Papuan Human Rights : Military Operations
New Violence in Indonesia over Papuan Independence
New America Media, News Report, Bramantyo Prijosusilo, Posted: Aug 17, 2008 Share/Save/Bookmark
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Opinus Tabuni, 35, was shot dead during a peaceful rally in the city of Wamena in the picturesque Baliem valley in the Indonesian province of Papua on August 9th.
Aug 18, 2008, 13:36

Papuan Human Rights : Military Operations
NATIVE WEST PAPUANS WERE FORCED TO CELEBRATE INDONESIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY ON SUNDAY MORNING, 17th OF AUGUST 2008
Jayapura, 16th August 2008.
We received two reports from West Papua today. First report is from Enarotali – Paniai. At 2.00pm TNI/POLRI and government ordered/forced all the churches in Enarotali to do their prayer service at 06.00 and end the service at 08.00. This is not the normal prayer time in West Papua.
Aug 16, 2008, 17:13

Papuan Human Rights : Military Operations
CHRONOLOGY OF THE SHOOTING OF OPIUS TABUNI BY INDONESIAN POLICE ON THE INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS DAY CELEBRATION IN WAMENA – WEST PAPUA
On Saturday 9th August 2008, Indonesian military and police (TNI/POLRI) shot death Opius Tabuni, a native West Papuan civilian. The incident happened when the native indigenous Papuans were celebrating international Indigenous day in Wamena.
Aug 11, 2008, 20:00

Papuan Human Rights : Military Operations
Warning shots in Indonesia's Papua, one dead
(Recasts with one killed in Papua)

JAKARTA, Aug 9 (Reuters) - A man was killed in Indonesia's Papua province after police fired warning shots when a group raised a separatist flag at a ceremony, an official said on Saturday.
Aug 9, 2008, 15:55

Papuan Human Rights : Military Operations
WEST PAPUA: Flag raisers beaten & charged with subversion in Fakfak
Els-ham West Papua 21 July 2008

- Alo Renwarin, Supervisor, Els-ham West Papua

- Paula Makabory, Institute for Papuan Advocacy & Human Rights

Reports from Fakfak state that 6 West Papuans involved in a flag raising ceremony with the banned Morning Star flag early on Saturday morning (19 July 2008), will be charged under the Indonesian Criminal code for the crime of 'subversion'.
Jul 22, 2008, 00:49