On Wednesday (2/6) at 10.00 WIB, Tifa Foundation held a webinar entitled "Civil Society Consolidation for Strengthening Digital Rights in Papua". For two hours, this webinar discussed the issue of digital rights in Papua and West Papua which includes the right to access information, the right to expression, and the right to security. The webinar was attended by speaker Arfi ...Continue reading Tifa Foundation Encourages Strengthening Digital Rights in Papua
Memperjuangkan Kesejahteraan dan Hak Masyarakat Adat Lewat Film
Papuan Voices kembali menyelenggarakan Festival Film Papua pada 7-9 Agustus 2018 di Jayapura, Papua. Melalui festival ini, Papuan Voices berupaya memperkuat dan menjelaskan posisi serta kondisi masyarakat adat Papua di tengah arus investasi dan pembangunan yang kian gencar….Continue reading Memperjuangkan Kesejahteraan dan Hak Masyarakat Adat Lewat Film
Peaceful Papua Demo Leads to Arrests
The peaceful protest by the Indonesian People's Front Alliance for West Papua (Fri-West Papua) at the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout, Jakarta on Thursday, December 1, 2016 ended with the arrest of the protesters by the police. The non-violent demonstration of the Papuan people in Yogyakarta also had a similar fate. These two events show that it seems that democracy in Indonesia is ...Continue reading Peaceful Papuan Demo Leads to Arrest
Potret Perlindungan HAM di Indonesia
Pembakaran masjid, penangkapan demonstran damai, pelarangan liputan media asing di Papua, dan eksekusi mati terpidana narkoba hanyalah sebagian dari tantangan pemenuhan hak asasi manusia (HAM) di Indonesia. Lalu, bagaimana Indonesia berjalan ditengah tantangan ini? Sebagai negara yang demikian pluralistik, beragam, dan besar, isu HAM bukanlah hal baru bagi Indonesia. Bahkan belakangan, isu HAM di Indonesia…Continue reading Potret Perlindungan HAM di Indonesia
Forced Dispersal of Worship and Arrest of KNPB Members Violate Freedom of Religion and Assembly
Photo: Doc. Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) On Saturday, November 19, 2016, more than a hundred Papuans from the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) were arrested by the Sorong police while preparing for a worship service to commemorate the KNPB's 8th anniversary. This arrest was made without any clear reason because previously the KNPB anniversary celebration committee had sent a notification letter to the local security forces. The arrest of members ...Continue reading Forced Dispersal of Worship and Arrest of KNPB Members Violate Freedom of Religion and Assembly
Dialog Nasional untuk Wujudkan Papua Damai
Foto: Detik Travel/Husni Mubarak Zainal Konflik terus terjadi di Tanah Papua. Awal Mei lalu, kita dikejutkan oleh penangkapan besar-besaran sejumlah aktivis yang melakukan aksi damai di Papua. Setelahnya, ada juga insiden pembakaran masjid dan kios-kios di pasar di Kabupaten Kabupaten Tolikara, Provinsi Papua yang merugikan para pedagang. Dua kejadian tersebut hanyalah sekelumit dari ketegangan yang…Continue reading Dialog Nasional untuk Wujudkan Papua Damai
Anti-Democratic Actions Against Papuan Students
A group of people acting on behalf of the People's Union for the Liberation of West Papua (PRPPB) in Yogyakarta held a peaceful long march. This peaceful action was carried out as a form of support for the submission of ULMWP (United Liberation Movement for West Papua) to become a member of the MSG (Melanesian Spearhead Group), a non-governmental organization consisting of melanesian countries namely Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, ...Continue reading Anti-Democratic Action Against Papuan Students .
Papua: Pricking our national conscience
Konflik Papua kerap membingungkan banyak pihak. Sebagian berpikir provinsi paling barat dari Indonesia itu melimpah sumberdaya meski memiliki topografi yang menantang. Dengan adanya otonomi khusus dan melimpahnya cadangan emas dan tembaga, seharusnya Papua menjadi salah satu propinsi paling makmur di Indonesia. Namun kenyataannya, Papua termasuk dalam deretan propinsi termiskin dan tertinggal di Indonesia tahun 2015…Continue reading Papua: Pricking our national conscience