Statement from 5 Makar accused at KP3 treason trial
STATEMENT BY FIVE PAPUANS WHO WENT ON TRIAL IN JAYAPURA ON 30 JANUARY 2011[This hand-written statement is signed by the five Papuans who went on trial in Jayapura on 30 January 2012, and is translated...
View ArticleIndonesian police conduct armed sweep of treason defendants in their cells
from WestPapuaMedia sources in Jayapura Monday February 20, 2012 Extraordinary scenes occurred at Abepura prison in West Papua on Saturday night when heavily armed police stormed the cells of...
View Article24 Feb Update on Forkorus trial: Testimony from witness
Bintang Papua, 24 February 2012 One of the witnesses to appear in the trial, Eliezer Awom told the court that the declaration of establishment of the Federal Republic of West Papua had come about as...
View ArticleWhen there is no guarantee of security of life for the people of Papua
by John Pakage for West Papua Media Opinion March 1, 2012 (Edited and abridged in translation by West Papua Media) Tuesday morning, 21st February, Courtroom 1A in Jayapura was peaceful but tense. Many...
View ArticleTreason trials hand down guilty verdict on Congress leaders: reports
from West Papua Media sources in Jayapura March 16, 2012 Papuan leaders accused of treason on trial in Jayapura, January 30, 2012 (Jayapura): Hundreds of security forces are on the streets around...
View ArticleRecovering the State of West Papua, Sentenced to Three Years in Jail
Recovering the State of West Papua, Sentenced to Three Years in Jail by John Pakage for West Papua Media Op-Ed Forkorus Yoboisembut, Edison Gladius Waromi, Agustinus M. Sananay Kraar, Selpius Bobii and...
View ArticleFORKORUS’ AND FOUR OTHERS’ SENTENCE VIOLATES HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
Joint Press release from TAPOL, the Asian Human Rights Commission, the Faith-Based Network on West Papua, Franciscans International, and the West Papua Netzwerk FORKORUS’ AND FOUR OTHERS’ SENTENCE...
View ArticleAI Public Statement: Sentencing of Papuan activists a setback to free...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT16 March 2012 Index: ASA 21/011/2012 Indonesia: Sentencing of Papuan activists a setback to free expression and assembly Indonesian authorities must immediately...
View ArticleAppeal against Papuan Congress treason convictions launched
From West Papua Media sources in Jayapura EXCLUSIVE March 19, 2012 After an Indonesian court on March 16 sentenced five Congress leaders guilty of Makar (treason) three years in prison each, lawyers...
View ArticleGroups Urge U.S. Not to Sell Attack Helicopters to Indonesia
AH-64 Apache (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Press Release Contact: John M. Miller, +1-718-596-7668; mobile: +1-917-690-4391, john@etan.org Ed McWilliams, +1-575-648-2078, edmcw@msn.com March 30, 2012 –...
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