OneFootball's home page Search Settings Sign In Sign InJoin5 Pemain Lokal Paling Bersinar di BRI Liga 1: dari Putra Wamena hingga Calon Juara Back to Back | OneFootballBola.com Jakarta - BRI Liga 1 2024/2025 bukanlah panggung pemain asing semata meskipun pemain legiun impor juga berkontribusi nyata untuk klub mereka masing-masing peran pesepak bola lokal juga menjadi pisau tajam yang bisa menjadi senjata mematikan untuk klub mereka pada musim ini Pemain lokal tidak hanya sekadar sebagai pemanis belaka masih ada pemain Indonesia dari BRI Liga 1 2024/2025 yang bersaing di Timnas Indonesia asuhan Patrick Kluivert meskipun didominasi pemain keturunan dan diaspora masih ada wajah lama pemain lokal yang tetap konsisten Namun tidak sedikit wajah baru yang menghiasi pertarungan di BRI Liga 1 Related NewsPSSI Konfirmasi Timnas Indonesia Dapat Tawaran Uji Coba dari Rusia pada September 2025: Agak Berat untuk Menerimanya 4 Faktor Kunci Persib Bandung Sukses Menjadi Juara BRI Liga 1 2024/2025 Versi Pengamat PSSI Pastikan Ikut Bidding Jadi Tuan Rumah Putaran 4 Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2026 Bila Timnas Indonesia Lolos Jangan Remehkan yang Baru, Malut United dan PSBS Buktikan Tim Promosi Bukan Sekadar Figuran di BRI Liga 1! Sejarah Terukir di Bandung! Marc Klok Bangga Bantu Persib Torehkan Back to Back Juara Liga 1 Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham Forest: Eberechi Eze scores as Eagles get ready to peak in FA Cup final Glasner will be content with his side’s performance against a team chasing Champions League qualificationCrystal Palace had their chances and could have nicked it late on, but a 1-1 draw... Football transfer rumours: Rashford in Man Utd exit talks; Real Madrid suffer Alexander-Arnold setback Real Madrid 'agree terms' with Carlo Ancelotti over his departure Carlo Ancelotti's future appears to be sealed after the iconic Italian manager has reached terms over his pending departure from Real Madrid.According to fresh reports from The Athletic, an agreement... Hendrik Yaputra TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Presidential Communication Office Head Hasan Nasbi responded to the protest against the free nutritious meal program in Papua every individual has the right to reject the program and refuse to enjoy nutritious food Hasan requested that protesters not demand the cancelation of the free nutritious meal program as some communities want to enjoy this program "If they want to say 'no need to give us (free meals),' that's okay But if it leads to protests for cancellation and rejection it obstructs the rights of others," he said at the Presidential Palace Hasan hoped that the rejection would not lead to violence he provided space for the community to express their opinions "People are welcome to protest and express their opinions But don't let it lead to violence," said Hasan held a demonstration to reject the free nutritious meal program The police estimated around 3,500 students were participating in the protest "The demonstration was attended by junior high and university students and has been ongoing since this morning," Jayawijaya Police Ops Section Chief Police Commissioner Suparmanto told Tempo through a phone call on Monday the student demonstration was briefly chaotic local time when the crowd moved towards the cross tower in front of the Jayawijaya Regent's office a few hundred meters from the Jayawijaya Regent's office National Nutrition Agency Head Dadan Hindayana declined to comment on the rejection of free nutritious meals in Papua the rejection concerns other issues in the region "This problem is no longer about the nutritious meal program but it has to do with other issues," said Dadan when met at the Ministry of Village PDT Nandito Putra and M Raihan Muzzaki contributed to this report Editor's Choice: Civil Servants' Eid Allowance to Be Disbursed in March 2025, Prabowo Says Click here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google News Prabowo: Bill Gates to Support Free Nutritious Meal Program in Indonesia Prabowo Rejects 'Puppet President' Label, Denies Jokowi's Control Manpower Minister Unveils Reasons Behind Over 24,000 Layoffs by April 2025 Prabowo Claims 99.99% Success Rate for Free Nutritious Meal Program Indonesia and Japan Deepen Strategic Alliance in Clean Energy and Infrastructure Jokowi Responds to Calls for VP Gibran's Impeachment Prabowo Praises Jokowi's Inflation Control in Cabinet Session, Denies Link to Gibran's Presence BPS: Indonesian Economic Growth Slows to 4.87% in Q1 2025 Rupiah Strengthens as US-China Trade Tension Eases BGN Chief Aims for Zero Accidents in Free Nutritious Meal Program Prabowo: Bill Gates to Support Free Nutritious Meal Program in Indonesia Prabowo Claims 99.99% Success Rate for Free Nutritious Meal Program BGN Chief Aims for Zero Accidents in Free Nutritious Meal Program BPOM Urges Community Health Centers to Monitor Free Nutritious Meals Program KPAI Urges Daily Oversight of Free Nutritious Meals Program Amid Poisoning Cases TPNPB-OPM Declares War on Indonesian Military in Papua Indonesian Govt Disburses Rp2.3tn for Free Nutritious Meals per April 2025 Amnesty International Reports on Indonesia's Declining Human Rights Protection Reasons Behind Hasan Nasbi's Resignation as Prabowo's Spokesperson TPNPB-OPM Admits Involvement in Shooting of Komnas HAM Papua Team The Pope's Role in Major Events of the Modern Era Prabowo to Host Cambodian Senate President This Afternoon Sistine Chapel Prepares for the Election of New Pope Anthony Albanese Makes Indonesia His First Visit After Winning Australian Election JYP Entertainment Apologizes for DAY6 Concert Chaos in Jakarta AJI, UNESCO Declare Commitment to Support Digital Security of Student Press Inside Sistine Chapel: 5 Key Facts About the Conclave's Iconic Venue Exposing Trump's Move on Mike Waltz Dismissal 10 Best Cities to Visit in Japan Besides Tokyo to Add to Your Bucket List 10 Recommended Budget-Friendly Tourist Destinations in the United States What Are the Cheapest Businesses to Start from Home? Here Are the Top 10 Jobs That AI Will Replace: Is Your Current Job at Risk? Hollywood Shaken as Trump Orders 100% Tariff on All Foreign-Made Films Intan Setiawanty Jakarta - The Cartenz Peace Operation is pursuing six inmates who escaped from the Class IIB Wamena Penitentiary on Tuesday One of them is Penihas Heluka, alias Kopi Tua Heluka, who claims to be the Commander of the West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Movement (TPNPB-OPM) and the Commander of the Yamue Battalion Kodap XVI Yahukimo said they continue to pursue