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It's not "Indonesia's West Papua", it's Indonesian-occupied West Papua.

And West Papua needs and deserves freedom and independence.

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Indonesia’s West Papuan protesters face police crackdown over independence calls
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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August 16, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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"Jakarta currently has nearly 75k soldiers deployed...

Nearly 29k police officers are also deployed... bringing the total number... well over 100k.

More than 10 % of #Indonesia ’s military & police forces..."

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TPNPB Expands West Papuan Insurgency to Foreign Targets - Jamestown
Executive Summary: The trajectory of violence in West Papua points to a deepening insurgency with no clear solution. On July 2, fighters of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB)—an insurgent...
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September 20, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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"...59 deaths and a further 50 other casualties have occurred from 42 separate violent incidents up until the end of June" in Indonesian occupied West Papua.

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Latest figures on West Papuan deaths tell a grim story
Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights has counted 109 people have officially been killed or seriously injured in violence from the ongoing armed conflict across the West Papua territory in t...
nit.com.au
September 20, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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#WestPapua: "The report highlights the deaths of West Papuan civilians... & the long-running conflict between independence supporters & the Indonesian... [occupation]. More than 124,000 people have been internally displaced..."

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West Papua crisis: Indigenous people caught in cycle of violence
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July 9, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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“Once a Papuan speaks, even through film, it’s banned. And this ban occurs in a place owned by the Catholic Church … that should give those silenced by the authorities a chance to speak.”

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Indonesia. Militarism on the rise amid censorship over West Papua - Michael West
Australians are concerned with violent abuses of powerless people in the Middle East. Next door, similar evils thrive, in Indonesia
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June 9, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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"Indonesian police committed another atrocity yesterday (31st March) in West Papua, murdering at least 5 Papuan civilians, including a minor, in a colonial rampage in Dogiyai Regency."

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Urgent: Multiple West Papuans massacred by Indonesian police in Dogiyai - United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP)
Indonesian police committed another atrocity yesterday (31st March) in West Papua, murdering at least five Papuan civilians, including a minor, in a...
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April 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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"9 people are known to have been killed in Kembru, including a toddler and a pregnant woman, though the number of casualties is expected to rise."

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President Wenda: At least nine killed as Indonesia commits new massacre in Puncak - Free West Papua Campaign
Indonesia’s campaign of colonial destruction in the West Papuan highlands is intensifying. Only weeks after the brutal massacre in Dogiyai, the Indonesian military has attacked a refugee camp in Kembr...
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April 17, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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"On 23 March 2026, Joint security forces allegedly detained and tortured Mr Yenus Mohi,19, together with two other young men in Dekai District, Yahukimo Regency, Highlands Papua Province..."

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New allegations of arbitrary detention, torture, and enforced disappearance in Dekai, Yahukimo Regency -
On 23 March 2026, Joint security forces detained and tortured Yenus Mohi and two other young men in Dekai, Yahukimo, Highlands Papua Province.
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April 4, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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West Papuan liberation fighters risk ‘extermination’ by Indonesia’s high-tech forces #asiapacificreport #DSN #westpapua @westpapuamedia.bsky.social #westpapuanews #decolonisation #WestPapua @kanakyxxxxiv.bsky.social
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West Papuan liberation fighters risk ‘extermination’ by Indonesia’s high-tech forces | Asia Pacific Report
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December 1, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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#WestPapua: "...Indonesian military conducted a sweeping operation in a gold panning area in Tembagapura, Timika Regency... May 7th to the morning of May 8th.

5 civilian gold miners were shot dead... while a toddler... is in critical condition."

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Interim President: Genocide continues as Indonesia massacres ten West Papuans - United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP)
Summary of events from May 1st to May 10th 2026: Five West Papuans were killed by the Indonesian military in Mimika; Four...
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May 13, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Indonesia’s human rights body to investigate deaths of 12 Papuans in military operation #asiapacificreport #rnzpacific #westpapua #indonesia #military #atrocities #HumanRightsViolation @westpapuamedia.bsky.social #westpapuanews #KomnasHam
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Indonesia’s human rights body to investigate deaths of 12 Papuans in military operation | Asia Pacific Report
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April 21, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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Indonesia accused of being ‘unfit’ for UN rights council presidency #asiapacificreport #UnitedNations #UNHumanRights #indonesia #WestPapua #BennyWenda @westpapuamedia.bsky.social #KanakyTribe #westpapuanews #kanakynews
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Indonesia accused of being ‘unfit’ for UN rights council presidency | Asia Pacific Report
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January 13, 2026 at 8:18 AM