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Manokwari On 12th May 2020, prosecutors in Manokwari, West Papua province, sought ten months in jail on charges of treason for Sayang Mandabayan. Ms Mandabayan
More than 40 organisations in West Papua, Jakarta and worldwide have brought their analysis on the human rights and conflict situation in West Papua together.
Political activist, Oktovianus Warnares was convicted of “rebellion” (makar) in 2013 after peacefully commemorating the 50th anniversary of the handover of Papua to the Indonesian
Obby Kogoya was found guilty of attacking police officers by a district court yesterday in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (27/07/2017). Rights activists condemned the ruling as racist
Filep Karma released after 11 years in prison - Four detainees arresting for supporting ULMWP sentenced to 1.5 years - Concerns over health of detainee,
Three separate incidents of shootings against young indigenous Papuans in Timika - Three young man kidnapped and tortured by Jayapura City police officers - Students
Increasing climate of intimidation against HRDs - Arbitrary shooting and ill-treatment of Roby Pekey in Wamena hospital - One killed and 11 injured in Tolikara
Detainees beaten and tortured by Brimob officers in Manokwari while lawyers denied access - 19-year-old fatally shot by Brimob officers in Dogiyai Regency - Komnas
487 arrested this month; 11 remain in detention - Pre-emptive arrests deliberately targeted KNPB members - Repressive approach by security forces at odds with recent
Three victims of torture received insufficient medical care in Bhayangkara hospital in Jayapura - One victim tortured and cruelly treated in Bhayangkara hospital - Violence
Six shot and 21 arrested in Yahukimo for participating in donation drive for Cyclone Pam victims - 17-year-old high school student and KNPB activist kidnapped,
Legal process for Areki Wanimbo and Pisugi case fraught with irregularities - Pisugi detainees forced to confess and sign fabricated police investigation reports - Komnas
At least 78 arrested in Utikini village, Timika following the shooting of two Brimob officers and one Freeport security officer; Thousands fled violence as torture,
Bloody Paniai: six dead, at least 22 others injured in indiscriminate police and military shootings during protests against torture and ill-treatment of three Papuan boys
On 6 August, two French journalists visited Areki Wanimbo, a Lanny Jaya tribal leader, to find out more about the situation in Lanny Jaya. They
101 KNPB arrests so far this year - 28 arrests this month in relation to peaceful commemorative activities celebrating the 6th KNPB anniversary - Police
'Bloody Yotefa' demonstrated police tolerance of public torture and extreme violence against indigenous Papuan highlanders - Areki Wanimbo still facing charges of conspiracy to commit
New reports of attacks against human rights lawyers in Papua - Police complicity in allowing violence to continue in Lanny Jaya and Abepura - Indigenous
Intensified crackdown on lawyers, activists, human rights defenders, priests, tribal leaders and journalists - Detention of two French journalists and Papuan tribal leader highlight ongoing
Highest recorded number of political arrests so far in 2014 - Most arrested faced ill-treatment - Many arrests related to boycott of 9 July Presidential