the escaped inmates "We are committed to maintaining peace and providing a sense of security for the people Our pursuit of the escaped inmates will be intensified," said Brigadier General Faizal in his official statement quoted on Thursday Seven prisoners broke the first fence on the left side of the prison using a pair of pliers They then climbed the second fence with a one-meter long rope tied to the barbed wire was previously arrested by the law enforcers of Cartenz Peace Operation on May 19 for his involvement in a series of criminal acts He was sentenced to 13 years in prison on February 7 and had only served one year of his sentence before escaping The chief of public relations for Cartenz Peace task force urged the public to remain calm and vigilant "We urge the public to play an active role in maintaining a conducive situation and immediately report to the security forces if they have any information about the whereabouts of the fugitives," said Yusuf Cartenz Peace, or Damai Cartenz, is now cooperating with the local prison authorities and police to further investigate this incident. They ensure that the six escapees will be apprehended promptly to maintain security in Wamena and its surrounding areas Editor’s Choice: Damai Cartenz Task Force: KKB Leader Askel Mabel Arrested and Sent to Jayapura Click here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google News Two Inmates Dead and Dozens Poisoned by Homemade Alcohol at Bukittinggi Prison TPNPB-OPM Claims to Have Shot Dead 2 TNI Soldiers in Maybrat Papua: Rights Activist Challenges OPM Allegation of Military Posing as Gold Miners 11 Bodies of TPNPB-OPM Attack Victims in Yakuhimo Handed Over to Families TPNPB-OPM Calls for Non-Papuans to Leave Gold Mines in Yahukimo OPM Justifies Killing of Gold Miners in Papua Reasons Why TPNPB-OPM Declared War Against the Indonesian Military Indonesian Military Confirms No Additional Troops Will Be Deployed to Papua Against TPNPB-OPM TPNPB-OPM Declares Ready for War Against Indonesian Military Wamena investigation: What the government is not telling us In Wamena in Papua’s Jayawijaya regency there is a customary belief that women and children are innocent “Humi yukurugi wene inyokodek,” said Dominikus Surabut the men are going to fight in the afternoon and evening “Inyawim hiam-hiam ninane uok...,” Dominikus went on The Rapid SMART+ Survey was conducted by the REACH Initiative in Hambela Wamena woreda of the West Guji zone The survey was carried out from January 25 to 29 The primary objectives of the survey were to assess the acute malnutrition situation and childhood morbidity and health seeking behaviors among children aged 6-59 months in Hambela Wamena district of West Guji zone A cross-sectional household survey was conducted to gather data on anthropometry child morbidity and health seeking behavior Using a two-stage cluster sampling method based on the SMART methodology clusters were first selected randomly with probability proportional to size (PPS) to ensure equal chances for every household were then sampled in the second stage using simple random sampling The sample size was calculated as 25 clusters as the percentage of children under the age of 5 years was above 15% with each cluster comprising 11 households All clusters (100%) were successfully reached The nutritional assessment in Hambela Wamena revealed varying acute malnutrition rates depending on measurement criteria Using weight-for-height z-scores (WHZ) and edema the global acute malnutrition (GAM) prevalence was 6.2% (5.1% moderate rising to 7.2% with mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and edema Although the survey coincided with the lean season which likely temporarily bolstered household income and food access WHZ-based GAM (6.2%) falls within the “medium” public health severity classification underscoring the need for sustained monitoring and targeted interventions to address persistently high malnutrition rates WFP's life-saving response has been severely hampered by critical funding shortfalls as 3.6 million of the most vulnerable are at risk of losing food assistance Indonesia — Paving of a dirt road linking two cities in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region could spark the destruction of a wildlife reserve whose isolation has made it a biodiversity hotspot The 585-kilometer (364-mile) road runs from the coastal city of Jayapura southwest through the mountainous hinterland to the town of Wamena a web of asphalt cutting thousands of kilometers across the Indonesian half of the island of New Guinea About a sixth of the Jayapura-Wamena stretch runs through Mamberamo Foja Wildlife Reserve, but has not yet been paved. Spanning nearly 950,000 hectares (2.35 million acres), the reserve covers an area six times the size of London, and has been dubbed a “species generator” due to its diversity of wildlife and vegetation The reserve has 40 types of ecosystems It’s also home to at least 332 bird species and 80 mammal species with many more species yet to be described by science Thirty-nine Indigenous communities also live in the wildlife reserve Some sections of the 4,325-km (2,687-mi) network have already been built and paved the construction of roads is permitted in national parks to a limited extent but is prohibited entirely inside wildlife reserves the forestry ministry issued a permit allowing the road to cut through the wildlife reserve the head of the public works department in Yalimo district the road runs through protected areas,” he said “But the status of the areas can be converted with a permit from the ministry of forestry which means the process has been carried out.” The bureaucratic process of declaring an area no longer protected for wildlife doesn’t mean it doesn’t still constitute wildlife habitat He said paving the road would likely open up the wildlife reserve to encroachment with surrounding communities moving in the area to establish settlements there “When a road is constructed a bit further into the forest there the locals would also move there because that’s also their area,” he said This will eventually lead to the forests inside the wildlife reserve being cleared to make way for houses and farms “From the aspect of ecology or environment Lorentz National Park serves as a cautionary tale for how the Trans-Papua Highway can alter the landscape of a protected area Spanning 2.35 million hectares (5.81 million acres) — the size of the U.S. state of Vermont — Lorentz is the largest protected area in Southeast Asia It’s also known for being the only protected area in the world to