Papua Governor Concerned: 10-20 Years Papua native of the Land's Missing

Papua Governor Lukas Enembe /jubi

Jayapura, Jubi - The transmigration program to Papua discourse by the Minister of the village, of Rural Development and Transmigration, Marwan Jafar called carry the threat of depopulation of the native Papua
"We have rejected the central government's transmigration of this discourse. If you want transmigration, yes local transmigration alone. Instead of Java or other areas outside of Papua.Poor people move to Papua is the same as bringing the problem to the Land of Papua. Not only economic issues, employment and social issues, but I am concerned, transmigration will make Papua native could be lost from the land of Papua is within 10 to 20 years into the future, depopulation Papua native, "said Governor of Papua, Lukas Enembe to Jubi, at the residence of the governor, in Jayapura, Saturday (10/17/2015) night.

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Mama Papua Presentasekan Kejahatan Kemanusiaan di Papua Barat di MSG

Dalam KTT MSG di Honiara, Solomon Island pada hari Senin 22 Juni 2015. Eksekutif ULMWP sedang mempersentasikan penembakan kilat, penangkapan, penyiksaan dan pemmenjarahan yang di lakukan oleh TNI dan POLRI, saat KNPB mediasi rakyat West Papua mendukungan ULMWP untuk menjadi anggota Penuh  di MSG dalam beberapa bulan terakhir di seluruh Wilayah West Papua.

Presentasi ini di sampaikan oleh seorang perempuan Papua Barat (Leoni Tanggahma), mewakili Mama-mama Melanesia di West Papua yang penuh dengan haru dan air mata membuat para menteri - menteri negara - negara anggota MSG.

Anggota  hadir dalam KTT MSG sangat tergugah jiwa mereka sebagai orang Melanesia dan kesal dengan tindakan Militer Indonesia di West Papua.

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98 International Human Ringhts Organization Ask MSG Received Membership Of West Papua

Jayapura,-- 98 international non-governmental organizations, academics, politicians and people from the Pacific appealed to the leaders of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), in order to give full support to the application of West Papua that have been proposed to become a member of MSG.

Through a press release sent to the editor Jubi, Tuesday (15/10), a group of organizations from Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Philippines, India and the United States have highlighted the threat to the survival of indigenous peoples in West Papua Melanesia, whose population is declining drastic. Also the human rights violations that are taking place in West Papua, including the denial of the right to self-determination.

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West Papua villagers flee from police to mountains, says activist

An exiled West Papuan independence leader says people from a remote village near the Freeport mine have fled into mountains for fear of the Indonesian military.

Benny Wenda says Indonesian authorities have conducted mass arrests and burned down homes in the village of Utikini.

The police have confirmed that a 500-strong joint police and military force has been deployed to the Timika region in response to the shooting of two officers and a Freeport mine security guard on New Year's Day.

However, Mr Wenda -- who says he has spoken to people from the village -- says the military has beaten and tortured innocent people in their hunt for the perpetrators and burned a number of houses after finding independence flags.

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Papuan Church Leaders Forum condemns massacre of five civilians in Paniai

Death of 5 Civilians in Paniai Papua

Papua--- Job Forum Ecumenical Churches in Papua (FKGOP) condemned the massacres committed by the army / police, in Enarotali, Paniai, Monday (12/08/2014), killing five civilians.

"We denounce and condemn pembantaiaan conducted military / police in Karel Field Gobay, Paniai," said Chairman of the Fellowship of Baptist Churches in Papua (PGBP), Rev. Socrates Sofyan Yoman, at a press conference in the Hall P3W, Padang Bulan, Abepura District, the city of Jayapura, Papua, this afternoon.

Yoman deeply regrets the events in Enarotali, Paniai that killed five civilians who are high school students (high school) in Enarotali
"The state should be responsible for the tragedy in Paniai, immediately send an independent team to investigate the case, do not continue to make public deception in the media," said Yoman.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Synod of the Church of Papua Kingmi, Rev. Benny Giay, said the government should be able to immediately prove the allegations that mentions the Free Papua Movement (OPM) as perpetrators Shot.
"Do not accuse police of origin, because the weapon used was clearly owned the military and police officers, should be investigated thoroughly, because our church deadly shot with bullets," said Giay.

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