Cop gunned down during patrol in Papua.
BBC Indonesia - Multimedia - Wawancara Benny Wenda. Fair Trials International: Cases : Benny Wenda. Indonesia is only using this Interpol red notice to try to silence me.
I am not the criminal, Indonesia is. - Benny Wenda Benny Wenda is a West Papuan tribal leader who leads an international campaign for the independence of West Papua from Indonesia. Due to his activities he was persecuted by the Indonesian government, subjected to torture and a politically-motivated prosecution. He escaped to the UK and was given asylum in 2002. Benny is now a British citizen and lives with his wife and six children in Oxford. In 2011, Benny discovered that Interpol had listed a “red notice” against him following a request from the Indonesian police. Benny’s case demonstrates how Interpol (an international organisation of national police forces) is being abused by oppressive and undemocratic regimes to pursue political opponents.
Lush Campaign for Free West Papua - The Hague, The Netherlands - Nov 19, 2011. NOV 14, 2011 : Large-Scale Demonstrations all over West Papua. Reuters: Freeport Indonesia Miners, Tribesmen Defend Road Blockades +update: Human Rights Group Details Police Brutality at Papua Rally « West Papua Action Network. PAPAU. TNI BRUTALITY AT KAPESO, WEST PAPUA.
FREEPORT McROWAN Copper & GOLD. What’s Behind Violence at the World’s Largest Gold Mine? Rights groups are calling on Indonesia to investigate the fatal shooting of gold and copper mine workers in eastern Indonesia. In a gruesome escalation of a dispute between U.S. -based Freeport-McMoRan and workers from their Grasberg mine, security forces opened fire on a crowd of strikers, killing one man and injuring more than a dozen others. “This latest incident shows that Indonesian police have not learned how to deal with protesters without resorting to excessive, and even lethal, force,” said Amnesty International’s Sam Zarifi in a statement published online. “The authorities must launch an independent and impartial investigation into this tragedy.” The violence, though tragic, is hardly surprising. The fight at Grasberg is, in many ways, about the fight for Papua itself. Papua New Guinea plane crashes, toll unknown. SYDNEY Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:46pm BST SYDNEY (Reuters) - An aircraft carrying 32 people crashed on Thursday in the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea, local aviation officials said, but it was unclear how many passengers had died.
The Smell of Freedom: Lush gets behind the Free West Papua campaign. Everyone has heard of Papua New Guinea but few know much about its western neighbour – West Papua.
Comprising the western half of the Papua New Guinea island; the province has been ruled from Indonesia since 1963, when the UN, with the proviso that the native Papuans be given the chance to decide their own fate, transferred power to that country. In 1969, the ‘Act of Free Choice’ gave 1,064 Indonesian appointed Papuan officials the chance to decide whether or not to become independent or remain part of Indonesia. Unsurprisingly, they chose the latter. West Papua: Stop the Slow-Motion Genocide. West Papua: Stop the Slow-Motion Genocide* We first met Benny Wenda in April 2011 when he attended the Lush communications meeting in Bournemouth.
Benny is to West Papua what Nelson Mandela is to South Africa - a freedom fighter, a tireless advocate for justice and an inspirational ambassador for his people. We sat and chatted with Benny for hours, and what came across was that he is fiercely passionate in his views, but also that he is unbelievably humble and has a great sense of humour and incredibly infectious giggle. Benny also walks with a limp, the result of violence by the Indonesian military that he was subjected to as a child. Papuans will continue to risk their lives until the world tak.
Activists detained for attending consolidation meeting. From westpapuamedia.info and sources October 7, 2011 Indonesian police have detained ten West Papuan activists in Jayapura on Thursday ahead of a critical meeting for the pro-independence West Papua National Authority (WPNA), according to local sources.
PAPAU. INVITATION International Lawyers for West Papua Launch Event Wednesday, 12 October 2011. INDONESIA. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono - Wiki. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono GCB AC (pronounced [ʂuʂiɭo b̥amb̥aŋ juɖ̥ɔjɔno] ( Yudhoyono won the 2004 presidential election, defeating incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri.
Widely known in Indonesia by his initials "SBY", he was sworn into office on 20 October 2004, together with Jusuf Kalla as Vice President. He ran for re-election in 2009 with Boediono as his running mate, and won with an outright majority of the votes in the first round of balloting; he was sworn in for a second term on 20 October 2009. Abdurrahman Wahid - Wiki. Abdurrahman Wahid, born Abdurrahman Addakhil[2][3] ( pronunciation ahb-doo-RAH-mahn wah-HEED;[needs IPA] 7 September 1940 – 30 December 2009), colloquially known as Gus Dur , was an Indonesian Muslim religious and political leader who served as the President of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001.