range continuously from snowcapped mountain peak down to tropical marine environment with extensive lowland wetlands in between making the national park one of the only three tropical regions in the world that have glaciers is the tallest peak in Southeast Asia and Australasia A 2018 study by The Asia Foundation and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) found that a 178-km (110-mi) stretch of the Trans-Papua Highway that runs through the national park has devastated parts of the protected area It has led to clearing of trees that serve as habitat for wildlife and source of water for the ecosystems in the park The study also noted the dieback of Nothofagus beech rainforests in the national park as one of the consequences of the road being built there In a 2014 report, UNESCO said the road was being constructed without a comprehensive environmental impact assessment, a process known locally as Amdal, and called for the project to be halted pending the completion of a proper Amdal process. In 2017, UNESCO noted that the new Amdal had identified significant potential environmental impacts to the protected area and said the construction of the road represented “a significant additional risk for the fragile alpine environments of the property which may exacerbate the impacts of climate change.” But in pushing ahead with building the road, the Indonesian government said it would make sure not to damage the ecosystems and biodiversity of the national park Since the completion of the Lorentz stretch, known as the Habbema-Kenyam road, in 2019, UNESCO has urged the government to assess the current and potential impacts on the area and the effectiveness of plans to mitigate them It also called for an assessment of the measures being developed to reduce the impact of the road on the dieback of the Nothofagus stands The 2018 study found that road construction could lead to deforestation in protected areas as people build settlements along newly paved roads The timber to build these houses typically comes from the forest with villagers in mountainous areas logging trees and selling the wood to meet the demand This alters their relationship with their surroundings they would hunt and gather food in the forests to meet their needs The arrival of the road has pushed them toward a market-based economy as they cut down trees to sell the coordinator of the research team behind the 2018 study said the impact of the road through Lorentz National Park will only increase the connectivity will increase and there’ll be many trips there [in the national park],” she said “This has the potential to disturb the biodiversity in Lorentz National Park.” This story was first reported by Mongabay’s Indonesia team and published here on our Indonesian site on Oct Banner image: A truck skids off the Trans Papua road that connects Jayapura and Wamena in Indonesia’s Papua province Image by Gerson Wetapo for Mongabay Indonesia FEEDBACK: Use this form to send a message to the author of this post The “fortress conservation” model is under pressure in East Africa as protected areas become battlegrounds over history and global efforts to halt biodiversity loss Mongabay’s Special Issue goes beyond the region’s world-renowned safaris to examine how rural communities and governments are reckoning with conservation’s colonial origins and trying to forge a path forward […] Rizki Dewi Ayu TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Thousands of students in Wamena, Jayawijaya Regency, Papua Highlands Province, staged a protest against the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program on Monday The demonstration was attended by junior high school (SMP) It is estimated that around 3,500 students participated in the protest “We facilitated a meeting to avoid chaos and unforeseen incidents,” said Police Commissioner Suparmanto Head of Operations for the Jayawijaya Police in a phone interview with Tempo on Monday stated that he and thousands of other students in Wamena and Papua need access to free education and proper school facilities “We don’t want free nutritious meals; what we want is easy access to education and healthcare that’s all,” Yohans told Tempo over the phone Asken explained that the Free Nutritious Meals policy would not help him and his peers focus on their studies “The issue of basic education remains unresolved in Papua Highlands Healthcare facilities are also still very limited,” he said While he acknowledged that the state of education and healthcare in Wamena is relatively adequate he emphasized that Papua Highlands is not limited to just Wamena “Our friends who live far from Wamena The head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) declined to comment on the rejection of the free nutritious meals program in Papua He stated that the objection is related to other issues in the region “This is no longer an issue about the Free Nutritious Meals program but about something else,” Dadan said when met at the Ministry of Village Development in Jakarta on Monday Regarding the rejection of Free Nutritious Meals in Papua He stated that this matter should be addressed by the Indonesian National Army (TNI) or the police “The ones who should explain this are the Indonesian National Army or the national intelligence agency,” he said Raihan Muzzaki contributed to the writing of this article Editor's Choice: JPPI Condemns Police Repressive Actions towards Papua Mountain Students Rejecting Free Nutritious Meals These Countries Ban Cell Phones in Schools Civil Groups Take to the Streets of Jakarta on May Day: 'This Is the Day to Fight Back' Nandito Putra TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Head of the Public Relations of the Papua Regional Police denied claims that officers fired gunshots during a protest against the free nutritious meal program in Wamena Benny also denied allegations of excessive force used by the police Benny accused that the narrative of violence during the protest was spread by the West Papuan National Army-Free Papua Movement (TNPB-OPM) group it's a hoax and is spread by TNPB-OPM to corner the government," Benny said in a written statement on Wednesday Claims of firearm use during the Monday protest circulated on the internet Photos showing several bullet casings emerged on social media X with narratives alleging that police fired live ammunition he confirmed that officers used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators He said the police released tear gas because the demonstrators were throwing stones at the officers the use of tear gas was in accordance with