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West Papua National Flag was raised inside the Government building calls GOR Capital city of West Papua

Submitted by Alezev on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 20:58
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How influential is a U.S. congressman that he could disrupt security in Papua or, in an extreme case, lead the province to break away from the republic?
The fear of this, however, seems so prevalent among our top policy makers that the government barred Democratic congressman Eni Faleomavaega from Papua.

Highlands situation in West Papua is Deteriorating!!

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 09:48
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Embargo until 19.00 Eastern Indonesia Time, December 16th, 2004, Unless President Yudohyono stops military operation in the Highlands the West Papuan people will bar his visit. The deteriorating humanitarian situation in the highlands of the Indonesian province of West Papua has prompted a coalition of Papuan groups from across the country to stage a mass rally in protest at the military operation which has left thousands of tribes people homeless.

RFK The West Papua Report - October 2004

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 09:02
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The following is the tenth in a series of monthly reports prepared by the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights-Indonesia Support Group providing updates on developments in West Papua. The RFK Center has monitored and reported on the human rights situation in West Papua since 1993 when Bambang Widjojanto received the annual RFK Human Rights Award.

For more information, contact:
Miriam Young, RFK Program officer 202-463-7575 or 1-800-558-1880
Abigail Abrash Walton, Support Group Member 603-357-2651 Summary/ Contents

KCM: AMP Demonstration Photo Today

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 08:45
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Demonstration by AMP Members in Jakarta Today.

Alliance of Papuan Students Demonstration at the Presidential Palace to Open National Dialogue between Jakarta and West Papua

Jakarta, KCM

TAPOL: Open Letter to Indo President SBY-Kalla

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 08:44
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President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President of Indonesia
Istana Merdeka
Jakarta 10110
Indonesia
20 October 2004
Open letter :-

Dear Mr President, We congratulate you on your inauguration as President of Indonesia and would like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to a number of issues we believe should be addressed to ensure that Indonesia's difficultn transition to democracy is based on respect for human rights and the rule of law.

Aceh and West Papua

Prospects for peace in West Papua

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 08:43
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It is not yet clear whether the election of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as president of Indonesia is a positive development for West Papua and whether he will bring peace and stability to the restive territory any closer.
The signals are ambiguous and we simply do not know what policies the new president will pursue when in office. Susilo was the preferred candidate of many Papuans. He was regarded as the more competent and wiser leader who in the past has supported dialogue as a means of resolving the West Papua conflict and made encouraging statements about reforming the military.

Papuans pressing hard for self rule

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 08:39
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DEMONSTRATORS rallied in Jayapura yesterday demanding that recently elected president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono allow international negotiators to end the decades-long conflict in Papua.
The protest by up to 500 students came as church leaders and civil groups began lobbying Mr Yudhoyono for Papuan self rule in Indonesia's easternmost province. Many Papuans, who voted overwhelmingly for Mr Yudhoyono in the September elections, are hopeful he will finally implement a progressive autonomy law.