The long-time president of the Nahdlatul Ulama and the founder of the National Awakening Party (PKB), Wahid was the first elected president of Indonesia after the resignation of Suharto in 1998. Like many Indonesian names, "Abdurrahman Wahid" does not contain a family name. Papuans To Convene Third National Congress in October. October 5, 2011 Source: West Papua Report Oct 2011 The Papuan National Collective, comprising leaders of the Dewan Adat Papua (the Papuan Customary Council), and leaders of Papuan religious, human rights, women, and youth organizations have announced the convening of the “Third Papuan Congress,” in Jayapura, October 16-19, 2011.
West Papua Report October 2011. This is the 90th in a series of monthly reports that focus on developments affecting Papuans.
This series is produced by the non-profit West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) drawing on media accounts, other NGO assessments, and analysis and reporting from sources within West Papua. This report is co-published with the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN). Back issues are posted online at Questions regarding this report can be addressed to Edmund McWilliams at edmcw@msn.com. 1962 New York Agreement - Wiki. The Agreement between the Republic of Indonesia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands Concerning West New Guinea (West Irian), also known as the New York Agreement, was a treaty signed between the Netherlands, Indonesia and the United Nations on the administration of West New Guinea.
Signed at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 15 August 1962, it ended a territorial dispute existing between the two countries since the Indonesian War of Independence in 1949. The United States, seeking to prevent a potential opening for the Soviet bloc, had mediated between the two countries pressuring the Netherlands to accept a brief administration by the United Nations before the administration was entrusted to Indonesia pending an "act of self-determination". In 1969 Indonesia conducted an event called the act of free choice as its execution of the "act of self-determination" defined in the New York Agreement. Background[edit] —Colonization advocate P. Act of Free Choice - Wiki. Act of Free Choice (Indonesian: Penentuan Pendapat Rakyat, PEPERA) was an event in July to August 1969 by which Indonesia asserts that the Western New Guinea population decided to relinquish their sovereignty in favor of Indonesian citizenship.
The Act of Free Choice was a vote by 1,025 men selected by the Indonesian military in Western New Guinea, who were asked to vote by raising their hands in a display for United Nations observers. The event was noted by the United Nations in General Assembly resolution 2504 (XXIV) without qualification whether it complied with the authorizing New York Agreement, and without qualification whether it was an act of "self-determination" as referred to and described in United Nations General Assembly resolutions 1514 and 1541 (XV) respectively. West Papua – a critical month coming up « UnitingWorld Blogs. West Papuans are spiritual people. Deeply conscious of benevolent and malevolent powers greater than themselves, they constantly recognise the loving God who gives life while remaining on guard against “dark” powers that may overwhelm them.
Indeed, every time I visit West Papua I am humbled by this intense spirituality. On February 5th 1855, the German missionaries, Carl Ottow and Johann Geisler set foot on Mansinam Island near Manokwari. IRONIC SURVIVAL: Surviving MIFEE. Originally at EngageMedia: engagemedia.org/Members/papuanvoicesmerauke/videos/ironic_survival/view Re-uploaded by westpapuamedia as courtesy to Papuan Voices Merauke and EngageMedia: EngageMedia cannot share effectively due to software restrictions in embedding iframes across many platforms.
This is temporary fix to help get it out further. Papua: MIFEE (Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate) Project Violates Human Rights. Medco Foundation NoHaXXX : There Must Be Found A Compromise At The Hague ; Ancestral & Not Monarchical Or Federal Territories... MIFEE must benefit indigenous Papuans, everyone. Jakarta Post | Sat, 04/30/2011 Norman Jiwan, Jakarta The Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate (MIFEE) program is very strategic in terms of the nation’s food security and energy programs. The program is expected to produce 1.95 million tons of rice, 937,000 tons of corn, 167,000 million tons of beans, 64,000 cows, 2.5 million tons of sugar and 937,000 tons of crude palm oil (CPO) every year. However, to make that happen MIFEE needs greater support from both investors and the local government. Songs and freedom in West Papua.
Police, unprovoked, shoot man in Merauke. Papua New Guinea teeters on a wide political fault line. Why reefs are worth more than mines. Soundtrack to the New World Order. Indonesia’s Abu Ghraib. West Papuan liberation leaders in Auckland. Indonesian Rule Weighs Heavy in West Papua, UCLA International Institute. Papua National Congress, May-June 2000, calls for reconsideration of annexation by Indonesia. Patsy Spier tells of campaign to investigate Indonesia's role in her husband's murder; John Rumbiak calls for independence for the island peoples. By Rashaan Meneses Published: Friday, June 25, 2004.
An Indonesian War of 'Unknown Persons' - NYTimes.com. West Papua - The secret war in Asia.