the procedures "The demonstrators at that time had started to become anarchic and were throwing stones at the authorities," he said the student demonstration in Wamena on Monday morning turned chaotic The riot occurred around 09:00 WIT (Eastern Indonesia Time) as the crowd moved towards the cross tower in front of the Jayawijaya Regent's Office a few hundred meters from the Jayawijaya Regent's Office Head of the Operational Division of the Jayawijaya Police Suparmanto reported that a group of individuals in casual clothing Approximately 3,500 students participated in the demonstration against the free nutritious meal program in Wamena They took to the streets starting at 08:00 local time they voiced their rejection of the policy initiated by President Prabowo Subianto Asken Yohanes, one of the students who participated in the demonstration, said that he and thousands of students in Wamena and Papua need access to free education and adequate school facilities, rather than free nutritious meals Editor's Choice: Parents Stage Rally, Demand Certainty of BIM 4th Batch Scholarship TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Educational Monitoring Network (JPPI) has condemned the repressive actions by the police against students who held demonstrations rejecting the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program in Jayapura and Wamena, Papua The peaceful demonstration was forcibly dispersed by the authorities who were allegedly using physical violence and tear gas JPPI National Coordinator Ubaid Matraji stated that the violence against students peacefully expressing their aspirations is a serious violation of human rights and freedom of speech guaranteed by the constitution "We also regret reports of students being beaten and detained by the police," he said in a written statement on Monday JPPI urged the government to thoroughly investigate these repressive actions and ensure that the involved authorities receive appropriate legal sanctions JPPI demanded the unconditional release of the detained students and the fulfillment of the right to free and quality education for all students in Papua in accordance with Article 31 of the 1945 Constitution to collectively uphold law enforcement against this repressive action and ensure the fulfillment of educational rights for all children of the nation held demonstrations in rejection of the free nutritious meals policy The police estimated that around 3,500 students participated in the demonstration."The demonstration was attended by junior high school and began early this morning," said Operations Chief of Jayawijaya Regional Police Commissioner Police Suparmanto to Tempo via telephone on Monday Supramanto stated that the demonstration was still ongoing The thousands of students were currently in front of the office of the Regent of Jayawijaya in Papua Pegunungan "We are facilitating an audience to prevent unrest and undesirable events," he said The thousands of students took to the streets at 08:00 local time they voiced their rejection of the policy of free nutritious meals initiated by President Prabowo Subianto give us free education," was written on one of the banners one of the students participating in the demonstration stated that he and thousands of students in Wamena and Papua in general need access to free education and adequate school facilities that's it," he said to Tempo over the phone the free nutritious meals policy will not allow him and his friends to study peacefully In addition to the fundamental issue of unfinished education in Papua Pegunungan access to healthcare facilities is also minimal Asken mentioned that the education situation in Wamena is adequate The same goes for access to healthcare facilities the schools are there but they are of poor quality not free nutritious meals," he said.Various forms of rejection were also recorded in a video report posted on @infowamena's Instagram account One video clip showed a student delivering a speech in front of thousands of people dressed in gray and white attire The student stated that free nutritious meals were not a solution to the problems in Papua He said that the students' aspirations must be conveyed to the president and we want this to be heard by the regent Disturbances occurred around 09:00 WIT (Eastern Indonesian Time) when the crowd moved towards the cross tower located in front of the office of the Regent of Jayawijaya a few hundred meters from the office of the Regent of Jayawijaya Asken said that the police fired tear gas towards the crowd of students The student formation was disrupted due to the tear gas shots "There were several rounds of tear gas shots initially the police didn't allow us to move forward," he said The police confirmed that the student demonstration became chaotic and tear gas was fired the police stated that the tear gas shots were carried out according to procedure The reason for firing tear gas was due to stone throwing from the crowd towards the authorities on duty "Tear gas was used as a preventive measure to prevent the unrest from spreading," said Operations Chief of Jayawijaya Regional Police Commissioner Police Suparmanto Supramanto stated that the stone throwing came from a group wearing casual clothes "There were indeed stone throwing incidents it seems that it was not from the students," he said He stated that the unrest did not last long. Students who requested to meet with the acting governor had now gathered in front of the office of the Regent of Jayawijaya "The situation is now conducive. The students are currently in an audience with the acting governor and are accompanied by the Deputy Chief of Jayawijaya Police," he said Nandito Putra contributed to the writing of this article Editor’s Choice: Palace Responds to Free Nutritious Meals Rejection in Papua's Wamena Today's Top 3 News: 7 Most Beautiful Banknotes Bank Indonesia Withdraws Four Banknote Denominations Says Police Behind Violence at Labor Day Rally Jakarta Police Blame Infiltrators for Labor Day Rally Unrest LBH Jakarta Reports Labor Day Protesters Still Detained by Police After Investigation Riri Rahayu TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Ministry of Transportation assures no casualties in the incident involving Trigana Air aircraft PK YSC destined for Sentani (DJJ) - Wamena (WMX) Acting Director General of Air Transportation Lukman F Laisa said that all crew and passengers were safely evacuated "They were flown to Wamena on another aircraft PK YRA," Lukman said in his written statement carrying 121 passengers and 8 crew members emitted thick smoke from