Markus Haluk said Indonesia did not view Papuans as human beings equal to that of Indonesians, and this mades them believe that what Papuans want and think, or how Jakarta’s policy may affect Papuans, had no value. On the other hand, the Indonesian government seems to care little about what the Papuans actually want or think. Papuans will protest indefinitely until the root cause is addressed. The Papuans accuse Jakarta of imposing laws, policies, and programmes that affect Papuans living in West Papua, while it is illegally occupying the territory. In the six years between 19, Indonesian security forces tortured and beat these elders into submission before the vote in 1969 began.įriday’s protesters were not merely protesting against Jakarta’s draconian policy of drawing yet another arbitrary line through Papuan ancestral territory, but also against Indonesia’s illegal occupation. It was well documented that the 1025 Papuan elders who voted for Indonesian occupancy in 1969 were handpicked at gunpoint.
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In spite of Indonesia’s claim, the Indonesian invasion of West Papua began in 1963, long before the so-called Act of Free Choice in 1969. The Indonesian government claims West Papua’s fate was sealed with Indonesia after a United Nations-organised 1969 referendum, known as the Pepera or Act of Free Choice, something Papuans consider a sham and an Act of No Choice. The campaign is part of decades-old protests that have been carried out against what the Papuans consider to be an Indonesian invasion since the 1960s.
The protests and rallies are not merely random riots, or protests against government corruption or even pay raises.
People who are beaten and arrested are treated inhumanely and are not followed up with proper care, nor justice, in one of Asia-Pacific’s most heavily militarised areas.Īmong those injured in Sorong, these people have been named Aves Susim (25), Sriyani Wanene (30), Mama Rita Tenau (50), Betty Kosamah (22), Agus Edoway (25), Kamat (27), Subi Taplo (23), Amanda Yumte (23), Jack Asmuru (20), and Sonya Korain (22). e9SS1QTi71Īn elderly mother is seen been beaten on the head during the demonstration in Sorong.
where you get 82% people of West Papua supporting your government’s DOB and Otsus Jilid Il?Įven in these pictures can tell you the real fact that 99, 99% of indigenous West Papuans REJECTED your DOB and the Otonomi Jilid Il. Security forces brutalised demonstrators in the cities of Sorong, Jayapura, Yahukimo, Merauke, and elsewhere where demonstrations were held. Numerous protesters were arrested and beaten by Indonesian police during the demonstration. The text urges Indonesia’s president Jokowi to be tagged on social media networks and calls for solidarity action. A young man is shown being beaten on the head and blood running down his face during a demonstration in Jayapura city of Papua on Friday. Jayapura, 3/6/22 /knWxevAPvJĪbove is a text image that captures the spirit of the demonstrators. Indonesian forces beat him bloody but he will not be silenced. This student protestor is the embodiment of West Papuan spirit. QnxBu8egHpĪccording to Markus Haluk, one of the key coordinators of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), almost all Papuans took to the streets to show Jakarta and those who want to wipe out the Papuan people that they do not need special autonomy or new provinces. They are demanding an independence referendum. Thousands of protestors are rejecting Jakarta’s arbitrary plan to create new provinces and Special Autonomy status.
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