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Human Rights Situation in West Papua since 1st December 2007

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From 1 December 2007 – 9 January 2008

Police arrest 36 people for flying the Morning Star Flag in Timika
On 1 December the police arrested at least 36 Papuans for flying the Morning Star flag in Kwamki Lama, district of Mimika Baru. Seven are due to be charged for the crime of makar (rebellion) at the district court.

Soldier tortures ELSHAM activist in Fakfak.
On 1 December a soldier named Ahmad Heremba, who is from the Babinsa command in Kramomonggo, 40 kms from Fakfak, is reported to have severely beaten Elias Kredenggo, 27 years old

Gloria Ushigua and Rosa Gualinga, two indigenous leaders, were attacked, in Puyo, Ecuador

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Thu, 09/06/2007 - 09:16 Urgent Action - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Puyo, Ecuador: Gloria Ushigua and Rosa Gualinga, two indigenous leaders, were attacked on Sunday August 26, after months of receiving death threats for their efforts to protect the territory of the Zapara people in the Ecuadorian Amazon. They were beaten until unconscious, thrown in the trunk of a car, and later, apparently, left for dead.