the right engine after the aircraft pushed back and started the engine The incident occurred on the runway of Sentani Airport at 11:30 local time A panicked passenger then opened the left emergency door and saved himself Lukman stated that Sentani Airport officials rushed to the rescue and evacuation efforts He mentioned that the Trigana Air plane involved in the incident was towed to the apron and parked at the R2 parking stand "The KNKT team at Sentani is currently conducting an investigation," Lukman added Editor's Choice: Smart Air Plane in Papua Skids Off Runway, No Casualties Reported Click here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google News Indonesia Set to Acquire F-15EX Fighter Jets: Here's What You Need to Know Boeing Promises to Involve Local Industry if Indonesia Buys F-15EX Fighter Jets Moving Forward: NASA Astronauts Embrace Next Starliner Flight Despite Past Hiccups Damai Cartenz Task Force: KKB Leader Askel Mabel Arrested and Sent to Jayapura M5.5 and M5.6 Earthquakes Jolt Jayapura at Midnight 7 Fastest Commercial Planes of All Time: High-Speed Aviation Leaders Today's Top 3 News: Indonesian Students Welcome President Prabowo's Arrival in Malaysia Indonesia Asks Boeing to Build Factory and Flight Training Center in the Country Jeju Air Black Box Data Missing from Crucial Minutes Before Crash Antara Petir Garda Bhwana Papua - Indonesian police and military personnel were tracking down members of an armed Papuan group who had shot at an aircraft of Wings Air All people boarding the passenger aircraft survived the incident that occurred at Nop Goliath Airport in Dekai Sub-district Papua Pegunungan (Papua Highland) Province Papua Police Chief Insp.Gen.Mathius Fakhiri said A bullet penetrated the aircraft's left fuselage and its splinter hit the neck of a passanger sitting at seat row 19 A he told ANTARA in Jayapura City on Saturday The aircraft carrying 36 passengers was shot at about 01:20 p.m local time when approaching the airport's runway for landing adding that the armed attackers were being hunted down said he had yet to receive reports on the armed group that was responsible for the assault on the passenger aircraft that flew from Sentani Airport in Jayapura District to Yahukimo District The Wings Air aircraft had flown back safely to Jayapura via Timika District ANTARA had earlier reported that over the past few years armed Papuan groups have often employed hit-and-run tactics against Indonesian security personnel and mounted acts of terror against civilians in the districts of Intan Jaya The targets of such acts of terror have included construction workers a group of armed Papuan separatists killed 31 workers from PT Istaka Karya that were engaged in the Trans Papua project in Kali Yigi and Kali Aurak in Yigi Sub-district several members of an armed Papuan group operating in Beoga Sub-district killed eight Palaparing Timur Telematika (PTT) workers who were repairing a base transceiver station (BTS) tower belonging to state-owned telecommunications operator Telkomsel New Zealander pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens has been taken hostage by the Egianus Kogoya-led armed group He was piloting an aircraft belonging to Indonesian airline Susi Air when he was captured by the armed group Members of the group set his aircraft on fire shortly after it landed in Nduga District Papuan separatists attacked several traditional gold miners in Yahukimo District four soldiers were killed in a gunfight with Papuan rebels in Paro Sub-district a gunfight broke out between Indonesian security personnel and members of an armed separatist group operating in Intan Jaya District A Brimob ranger named Alfando Steve Karamoy sustained gunshot wounds in the gunfight He succumbed to his injuries at Intan Jaya Public Hospital Karamoy was a National Police elite Mobile Brigade (Brimob) ranger assigned to the Operation Peace Cartenz Task Force in Central Papua Province Editor's Choice: Indonesia Expands Global Trade Market Access to Anticipate Japan's Recession Click here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google News Scorching Hot Weather Grips Indonesia: BMKG Reports Temperatures Hit 37 Degrees Celsius Indonesia's $6mn Grant to Fiji Allegedly Aimed at Securing Papua Diplomatic Support TPNPB-OPM Accuses Indonesian Military of Conducting Airstrikes in Papua Indonesia to Develop Kertajati Airport into Aircraft Maintenance Hub EasyJet Makes Emergency Landing After Passenger Hallucinates Snakes in Cabin Prabowo Slams Professor Skeptical of Free Nutritious Meals Program Dewi Elvia Muthiariny TEMPO.CO, Jayapura - The Jayapura National Road Agency (BPJN) announced that the Trans Papua road connecting Jayapura-Wamena was temporarily closed beginning Wednesday “The bridge that crosses the Edan river is under construction as it previously collapsed and has not been completed yet,” said the Jayapura BPJN Head the temporary closure will last for three months the agency will open the road at certain times to allow vehicles carrying various goods from Jayapura to Wamena or other areas in the mountain to pass The agencies authorized to handle the damage in the 575-kilometers-long road are BPJN Jayapura and BPJN Wamena at least 300 vehicles transported various goods needed by the community from Jayapura with a travel time of about two to three days depending on the natural condition He hoped that when the repair project of the road and bridge along Trans Papua completes Also Read: Govt to Disburse Trillions for Trans Papua Project Russia Soon to Begin to Build Road Bridge to North Korea No Casualties in Trigana Air Incident in Sentani Singer Jon Bon Jovi Helps Woman in Crisis Off Bridge Ledge in Nashville Jayapura-Bound Trigana Air Plane Skids Off Runway in Yapen Islands China's Xi Jinping Urges All-out Rescue Efforts After Highway Bridge Collapse Kills 11 Indonesian Police Seize 394 Packages of Marijuana Belongs to Papua-Papua New Guinea Kingpin Papuans in Jayapura Must Pay Up to Rp120,000 for Birds' Eye Chili Peppers Laila Afifa Laila Afifa Jakarta - The communication and information ministry has lifted internet restriction in Wamena since the condition in the region has returned to normal after the riot The ministry’s head of public relation bureau Ferdinandus Setu said the data access was reopened by considering the security in the region “This is based on the coordination with the law enforcers and security apparatus,” he said in a written statement received by Tempo the government decided to restrict internet access in Wamena following the rally and rioting triggered by hoaxes (fake news) and hate speech He explained the internet access was also reopened in 15 percent of area in Jayapura as the other areas regained the data access on September 13 The telecommunication and internet connection in 29 regencies/cities in Papua Province and 13 regencies/cities in West Papua Province have now returned to normal continuously calls on all the parties to not spread hoaxes as well as provocation through any media including social platforms “It’s important to keep the situation and condition in the two provinces safe,” he remarked Starlink Offers Free Internet Service for a Year Ririe Ranggasari TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Three flights to Wamena Airport The delays were decided following a riot in the Papuan City of Wamena which is around one kilometer from the airport.  "Three flights from Jayapura to Wamena have been postponed Maybe the flights will be rerouted later in the afternoon," Wamena Airport Operational Unit chief Joko Dekai told Tempo on Monday Joko ensured that the airport was safe and operating normally the management has no plan to shut the airport down.  He said that the airlines took into account passengers' safety and comfort when making the decision Papua serves domestic and pioneering flight routes "The biggest domestic route is to Jayapura," said Joko Flights to and from Jayapura are served by Wings Air and Trigana Air while passengers pioneer flights fly on Susi Air Indonesia Denies Russia's Request to Open Military Base in Papua Ricky Mohammad Nugraha TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The operations at Wamena Airport in Papua is temporarily halted due to the reportedly violent protests that broke at the District of Jayawijaya Joko Harjani says airport management is yet to announce how long the temporary closure of its operations would last which was effective since 10:30 Western Indonesia Time (WIB) after three cargo planes left the airport “There are no more planes in the airport as of now,” said Joko on Monday who maintained that it will only be reopened under formal police or military requests The Wamena airport is located at the Baliem valley that serves 120 daily flights The airport’s high activity is due to its role as the entrance gate toward a number of cities and villages in the Central Mountain’s Region Previously reported, the police closed the Abepura-Padang Bulan Road in Abepura district of Jayapura The street is blocked following a student protests by at the Cenderawasih University campus in Abepura Yemeni Houthis Announce Airspace Blockade Against Israel Israel Vows Retaliation Following Houthi Strike on Main Airport Yemen's Houthi Missile Hits Israel's Ben Gurion Airport Ten Exciting Things to Do in Changi Airport: Waterfalls Power Outage Disrupts Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport SKYTRAX's 10 Airports with the Best Immigration Services Dubai Named First Certified Autism Destination in Eastern Region Three Indonesian Airports Set to Reopen International Flights Daniel appeared happy and carefree as he played soccer with his friends in the churchyard of Kingmi Weneroma Daniel is just one of more than 700 children from Nduga Regency currently living in shelters in Wamena the capital of Jayawijaya Regency in the Baliem Valley in Papua’s highlands They were displaced from their homes in late December 2018 Wamena’s estimated population of over 30,000 swelled with the arrival of over 2300 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from neighbouring Nduga Regency the number of civilian deaths among the displaced Nduga as a result of the armed conflict is over 50 according to data from local volunteers in Wamena The Nduga residents fled their homes due to an escalation in the prolonged armed conflict between the Indonesian Military (TNI) and pro-independence fighters. In early December 2018, a new wave of conflict began shortly after 17 road construction workers from the state-owned PT Istaka Karya were killed As the joint operation between the TNI and the police unfolded 25 civilians and five security officers were killed and eleven out of 32 districts in Nduga were isolated When Fina heard the shots firing randomly at honai (traditional houses) and from helicopters at the people below Fina attempted to flee by running further into the bush travelled on foot before finally reaching the relative safety of Wamena It took six days for Fina and four children to reach Wamena after hiding in the jungle for a week They had nothing but the clothes on their backs Teresa was sitting in her house when she heard gunfire coming from a nearby mountain Her neighbours told her that the military wing of OPM (the Free Papua Movement) had killed around 17 non-Papuans Under gunfire she ran to find two non-Papuan construction workers who lived near her house on the way home she stumpled and broke her leg She decided to hide in the jungle before making her way to Wamena along with her sister Armed conflict is not new to the people of Nduga Regency then-Lieutenant Colonel Prabowo Subianto led a military operation to rescue foreign researchers in Mapenduma District the operation claimed the lives of hundreds of indigenous people These stories are passed down from one generation to the next The most recent TNI-led joint military–police operation served to reignite these memories among the Nduga people and local Papuans in general My fieldwork on local civil society organisations in Papua brought me to meet Ence Geong a prominent activist and coordinator of local volunteers of the displaced Nduga in Wamena Ence facilitated meeting and interviews for me with people in Weneroma I could see deep trauma reflected in the eyes of the Nduga IDPs He was left with nothing when his house was burned down in the conflict I wanted to take some time to talk to the children in order to understand better what they were going through communicating was not easy as some of them only speak their local language Local Wamena residents volunteered to translate and in turn became counsellors for the children Though they have no particular credentials for dealing with victims of conflict and post-conflict trauma the volunteers at Wamena have developed programs to assist After school the children are encouraged to take part in social activities playing soccer and volleyball and also weaving noken (a bag made of woven or knotted bark) the children have a safe space to talk about their daily lives and dreams for all their goodwill and efforts these volunteers are untrained and the support they can provide to the children and others is