New Papua Police Chief Vows to Touch the Hearts of Papuans
Papua’s new police chief vowed to take a grassroots approach to stopping the violence that has plagued this restive province during his swearing in ceremony on Friday. Read more…
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Clinton defends Indonesia arms deal
September 4, 2012 – 3:20AM
Michael Bachelard, Indonesia
HILLARY Clinton has defended the Obama administration’s decision to provide air-to-surface missiles to the Indonesian military despite its record of human rights abuses in West Papua. Read more…
Police detain four Free West Papua terrorists following latest shooting in Papua
Paniai Police in Papua Province detained four people following the death of policeman Brigadier Yohan Kasimatau in Paniai District`s capital city of Enarotali on Tuesday (21/08). Read more…
Indonesia warns Free West Papua over Papua violence
Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto has warned the Free Papua Organization (OPM) which is the perpetrators of the recent shooting in Papua, in which four people were killed, that the government would take all measures needed to chase and arrest them, local media reported Friday. Read more…
Free West Papua Group keeps shooting civilians in Papua
Vian, 25 years old, an employee of the Mopah airport, Merauke, Papua, was shot by Free West Papua activist on Husein Palela street, Merauke, Sunday, August 19, 2012. Read more…
Police Pursuing Free West Papua Terrorists, Not Torching Homes
Paniai Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Anthonius Diance denied that police had set homes of villagers on fire in their pursuit of a gunman who killed 29-year-old officer Yohan Kisiwaito. Read more…
Free West Papua could be behind the killing of Papua Police
The district police chief in Paniai, Papua, on Wednesday said investigators had narrowed their search for suspects after the fatal shooting of a police officer at a local airport, a report said. Read more…
Papuan Police Officer Shot and Killed in Papua
Jakarta Globe | August 21, 2012
Jayapura. A police officer was fatally shot by an unidentified assailant at West Papua’s Enarotali airport, in Paniai, Tuesday morning, police said. Read more…
Indonesian Government Official Shot to Death in Papua
August 18, 2012
Ayub Natanubun, head of the forestry agency of Papua’s Sarmi district, was shot by an unidentified gunman near the border of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea on Saturday afternoon. Read more…
Papua and problem of structural injustice
Riwanto Tirtosudarmo, Jakarta | Opinion | Tue, June 19 2012, 9:25 AM
The problem confronted by Papua, the easternmost province of Indonesia, is structural, rather than developmental as perceived by the current government.
The creation of the Unit for the Acceleration of Development in Papua and West Papua (UP4B) was also based on an assumption that Papua suffered from developmental neglect and that its development should be accelerated to solve the problem.
Such a technocratic view was proved to be wrong as shown by the collapse of the Soeharto regime that was built on the “developmentalist” ideology. Read more…
Papua independence activist dies after being shot by police
Margareth S. Aritonang and Sita W. Dewi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | National | Thu, June 14 2012, 6:20 PM
The National Police confirmed Thursday that the deputy chairman of the National Committee for West Papua (KNPB), Mako Tabuni, died after its members shot him in Abepura, Jayapura regency earlier on Thursday morning local time. Read more…
Gunmen shoot, wound three civilians and soldier in West Papua attacks
Pacific Scoop:
Report – By Ahmad Pathoni in Jayapura
Unidentified people (most likely from Free West Papua Group) shot and wounded three civilians and a soldier in three separate attacks in Indonesia’s restive Papua province in the West Papuan region, police have reported.
Indonesian Government Claims Successes in Overseas Diplomacy
June 01, 2012, Jakarta Globe
Indonesian diplomacy to allay international concerns about its policy of special autonomy for the province of Papua is slowly bearing fruit, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa says.
