The destruction of homes and the resulting forced displacement of civilians echo patterns of military operations previously documented in Intan Jaya since 2019, contributing to the internal displacement of over 100,000 Papuans across West Papua.

Under Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions and Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), all parties to the conflict are obliged to protect civilians and refrain from arbitrary deprivation of life. The Indonesian authorities, as a State Party to these instruments, bear responsibility to ensure accountability for unlawful killings, attacks on civilians, and disproportionate use of force.

The Indonesian government must immediately cease military operations in civilian-populated areas of Intan Jaya and open humanitarian access for independent observers, including the UN and Komnas HAM. Authorities must initiate a prompt, impartial, and transparent investigation into the shooting of the child and other alleged civilian victims, in line with the Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Deaths.

Table with victims of military operations in Intan Jaya on 6–7 November 2025

No.	Name	Status	Affiliation / Role	Remarks
1	Ayub Hagisimijau	Killed	TPNPB associate	Shot dead during TNI operation
2	Agustinus Mujijau	Killed	Member of TPNPB	Shot dead during armed clashes
3	Habaku Sani	Killed	Member of TPNPB	Body recovered after the attack
4	Yaku Sani	Injured	Civilian	Sustained gunshot injuries
5	Unidentified Child (Name withheld)	Injured	Civilian	Shot by TNI personnel during house raid

A child sustained a bullet wound in the leg during the military raid in Eknemba Village on 7 November 2025

The TNI and Police have reportedly set up three temporary military tents in Wagantapa on 7 November 2025

Detailed Case Data
Location: Sugapa, Intan Jaya Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia (-3.7397323, 137.0417997)Eknemba Village, Sigapa District
Region: Indonesia, Central Papua, Intan Jaya, Sugapa
Total number of victims: 2

#	Number of Victims	Name, Details	Gender	Age	Group Affiliation	Violations
1.	1	Yaku Sani	male	adult	Indigenous Peoples	ill-treatment
2.	1		unknown	minor	Indigenous Peoples	ill-treatment

Period of incident: 06/11/2025 – 07/11/2025
Perpetrator: , Indonesian Military (TNI)

Perpetrator details: Task Force Rajawali 2 and 3, Task Force Mandala VI, Infantry Battalion 712/WT, Infantry Battalion 631/ATG, and Infantry Battalion 500/Sikatan

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3) Controversy as Indonesian president arrives in Australia 

PROGRAM: RADIO NATIONAL BREAKFAST  9h ago

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is in Sydney today for talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor-General Sam Mostyn. 

It comes just days after President Subianto named his former father-in-law, authoritarian dictator and former president Suharto, a national hero.

The move has been condemned by human rights groups. 

• Guest: Daniela Gavshon, Human Rights Watch, Australian Director
• Producer: Anne Barker
   

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Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto receives military honors during his arrival for a meeting with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)(AP Photo: Eraldo Peres)

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