http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/taxonomy/term/214/all en http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2013/11/29/west-papuan-national-day-goes-global <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>This Sunday the 1st of December 2013 events will be held across West Papua, Australia and the world to mark the day West Papua’s flag was first raised in preparation for Independence from the Dutch in 1961. </p> <p> Global solidarity for a free West Papua is surging in the wake of the unprecedented public awareness generated by the Freedom Flotilla to West Papua and the occupation of the Australian Embassy in Bali during the APEC summit. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/global/international">Global/International</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/victoria/melbourne">Melbourne</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia">Australia</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/west-papua">west papua</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/free-west-papua">Free West Papua</a></div></div></div> Fri, 29 Nov 2013 04:12:11 +0000 Anonymous 12355 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2013/08/27/bob-carr-publicly-attacks-west-papua-activists <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Foreign minister Bob Carr has angrily attacked a group of Australians who are travelling to West Papua, to highlight the continued abuses under Indonesian rule.</p> <p>The so called <strong><a href="http://freedomflotillawestpapua.org/" rel="nofollow">Freedom Flotilla</a></strong> is a small group of vessels currently on the way to West Papua.</p> <p>The flotilla is supported by several prominent Australians including <strong>Bob Brown, David Bridie, Senator John Madigan</strong>, and even the <strong>Liberal Senator Warren Entsch.</strong></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia">Australia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/new-south-wales/sydney">Sydney</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/human-rights">human rights</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/west-papua">west papua</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/bob-carr">Bob Carr</a></div></div></div> Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:59:32 +0000 nader 11711 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2013/06/11/bob-carr-on-west-papua <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Foreign minister Bob Carr has been directly challenged in a public hearing over his weak position on the human rights crisis in West Papua.</p> <p>Greens Senator Richard Di Natale clashed with Carr during a Senates Estimates committee hearing.</p> <p>Carr tried to blame The Greens and Australian human rights activists for inciting "false hope" that West Papua might one day achieve independence from Indonesia.</p> <p>In response Senator Di Natalie called Mr Carr's view "incredibly patronising and incredibly arrogant".</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/global/international">Global/International</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/new-south-wales/sydney">Sydney</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/human-rights">human rights</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/west-papua">west papua</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/bob-carr">Bob Carr</a></div></div></div> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:12:18 +0000 nader 11208 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2013/04/23/west-papuas-prisoners-of-conscience <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A new website and campaign has been launched to highlight Indonesia’s appalling record of jailing peaceful activists.</p> <p> <a href="http://www.papuansbehindbars.org/" rel="nofollow">www.papuansbehindbars.org</a></p> <p>The website is intended to support advocacy for the rights of the political prisoners who are currently languishing in jails across West Papua.</p> <p>There are at least <strong>40 political detainees</strong> being held in Papuan jails. Many have been subjected to torture, denied access to lawyers, and suffered all manner of other human rights violations.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/global/international">Global/International</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia">Australia</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/human-rights">human rights</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/west-papua">west papua</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/political-prisoners">political prisoners</a></div></div></div> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:53:12 +0000 nader 10829 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2012/11/16/sydney-councils-back-west-papua <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Two Sydney councils have decided to raise the banned “Morning Star” flag to commemorate the national day of West Papua.</p> <p>Marrickville Council and Leichhardt Council will both hoist the West Papuan flag on their town halls on Friday November 30.</p> <p>The actual West Papuan Flag Day is on December 1st and is often a time of great tension in Papua.</p> <p>Indonesian forces regularly crackdown on anyone raising the Morning Star flag on December 1st.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/global/international">Global/International</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/new-south-wales/sydney">Sydney</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/west-papua">west papua</a></div></div></div> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 05:48:12 +0000 2060 7610 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2012/03/18/indonesia-jails-five-west-papuans <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Indonesia jails five peaceful protestors for treason. Amnesty is calling for their immediate release.</p> <p>- Five West Papuan citizens have been jailed for THREE YEARS for peacefully expressing their political views.</p> <p>- They were charged with the absurd charge of TREASON for taking part in the 3rd Papuan People's Congress in October.</p> <p>- These five West Papuans are now officially “prisoners of conscience” according to Amnesty International.</p> <p>- Amnesty says there are now 95 prisoners of conscience in Indonesian occupied West Papua.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/global/international">Global/International</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/new-south-wales/sydney">Sydney</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/human-rights">human rights</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/west-papua">west papua</a></div></div></div> Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:18:32 +0000 2060 5587 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2011/11/21/leaked-video-shows-brutal-attack-on-peaceful-protest <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Leaked video shows the Indonesian military treating indigenous West Papuans like animals.Indonesian security forces, many in plain clothes and wearing crash helmets, are seen randomly firing their weapons and arresting scores of people, many of whom are punched, kicked, beaten or forced to crawl along the ground.</p> <p>Five Papuans were killed in the incident on October 19.