John Rumbiak
In Memorial
OBED NEGO ZADRAK MESAKH RAWAR
Berkarya hingga akhir hayat
(ELSHAM PAPUA 1997-2009)
Lahir di Anggaduber, Biak Timur, 24 Oktober tahun 1966
Meninggal di Jayapura, 17 Oktober 2009 (jam 20.00 waktu Papua)
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How Obama’s New Intelligence Chief Ran Interference for Indonesia’s Butchers
The Skeletonsin Dennis Blair’s Closet By Bradley Simpson, The presumed appointment by President-elect Barack Obama of retired Admiral Dennis C. Blair as his new Director of National Intelligence is being greeted with cheers by the national media, who hail his experience, bureaucratic infighting skills and comparatively moderate views on national security issues. Share this Post »
Film breaks West Papua media ban
A new film shows rarely-seen footage of separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua province, who have been fighting a low-level insurgency for more than 40 years. The military wing of the Free Papua Movement, or OPM, has control over some remote parts of Papua. The international media and many NGOs are banned from Papua, but that... »
Talk of slow motion genocide in Indonesia’s Papua province
Problems in Indonesia’s Papua province include security at the Freeport mine, high HIV rates, fast-shifting demographics and the ongoing conflict between the Free Papua Movement – known as OPM – and Indonesian security forces. Some say, all these factors amount to a “slow-motion genocide” of local West Papuans. But is this being too dramatic? Presenter: Sen... »
IN MEMORY OF ARNOLD AP
Jason Mcload Posted in memory of Arnold Ap and Eddie Mofu, who were killed this day twenty years ago; and in memory of Sam Kapissa and Chief Yafet Yelamaken, two great songmen who both recently died in mysterious circumstances; and in tribute to the spirit of a new generation of poets and musicians in the... »
WPNCL REPEATS ITS CALL FOR AN END TO VIOLENCE AND FOR PEACEFUL DIALOGUE
West Papuan people are hopeful that the re-elected President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will fulfil his election promise to resolve the West Papuan issue. A promise, he did not fulfil in his fist term in office. Stakeholders even pre-empt any Presidential initiative by proposing that the issue be resolved through peaceful dialogue. Leaders in the country are... »
Papuan claims of genocide deserve to be taken seriously
Jim Elmslie Inside Indonesia presents the first of two different views on the question of demographic change in Indonesian Papua. For many years, critics – both inside and outside Papua – have accused the Indonesian government of pursuing genocidal policies in the territory, in part by swamping it with migrants from other parts of Indonesia.... »
Dialogue vital to solve Papua conflicts: Rights activists
Human right activists are urging the government to initiate a dialogue with representatives of various groups in Papua to find a peaceful solution to violence and separatism in the resources-rich province. “A dialogue between the central government and the people of Papua would be a peaceful and effective way to stop violence and bloodshed in... »
National Liberation Army (TPN/PB) Spokesperson Arrested in West Papua
A peaceful resolution to West Papua’s long-standing conflict with Indonesia has suffered a serious set-back with the arrest by Indonesian authorities of leading pro-peace activist Jonah Wenda. Mr Wenda was detained in Sele District, Sorong Regency, in the western part of West Papua, on 6 September, and was formally arrested on 11 September on the... »
Komnas HAM: Stop speculating about Freeport terror culprits
Timika (ANTARA News) – The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has called on all parties to stop speculating about the identity of the perpetrators of acts of terror in the PT Freeport mining area in Timika, Papua. “We ask all state officials to speak in accordance with their position. Do not make confusing... »
Call to push Indonesia to let ICRC reopen in West Papua
The Indonesia Human Rights Committee has written to New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully urging him to ask the Indonesian Government to allow the International Committee of the Red Cross to reopen its office in Papua. Share this Post »
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