Speaking at the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Marty said several countries had softened their stance on the policy, including Pacific island nations such as Vanuatu that have traditionally been opposed to Indonesia’s administration of Papua. Read more…
Victim of Papua shooting to be evacuated to Singapore
Thu, May 31 2012 16:36 | 294 Views
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA News) – A German citizen who was the victim of a shooting incident at BASE G beach, Jayapura, on Tuesday, May 29, will soon be evacuated to Singapore. Read more…
Timika gateway for arms dealing
Wed, May 30 2012 17:24 | 251 Views
Timika, Papua (ANTARA News) – Timika District Military Commander Lt Col Inf Christian Tehuteru has suspected that the Mimika district town of Timika was a gateway for the distribution trade of firearms and ammunition. Read more…
Teacher dead, German tourist hurt in Papua shootings
Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura | Wed, 05/30/2012 7:14 AM
The violence in Indonesia’s easternmost province appears to be spiralling out of control after an Indonesian and a foreigner were shot by unknown assailants in separate incidents on Tuesday.
A teacher was shot and killed dead in Puncak Jaya regency on Tuesday, while a German tourist was shot and wounded in Jayapura. Read more…
Police and Military Chastised in UPR Recommendations
Friday, 25 May, 2012 | 13:27 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Deputy Executive Director of Human Rights Working Group Choirul Anam said that at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) forum in the United Nations Human Rights Council assembly in Geneva, Indonesian Police were not spared the criticism or recommendations from Human Rights Council members. Read more…
Limited Flights Return to Mulia Following Attack
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Jakarta Globe | May 22, 2012
Mulia airport in 2011. Tariku Aviation, based in Papua’s Sentani airport near Jayapura, has resumed flights to Mulia in the central highlands after gunmen strafed an incoming Trigana Air flight in April shortly after it landed, killing one person. (Antara Photo)
Jayapura. Tariku Aviation, based in Papua’s Sentani airport near Jayapura, has resumed flights to Mulia in the central highlands after gunmen strafed an incoming commercial flight in April shortly after it landed, killing one person. Read more…
OPM Blamed for Attack On Motorcycle Driver
Banjir Ambarita | May 19, 2012
Jayapura. Police in the violence-wracked town of Mulia in Papua’s Puncak Jaya district have confirmed that three civilians were shot and injured on Thursday by suspected separatists who killed a motorcycle taxi driver earlier in the day.
Papua Ojek Driver Shot Dead
A motorcycle taxi driver was shot dead by an unknown person on Thursday in Mulia, the restive capital of Papua district Puncak Jaya, a Papua Police spokesman said. Read more…
Vanuatu Police Arrest Protesters in Crackdown on Demo against Indonesia Ties
Pacific Media Watch (Source: Radio NZ International)
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Special Report – By Johnny Blades of Radio New Zealand International
About 24 people have been arrested in Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila after staging a protest against the arrival of an Indonesian military aircraft. The Hercules aircraft was reportedly carrying assistance equipment for next month’s Port Vila meeting between African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and the European Union. Read more…
Shark poachers on the run in Raja Ampat
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 05/08/2012 4:30 PM
Seven boats belong to shark poachers manage to escape from officials in Raja Ampat, West Papua, according to an NGO.
“This is the third case since 2005 and it’s the biggest,” Ketut Sarjana Putra, director of Conservation International (CI) Indonesia, said. Read more…
Jakarta never listens to us, say Papuans
JUBI, 3 May 2012
The central government in Jakarta has never bothered to listen to anything about Papua, even though Papuans have many problems which have been brought to the attention of Jakarta.
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Passenger sent text just before fatal crash
THE light plane that crashed in East Kalimantan yesterday killing its Australian passenger hit just 100 metres short of a stretch of sealed road where it could have landed safely.
Oklahoma City couple find adventure, danger on Indonesian peak
Source: NewsOK
Mike Dillard, chief executive officer of Century Martial Arts and a prominent area developer, is a well known adrenaline junkie — but even he admits he was shaken by his latest adventure.
The Dillards were joined by 18 porters in their trek to Carstensz Pyramid. provided Read more…
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