</p> <p><a href="http://www.survivalinternational.org/films/papuanrallyattack" rel="nofollow">http://www.survivalinternational.org/films/papuanrallyattack</a></p> <p> </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia">Australia</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/human-rights">human rights</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/west-papua">west papua</a></div></div></div> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:54:02 +0000 2060 4677 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2011/11/17/thousands-of-papuans-take-to-the-streets-calling-for-referendum <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><i> Okezone - November 14, 2011</i> Nurlina Umasugi, Jayapura -- Thousands of Papuans from the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) held a 15 kilometer march on Monday afternoon to demand a referendum for the Papuan people.</p> <p>The long-march from the Abepura district towards the provincial capital of Jayapura city was closely watched over by Papuan police under the command of the regional and deputy-regional police chiefs. Several sections of road became congested because of the the overflow of protesters packing the main road.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/global/international">Global/International</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/west-papua">west papua</a></div></div></div> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:42:17 +0000 Anonymous 4646 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2011/11/07/indonesian-commando-btn-755-brutalise-puncak-jaya-villagers <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><i>by Nick Chesterfield at westpapuamedia.info - November 5, 2011</i> Indonesian army (TNI) commandos have terrorised and severely beat villagers in Kurulu District in Puncak Jaya in another show of extreme brutality against West Papuan civilians.</p> <p>Soldiers from the Kostrad (Strategic Reserve) Battalion 755 stationed at the Kurulu army post stormed the village of Umpagalo, near Wamena, on the night of November 2, breaking up a meeting and severely beating 12 men, including 3 West Papua National Committee (KNPB) members.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/global/international">Global/International</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/west-papua">west papua</a></div></div></div> Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:13:04 +0000 Anonymous 4553 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2011/10/21/call-for-suspension-of-military-ties-with-indonesia <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong><br /></strong></p> <p>The shootings and arrests of people meeting peacefully at the Third West Papuan Peoples Congress at Abepura this week are the latest instance of Indonesia’s violent and repressive rule in West Papua.</p> <p>Australia has an agreement for military cooperation with Indonesia which includes the supply of weapons. </p> <p>It opens with the phrase “reaffirming the sovereign equality of the parties, their faith in the purposes and principles of the charter of the United Nations and <em>their desire to live in peace with all peoples</em> and all governments”.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/global/international">Global/International</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia">Australia</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/west-papua">west papua</a></div></div></div> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:20:01 +0000 2SER 4393 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2011/10/21/indonesian-crackdown-on-papuan-congress-sparks-outrage <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><i>A joint statement by TAPOL (UK), the West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT,<br /> US) and East Timor Action Network (ETAN, US)</i>. On Wednesday, a meeting of thousands of indigenous Papuans in Jayapura, West Papua, became the scene of a brutal crackdown by Indonesian security forces. Indonesian troops and police Mobile</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/global/international">Global/International</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/west-papua">west papua</a></div></div></div> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:32:35 +0000 Anonymous 4391 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2011/10/19/indonesian-police-and-army-fire-on-west-papuan-congress <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Breaking News: Reports are coming out of West Papua of Indonesian police and army firing on people attending the Papuan Congress.</p> <p> Report by West Papua media on October 19 states:</p> <blockquote><p> Confirmed report from credible sources on the ground from credible West Papua media stringers.</p> <p> TNI troops have opened fire on Congress at 1530 Jayapura time.</p> <p></p></blockquote></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/global/international">Global/International</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/west-papua">west papua</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/indonesia">indonesia</a></div></div></div> Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:31:13 +0000 takver 4366 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2011/10/10/uk-company-backs-free-west-papua-campaign <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The huge cosmetics chain LUSH has decided to back the Free West Papua campaign.</p> <p> 100 shops across the UK will be displaying a large poster of the Morning Star flag in their window for the next week, and over 50,000 campaign leaflets and postcards have been produced to distribute to members of the public urging them to take action.</p> <p> A placard featuring a photo of political prisoner FILEP KARMA will also be placed on pavements outside each store, with the tagline "Jailed for 15 years for raising a flag".</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/global/international">Global/International</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/human-rights">human rights</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/west-papua">west papua</a></div></div></div> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:41:12 +0000 2060 4283 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2011/08/06/indon-security-forces-fail-to-stop-huge-rally-demanding-a-referundum-in-west-papua <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><i>Media alert westpapuamedia.info Tuesday, August 2, 2011</i> The streets of several centres across West Papua are being blockaded today by heavily armed Indonesian security forces in an attempt to prevent a planned gathering of tens of thousands of protestors who are demanding a Referendum on the future of the province. However, thousands of Papuans have reportedly ignored the strong military presence and are marching the streets of Jayapura, paralyzing the provincial capital with their huge numbers.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/west-papua">west papua</a></div></div></div> Sat, 06 Aug 2011 05:19:36 +0000 Flowerpower 3837 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2011/07/23/australia-west-papua-association-calls-on-australian-government-to-call-for-a-halt-in-mil <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Australia West Papua Association has written to the Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd calling on him to use his good offices with the Indonesian President asking that he call a halt to all military operations in West Papua and to return all military personal to their barrack as a way of easing tension and saving lives.</p> <p><i> See letter below:</i></p> <p>The Hon Kevin Rudd MP<br /> Minister for Foreign Affairs<br /> Parliament House<br /> Canberra<br /> ACT 2600</p> <p> 19 July 2011</p> <p>Dear Mr Rudd</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/global/international">Global/International</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/west-papua">west papua</a></div></div></div> Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:04:30 +0000 Anonymous 3742 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal