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The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in the Yahukimo region responds to the military and humanitarian emergency situation
December 30, 2025 in Press Release Reading Time: 2 mins read
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Author: Jubi Admin - Editor: Arjuna Pademme
Jayapura, Jubi – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in the Yahukimo region is responding to the situation, which is considered a military and humanitarian emergency in Yahukimo Regency, the Papua Highlands, and all of Papua.
In a written press release on Tuesday (12/30/2025), the KNPB in the Yahukimo region issued several statements, including requesting that the Caztenz Peace Operation team refrain from carrying out arbitrary arrests and bombing civilian settlements that result in civilian injuries.
The KNPB urges the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), the Indonesian National Police (Polri), and the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) in Yahukimo to avoid civilian casualties during the war, both indigenous Papuans and non-Papuans, and to protect the people.
We demand an end to offensive military operations, airstrikes, and bombings of villages, and the withdrawal of non-organic troops from Yahukimo and Papua in general.
"We strongly condemn the brutal actions of the Indonesian military in Yahukimo, who conducted arrests and shootings, resulting in the deaths of civilians, including Tobias Silak, Viktor Deal, and Listin Atis Sam," the KNPB Yahukimo regional office wrote in a press release.
The KNPB Yahukimo regional office also demanded unconditional access for the UN, international journalists, humanitarian organizations, and independent observers.
Calls for the release of all political prisoners throughout Papua, including students and children criminalized in Yahukimo, Ivan Kabak, Son Balinga, and Iron Heluka.
Calls for a halt to the expansion of PT Freeport's extractive industry, the Wabu Block, palm oil, food estates, and nickel companies in Obio District, the Soba Block, and the planned gold mine in Langda District, Yahukimo Regency.
"Stop unauthorized land acquisition for the construction of military posts, and return customary lands to their owners. The KNPB calls on the people of Yahukimo in all 51 districts not to sell their land and forests to the government and companies, which are the source of livelihood for the present and future of the Papuan people."
The KNPB in the Yahukimo region also calls for the implementation of reparations and restitution of customary lands, including the restoration of areas destroyed by military and mining operations, and the establishment of a long-term international monitoring mechanism, including the mandate of the UN special rapporteur on indigenous peoples.
Calls for the implementation of a decolonization process through a referendum on self-determination, as a final and legitimate step to resolve the roots of the conflict.
The KNPB (National Human Rights Commission) of the Yahukimo region also emphasized that the human rights situation in Papua has entered a state of emergency, threatening the survival of the Papuan people.
He stated that more than 103,218 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Papua, resulting from military operations in Nduga, Intan Jaya, Maybrat, Yahukimo, Teluk Bintuni, Puncak, and Pegunungan Bintang, are living without protection.
Furthermore, reports from churches and human rights organizations over the past two years have revealed a new pattern of airstrikes and bombings on village areas, forcing thousands of residents to flee into the forest without food or medicine.
Furthermore, extrajudicial killings of civilians continue to occur, including recent cases of farmers, students, and indigenous people being shot simply for being "suspicious." (*)
