Tag: KNPB
20 people wounded in Indonesian police crackdown on Papua protest
Asia Pacific Report
At least 20 people were wounded when police used batons, water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of people who joined...
Wenda accuses Jakarta of crackdown in response to Papuan MSG ...
Asia Pacific Report
Indonesia has stepped up its campaign of repression against West Papuans peacefully rallying for full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG),...
Melanesian Spearhead Group summit postponed – West Papua uncertain
By Anita Roberts in Port Vila
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders Summit proposed to be held from yesterday until July 21 has been postponed...
West Papua solidarity group protests over arrest of 10 KNPB members
Asia Pacific Report
An Australian advocacy group for West Papua self-determination has condemned yesterday's arrest by Indonesian security forces of 10 West Papua National Committee...
Jayapura court finds Yeimo guilty of ‘treason’ in appeal – longer...
Jubi News
The Jayapura High Court has found West Papuan human rights and social justice activist Victor Yeimo guilty of treason and sentenced him to...
Amnesty calls on Jakarta to free West Papuan activist Victor Yeimo
RNZ Pacific
Amnesty International is calling on Indonesia to release West Papua National Committee (KNPB) international spokesperson Victor Yeimo.
Yeimo was sentenced on Friday to eight...
Viktor Yeimo denounces Jakarta’s ‘systemic racism’ in Papua in his treason...
Jubi News
A West Papuan leader, defending himself against treason charges, has denounced "systemic racism" by Indonesian authorities in the Melanesian region in a court...
Papua activist’s daughter happy with post-mortem, but suspicions linger
RNZ Pacific
The daughter of West Papuan human rights advocate Filep Karma who died on Tuesday aged 63 has confirmed that he died in a...
Protester critically injured by rubber bullet, 7 arrested in protest over...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Papua Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) director Emanuel Gobay says a participant of a demonstration in Jayapura opposing the creation of new...
West Papuan leader Victor Yeimo indicted on ‘treason’ charges
RNZ Pacific
West Papuan human rights defender Victor Yeimo has been formally indicted on charges of "treason" by Indonesian authorities at the Jayapura District Court.
The...
KNPB calls on OPM, Jakarta to halt armed conflict in Papua
Suara Papua
The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has declared that it rejects the violent approach which Indonesia continues to push in the land of...
Papuan People’s Petition calls for release of advocate Victor Yeimo
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The Papuan People's Petition -- "Petisi Rakyat Papua" -- has called on the Indonesian government to release detained human rights advocate...
13 years of Indonesian harassment, but KNPB’s ‘spirit remains unbroken’
Suara Papua in Jayapura
"Since it was first established on November 19, 2008, the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has always been confronted by many...
Papua’s KNPB accuses Jakarta of using military post attack to criminalise...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) claims that an attack on a military post in Maybrat regency earlier this month is...
Medical treatment for Victor Yeimo after police break up Papua protest
By Hengky Yeimo in Jayapura
Papuan activist Victor Yeimo has been receiving medical treatment in hospital following a police crackdown on a protest in the...
Indonesian court orders hospital treatment for accused Papuan activist Victor Yeimo
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The panel of judges hearing the case against a West Papuan activist accused of treason have ordered the prosecution to prioritise...
Papuan pro-independence activist Yeimo to stand trial next week
By Ronna Nirmala in Jakarta
A pro-independence activist in Indonesia’s Papua province will stand trial next week on charges of treason, says his lawyer.
A day...
Open letter from Papua: Indonesian state creates stalemate of injustice
OPEN LETTER: By Pastor Dr Socratez S. Yoman
The reality is that we now live under an Indonesian ruler who is anti-democratic, anti-justice, anti-freedom, anti-peace,...
Indonesian police break up Papuan petition protests in crackdown
RNZ Pacific
A series of demonstrations in the West Papua region today have been forcibly stopped by Indonesian police.
The protests were organised by a network...
International calls grow to free Papuan activist Victor Yeimo’s over health
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
International pressure is mounting on Indonesia to free West Papuan activist Victor Yeimo, the international spokesperson for the peaceful civilian West...
Lawyer Veronica Koman joins calls to free Papuan activist Victor Yeimo
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Lawyer and human rights activist Veronica Koman has spoken out about the worsening health of Papuan activist Victor Yeimo who has...
West Papua action group raises human rights issues with Taieri MP
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The local West Papua action group in Dunedin has met Taieri MP Ingrid Leary and raised human rights and militarisation issues...