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#LiveUpdatesPapua liveblog – May 2 West Papua mobilisations

Good Morning, and Welcome to WestPapuaMedia’s Liveblogging for the #LetWestPapuaVote demonstrations across West Papua today, May 2, 2016.

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This live monitoring project was initiated by the Legal Aid Foundation in Jakarta, and West Papua Media is assisting, along with our sources and stringers on the ground, and scores of independent journalists and human rights observers both inside and outside Papua.

Updates will be sent through in both Bahasa Indonesia and in English, but there may be a delay for translation to English. Please click on each update to be taken through to Twitter’s site for automatic translation into your language.

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Exclusive: witness video shows Police attacking taxi during KNPB pro-ULMWP Demo

By WestPapuaMedia
April 13, 2016

Exclusive Footage has been supplied to WestPapuaMedia showing Indonesian riot police attacking a Papua owned taxi van, in Waena, near Jayapura, West Papua, earlier today (April13).  The taxi was caught amidst the nonviolent demonstration called by the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) supporting the bid by the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) for full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG).

Indonesian police had claimed in a statement earlier today, reportedly issued before the conclusion of the incident filmed according to journalists on the scene, that the damage was caused by “KNPB Members action which was destructive, Anarchic, etc.”  Respected independent journalist Victor Mambor tweeted immediately after, that the “media were expecting this police statement”, and that this was the normal “Modus Operandi” of police.

Indonesian police have “already memorized” the narrative, Mambor tweeted.

However, the video clearly shows a platoon of Indonesian Brimob riot police running amok (an Indonesian term), smashing the glass with a flying martial arts kick, and using batons, fists and clubs, which were also used to beat up nonviolent protestors.

Video uploader Marthen Manggaprouw told WestPapuaMedia, “This video shows the brutal actions of the national police officers while performing security on Peaceful Demonstrations coordinated action by KNPB, Gempar, Uncen and USTJ Students.”

Manggaprouw described the “brutal action was performed when the masses are doing a peaceful demonstration outside Housing 1 complex in Waena, Jayapura.”

“The security Apparatus put through beatings and destruction of many vehicles used by demonstrators. Police also damaged taxis. You can see it clearly as you watch the video,” he explained.

WestPapuaMedia

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Crackdown imminent, Arrest #liveupdatesPapua for KNPB rallies – 1pm

by West Papua Media

1310 pm April 13, 2016

#liveupdatesPapua Current data on arrest and police actions:

Merauke: 14 KNPB Arrests (names unavailable) approx 0900

Jayapura:

BREAKING: 12.30 PM: POLICE Apparatus in front of the gate UnCen has given instructions for the dissolution of the masses.

via @lbhjakarta

Many students joined the demo. It’s in 3/4 of the way between Perumnas Camp Wolker Waena, and UNCEN.  Demo started at Expo junior to Uncen.

According to the director of ELSHAM (Insitute for the Study and Advocacy of Human Rights in Papua), Ferry Marisan,  after a mass of demonstraotrs and students grew to well over 700 outside Cenderawasih University (UNCEN), speeches and “orations” were conducted.  While the mass was peacefully listening to speeches and orations, Police moved in and forcibly confiscated phones and cameras off all KNPB members, either destroying them or forccing them to delete photos.  More details to come

Video of police blockade at UNCEN

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Kaimana: 14 people arrested and were detained at the police station Kaimana.

  • Yohanis Furay, Sekretarias Parliament,
  • Arifin Tanggarofa,
  • Lilian Tapnesa,
  • Ainia Kurita,
  • Simon Egana,
  • Agus Surbay,
  • Sepi Surbay,
  • Melianus Siwari,
  • Stephen Esuru,
  • Abd Fata Watora,
  • Melianus Surbay,
  • Joseph Surbay,
  • Elon Airabu,
  • Aser Kubewa,
  • ELSHAM is available to make comment on these arrests for international media.  Please contact +61498239869 for relay.
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#LIVEUPDATESPAPUA: West Papua Mobilisations, April 13

Published below is the latest live information confirmed from stringers and sources in Papua regarding todays’s mobilisations.

Live tweets are in Indonesian, but you can use auto-translation via twitter, just click on the embed.

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WestPapuaMedia’s #LIVEUpdatesPapua Coverage Began at 1030 Am West Papua Time


Demo video from gate of Uncen, Abepura

Papua women are on the road up towards oration UnCen from Expo and Abe. #LiveUpdatesPapua

While in Merauke, 14 activists have already taken to Polres Merauke.

 

 

Jayapura 1115AM:  First reports of attempts by security forces to shut down gathering in Waena, Jaypura.  Police have moved in at the traffic lights, reportedly pushing with riot shields, seizing 5 trucks belonging to KNPB.  Crowd currently is maintaining peaceful disposition.  

in frot of Imbi market front, eight people were just arrested and taken to Polres Jayapura. More to come

 

 

Jayapura: 1048AM  Hundreds of people are already on site at Expo Waena listening to speeches on street attempting to march to Taman Imbi.  Heavily armed security forces and many plain clothes intelligence officers already waiting.

From Ferry Marisan, Director of ELSHAM  Papua:  “Quick info in Jayapura..mass of KNPB, students and the Papuan People gathered on the campus of the University of Cenderawasih, about 300 people, in  Expo Waena complex about 250 people , and now the masses at Expo Waena move towards Jayapura, but detained by the Police at the Red lights in Waena… while I’m behind a mass of Expo Waena and being stuck already waiting for  30 minutes … ”

photo courtesy @lbhjakarta

 

 

 

via @WeneMedia Ekspo waena: action is beginning in a tense situation. police brimob not allowsing time to go to  Office of DPRP

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