limited A long history of armed conflict in the Papuan highlands means that the internally displaced persons of Nduga currently living in Wamena have significant and multi-generational experiences of trauma the government’s response and the support provided to these people is greatly lacking It can be assumed that this number has increased in the past decade Due to restrictions on access imposed by the Indonesian security forces In 2006 the UNHCR reported that 13,500 Papuans were in exile in Papua New Guinea (PNG) as the result of various military operations since the 1960s Diana Glazebrook’s interviews with Papuans in exile in PNG in 1998-99 published in the Journal of Refugee Studies found that their primary motivation for seeking refuge was political due to independence aspirations: ‘If I stay here there is nothing yet if I return I do not know whether I will be safe’ explained one interviewee Although some local PNG authorities have appealed to the refugees to return to Papua Since 2000, an escalation in the conflict between the OPM fighters and the Indonesian Military has forced many to flee their homes, sometimes several times. ELSHAM, a local human rights organisation, estimated that in 2001 thousands of Indigenous Papuans fled their homes after security forces conducted sweeping operations in Waisor to track down OPM guerrillas more than 5300 people fled their homes due to military operations launched in response to the raising of the Morning Star flag in Mulia Yahukimo and Nduga are places with long histories of conflict The two primary legal regulations which guide the Indonesian government’s response to internal displacement due to disaster conflict and inter-communal violence are Law No 24/2007 on natural disaster management and Law No these regulations fail to provide an adequate framework for handling the Papuan context The politically driven conflict between the Indonesian central government and Papuans who aspire to independence is highly sensitive The 2012 regulation on social conflict management is based on horizontal conflicts not vertical or asymmetrical conflicts such as those which question Indonesia's sovereignty and legitimacy in a territory the Ministry for Social Affairs has no credible data on the number of IDPs currently in Papua and West Papua This is partly due to restricted access to the conflict areas in Papua but also due to the lack of state recognition of the IDPs as victims of armed conflict For those from Nduga this situation has two critical and potentially life-threatening implications there is currently no significant government-coordinated assistance in Wamena and surrounds Based on my observations and reports from local volunteers there have only been uncoordinated and inefficient efforts by central and local government to distribute food and medicine and other materials to the IDPs scattered over 23 locations in Wamena the Ministry of Social Affairs had made only one official visit to the area after which there was no noticeable effort made to help IDPs there This inaction by the ministry reflects the central government’s unwillingness to meet the specific needs of IDPs in Nduga which sits in contrast to efforts made to assist people elsewhere in the country who are displaced by natural disasters or inter-communal violence the initiative to provide for these people has come mostly from the Nduga local authority and from civil society organisations and largely in response to local and national media reporting of their conditions student and other youth organisations and local and national NGOs are coordinated by a foundation called Yayasan Teratai Hati Papua (YTHP) They provide much-needed material items to IDPs in Wamena but still do not reach those living in Asmat Let alone those still trapped in the jungle the absence of state recognition of IDPs and their specific needs as victims of conflict means there are no professional post-trauma services for these people The noken method used by the volunteers as described above – the simple creation of a safe space to talk – is only effective in the short term This method must be supported by professional post-conflict services In these conditions children are unlikely to be able to prepare themselves for study or to take exams with no trauma healing services offered or support from the central government it is only inevitable that some will be motivated to join the guerrilla fighters in the jungle or the militant political groups in cities across Papua thus continuing the cycle of conflict and trauma Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi Wangge (hipolitusringgi@gmail.com) is a researcher at the Marthinus Academy Jakarta He has been conducting fieldwork on local civil society organisations in post-autonomy Papua Receive Inside Indonesia's latest articles and quarterly editions in your inbox © Copyright Indonesian Resources and Information Program (IRIP) 1983 - 2025 We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the stolen lands on which Inside Indonesia is based and we pay our respects to Elders past and present We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded Hutan ada dua pilihan untuk pergi dari Jayapura ke Wamena dan gunung tinggi yang biasa tampak dari pesawat hutan belantara termasuk kawasan konservasi Wamena adalah ibu kota Kabupaten Jayawijaya Kota di Lembah Baliem ini sejak lama jadi pusat aktivitas ekonomi dan pemerintahan di wilayah pegunungan tengah Papua Letaknya 1.800 meter di atas permukaan laut Wamena bisa terjangkau dalam 45 menit dari Bandara Sentani Proyek jalan trans Papua membuat wilayah ini akhirnya bisa ditembus dengan jalan darat satu proyek infrastruktur utama Pemerintahan Joko Widodo di Papua dan Papua Barat Ia masuk dalam proyek strategis nasional dan Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah Nasional (RPJMN) 2020-2024 Data Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat (KPUPR) menyebutkan panjang jalan trans Papua di Papua mencapai 2.902 km Ini meliputi ruas Jalan Merauke-Tanah Merah-Waropko (543 km) Jayapura-Elelim-Wamena adalah ruas jalan trans Papua terpanjang di Papua Sebelumnya sudah ada jalan darat dari Wamena ke Elelim jalur baru dibuka dari Jayapura melalui Senggi untuk pertama kali warga gunakan jalan ini mahasiswa di satu perguruan tinggi di Kota Jayapura pernah lalui jalan ini ada beberapa teman yang sudah rencana naik (ke Wamena) Saya juga tergerak hati untuk ikut,” kata Yoni saat ditemui Senin (28/9/20) di Jayapura Jalan dari Kota Jayapura hingga Distrik Senggi Keerom relatif mudah dilalui karena sudah beraspal “Karena baru buka dan