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• BREAKING NEWS: Evidence of Shooting by the Indonesian Military which resulted in the Death of a Catholic Catechist in Intan Jaya October 27, 2020
  Since 5:00 am, (26/10) yesterday it was reported that the Indonesian National Army (TNI) had shot dead a Catholic catechist on behalf of Rupinus Tigau in Jalae Village, Sugapa District, Intan Jaya Regency, West Papua. Rupinus Tigau suffered gunshot wounds to the right ribs, waist, and back of the victim’s body. In addition, the Indonesian […]
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• Breaking News West Papua: One Student Shot, 13 Others Peacefully Refusing Indonesian Autonomy Law were Arbitrarily Arrest by Indonesian Police October 27, 2020
  Peaceful demonstration against special autonomy law being processed in Jakarta by Melanesian students in West Papua was dispersed brutally by Indonesian colonial police today, Tuesday 27 October, 2020. Indonesian military were carrying shot machine guns as well on the spot. 13 students were arested 1 was shot: 1. Apniel Doo 2. Jhon F Tebai 3. […]
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• Breaking News from West Papua: Melanesians Demonstrating against Special Autonomy Law Shot in Front of University Campus in Jayapura October 27, 2020
  This morning, at 10:29 West Papua time, a student by the name of Mathias Soo or Mathias Suu was shot by Indonesian police, tortured many others. The students refusing the Special Autonomy offer by Indonesia and demanding independence referendum. Demonstrations were held at the Cenderawasih University Campus campus, the first and largest campus in Western […]
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• ULMWP Establishes Provisional Constitution for West Papua October 27, 2020
  By Adorina Massing, Vanuatu Daily Post The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has upgraded its Bylaws to Provisional Constitutional status, on the path to achieving a referendum and independence from colonial rule. ULMWP Chairman Benny Wenda has written a statement which reports the decisions made from the third annual session of the Legislative […]
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• Alex Sobel MP Speaking on the floor of the House of Commons October 23, 2020
  On Tuesday 20th October 2020, Alex Sobel MP the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on West Papua (APPG) in the UK spoke up in support of the people of West Papua, during a discussion on Black History. Speaking on the floor of the House of Commons, Hon. Alex Sobel said: “I would also like to talk […]
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• Indonesian investigators attacked while probing Papuan pastor’s death October 22, 2020
  An Indonesian fact-finding team probing the recent death of a West Papuan pastor has been attacked while conducting investigations. The government-sanctioned team has concluded the field investigation into the shooting of Pastor Yeremia Zanambani, which his community in Intan Jaya regency blames on Indonesia’s military. Back in Jakarta, the National Police Commission head Benny Mamoto […]
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• Team probing Papua shootings attacked October 22, 2020
  Two members of an investigative team sent to Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua were shot and wounded during a fact-finding mission related to recent shootings in the area, the government said. The team was sent to Papua’s Intan Jaya district to investigate a number of shootings last month that killed at least four military officers […]
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