Military Aggression

Massive Indonesian offensive displaces thousands in Paniai as helicopters attack and raze villages

Wednesday December 14, 2011

SPECIAL REPORT By Nick Chesterfield at West Papua Media, with local sources

Thousands of people have reportedly fled in terror from a large area in Paniai, West Papua as a massive combined Police and military offensive attacked villages on December 13, attempting to break armed resistance from pro-independence guerrillas.

Detained Papuan Leaders Speak Out
by: Alex Rayfield, New Matilda, and West Papua Media

New Matilda has obtained the first interview with West Papuan leaders detained after last month's violent crackdown on the Third Papuan People's Congress in Jayapura.

The man who was last month elected President of the ‘Federal Republic of West Papua’ after a declaration of independence by the third Papuan People’s Congress may be behind bars, he may have been savagely beaten by the Indonesian police, but he has not been silenced.

[This Interview with Papuan activist Victor Yeimo was published on the Kontinum website, because of a feeling that little information and perspectives from the Papuan struggle is available in Indonesia, and so people outside Papua are not aware of the what is actually going on there. The original, in Indonesian, can be found at http://kontinum.org/2011/08/wawancara_victor_papua

KOMITE NASIONAL PAPUA BARAT [KNPB]
West Papua National Committee
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Press Release
July 15, 2011

We want to explain to the people of West Papua, Indonesia and the International for any militarism approach and various propaganda news continuously carried out by a militaristic regime of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, through the Regional Commander, Chief of Police and the various ranks of the nation's ongoing struggle to corner of West Papua, that:

Leaked Letter Reveals Indon Army Scare Tactics

Exclusive Copies of the Scanned Letter are available for download at the end of this article hosted at westpapuamedia.info. (Please note, any attempts to block access will result in significant multiplication across the internet)

Source: http://newmatilda.com/2011/07/07/leaked-letter-reveals-indo-army-scare-tactics

By Alex Rayfield
Leaked letter reveals state intimidation in Papua

EXCLUSIVE: A leaked letter from an Army General reveals Indonesia's attempts to disband a West Papuan church with threats of "assertive action"

From the outside looking in, the latest church conflict in West Papua might look like just another example of factional Protestant politics. A little sordid perhaps, but irrelevant to all but the parties involved.

Dig a little deeper, however, and one finds something far more disturbing.

Indonesia Soldiers Linked To Papua Killings

Security men slain in latest mine violence

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) may be in trouble in Papua again.

John McBeth, Senior Writer
The Straits Times (Singapore)
Thursday, June 23, 2011

The authorities are investigating at least two soldiers in connection with the brutal slaying of two Freeport Indonesia security men in a mysterious dusk ambush two months ago.

Posted at 01:51 on 22 June, 2011 UTC

The Asian Human Rights Commission says there must be an investigation into last month’s killing of a Papuan man by five soldiers.

The Commission says Derek Adii was stabbed to death after complaining at the way the soldiers were treating women and children passengers on a vessel at Samabusa Nabire Port in West Papua.

After the stabbing, Mr Adii’s body was thrown into the sea.

Authorities in Nabire concluded the soldiers were defending themselves and claimed the victim fell into the sea because he was drunk.

Wamena, today (30/4), on 10.00 A.M, six activists from West Papua National Committee [KNPB] have been arrested by Indonesia Police In Pucak Jaya (Wamena) while they were distributing leaflets demonstrations for May 2nd.

VIDEO: More Indonesian brutality against Civilians in Kapeso, 2009

WARNING: This video contains disturbing images of extreme brutality and will be disturbing to most viewers. Please complain to the Indonesian security forces if you do not wish to see this.

Indonesian military brutality and torture of West Papuan civilians is revealed in a video released today exclusively by West Papua Media.

by Nick Chesterfield
westpapuamedia.info
January 28, 2011

PNG troops burn down border West Papua refugee camps
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1101/S00539/png-troops-burn-down-border-west-papua-refugee-camps.htm
also at http://westpapuamedia.info/2011/01/28/png-troops-burn-down-border-west-papua-refugee-camps-as-refugees-flee-to-the-jungle/

PNG troops burn down border West Papua refugee camps as refugees flee to the jungle
by Nick Chesterfield
westpapuamedia.info
January 28, 2011