belum ada kendaraan lewat jadi masih aman dan bagus Dua sungai yang waktu itu belum tersambung atau belum ada jembatan adalah Kali Yahuli dan Kali Kil Beberapa kendaraan rusak dan harus berhenti untuk diperbaiki Dari Jayapura perlu tiga hari sampai di Kota Wamena “Dari Benawa masuk ke Elelim itu yang agak susah Ada satu gunung paling tinggi dari antara semua gunung di situ Mereka bikin jalan dengan kasi botak di atasnya “Kita harus naik sampai di puncak itu lalu sampai di atas kita harus turun lagi Turunnya berkelok-kelok sampai tiba di bawah lalu ke sebelah naik lagi.” Sepanjang ruas jalan yang baru dibuka sepi dan tidak ada pemukiman warga Yoni kembali melakukan perjalanan pada Agustus 2019 Waktu tempuh ke Wamena jadi dua hari dan sudah bisa dilalui mobil Sebagian besar mobil mengangkut barang termasuk bahan bangunan seperti semen Papua dan Maluku menjadi satu simpul koridor ekonomi akan ada proyek investasi berbasis sumber daya alam sampai dengan penciptaan pusat-pusat perekonomian baru salah satu cara menghubungkan wilayah-wilayah ini Adapun lima kegiatan ekonomi utama di koridor Papua-Maluku adalah pertanian pangan Jalan trans Papua jadi proyek nasional karena menghubungkan Papua dan Papua Barat Proyek yang direncanakan Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional (Bappenas) dikerjakan KPUPR melalui Balai Jalan Nasional “Jalan trans Jayapura Wamena itu nanti dari Wamena lanjut lagi ke Lani Jaya Kepala Dinas Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat (PUPR) Kabupaten Yalimo ditangani pemerintah pusat dan dikerjakan Balai Jalan Nasional “Kebetulan melewati Kabupaten Yalimo,” katanya konektivitas antar wilayah jadi target proyek jalan trans Papua jalan sudah bisa dilalui meski belum semua bagus sampai semua beraspal memerlukan waktu lama dan dana besar tahap pembangunan atau pembongkaran hutan sampai terbentuk badan jalan Satu kilometer itu bisa mencapai Rp12 milliar kira-kira bisa mencapai Rp12 miliar persatu kilometer.” pemerintah kabupaten bertanggungjawab mengurus soal lahan terutama pelepasan lahan yang melewati kebun atau pemukiman warga lahan pinang atau dulu pernah berkebun itu memang mereka menuntut pelepasan ada pemalangan tetapi pembangunan bisa berjalan karena sesungguhnya masyarakat sadar jalan ini penting untuk masyarakat demi kemajuan daerah.” panjang ruas jalan trans Papua mencapai 380 km sekitar 100 km melewati Suaka Marga Satwa Membrambo Foja Jembatan Yahuli sampai Elelim itu masuk kawasan lindung Tetapi status kawasan bisa diubah dengan izin Menteri Kehutanan (Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan) tak akan menghentikan dampak lingkungan yang akan timbul Yan menyakini akan ada pemukiman baru di ruas Jalan Trans Papua yang saat ini masih sepi “Ketika jalan dibuka agak jauh ke sana di hutan sana mereka (masyarakat) juga akan pindah ke sana karena itu juga wilayah mereka daerah yang awalnya hutan belantara karena ada jalan “Dari segi ekologi atau lingkungan itu berpengaruh.” Belum diketahui keseluruhan kawasan konservasi yang dilalui jalan trans Papua. Hasil penelitian The Asia Foundation (TAF) bekerjasama dengan Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI) menyebutkan salah satu kawasan konservasi yang dilalui jalan trans Papua di pegunungan adalah Taman Nasional Lorentz Taman nasional ini memiliki keragaman hayati sangat tinggi disebut sebagai kawasan dengan ekosistem terlengkap di Kawasan Asia Pasifik Pada 1999, Unesco menetapkan kawasan itu sebagai situs warisan dunia. Taman Nasional Lorentz merupakan kawasan konservasi terluas di Asia Tenggara Kalau merujuk Undang-undang Nomor 5.1990 tentang Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam Hayati dan Ekosistemnya Pembangunan jalan ini juga lewat Keputusan Menteri Kehutanan Republik Indonesia Nomor SK.782/Menhut-II/2012 Permen ini mengatur tentang perubahan atas Keputusan Menteri Kehutanan dan Perkebunan Nomor 891/KPTS-II/1999 tentang penunjukan kawasan hutan di wilayah Irian Jaya seluas 42 Pertumbuhan ekonomi jadi alasan perubahan fungsi kawasan ini “Kalau kita bayangkan di masa akan datang kalau jalur ini sudah sangat bagus kemudian konektivitas meningkat dan trip banyak di situ bisa jadi punya potensi mengganggu keragaman hayati di Taman Nasional Lorentz,” kata Yulia Indri Sari koordinator tim peneliti saat diwawancarai Selasa (29/9/20) di kawasan itu ada tanaman sangat penting dan langka hutan notofhagus dengan status terancam (endangered) Tim mengutip laporan Unesco 2014 dan 2015 serta laporan KLHK pembangunan jalan di jalur ini menyalahi prosedur Tidak ada dokumen resmi analisis mengenai dampak lingkungan (amdal) dan berita acara penebangan pohon untuk pembukaan jalan Pemerintah berambisi menghubungkan Merauke hingga Sorong lewat pembangunan jalan trans Papua pemerintah lebih banyak membangun jalan-jalan antar kampung dan pusat-pusat layanan kesehatan Jalan-jalan ini yang lebih diperlukan terutama Orang Asli Papua (OAP) yang sebagian besar skala ekonomi penghidupannya belum membutuhkan pasar di luar kabupaten di mana mereka tinggal Pembangunan infrastruktur jalan di Tanah Papua disarankan tak mengikuti pendekatan pembangunan infrastruktur konektivitas di seluruh Indonesia dengan jalan dan jembatan lebih fokus untuk peningkatan ekonomi dan pergerakan komoditas harus memperhatikan konteks non-ekonomi seperti relasi sosial dan lingkungan hidup tetapi yang berorientasi untuk komunitas Orang Asli Papua bukan semata-mata pertumbuhan ekonomi,” kata Yulia Penelitian TAF dan LIPI pada Januari sampai Juni 2018 Mereka ingin melihat dampak pembangunan jalan trans Papua terhadap penghidupan OAP dan lingkungan hidup Penelitian ini secara khusus melihat pembangunan jalan trans Papua pada era Jokowi Jalur yang diamati antara lain jalur Jayapura-Waris-Senggi pembanguan jalan trans Papua era Jokowi memang cepat mendorong perbaikan jalan Pembangunan jalan berdampak positif pada peningkatan layanan dasar kesehatan dan pendidikan orang asli Papua Warga lebih mudah mengakses sekolah-sekolah di wilayah perkotaan Petugas kesehatan juga jadi lebih sering berada di tempat karena angkutan ke tempat tugas lebih lancar dan mudah terjangkau dari wilayah tempat tinggal mereka pembangunan jalan trans Papua ini tidak berdampak signifikan pada pertumbuhan ekonomi orang asli Papua Barang-barang dari luar menjadi lebih mudah masuk tidak ada komoditas hasil usaha masyarakat ke luar Kondisi ini karena hasil pertanian masyarakat biasa skala kecil dan dijual di pasar-pasar di pusat kabupaten atau distrik “Yang terjadi konektivitas yang meningkat karena perbaikan jalan pada masa Jokowi itu lebih bisa dimanfaatkan oleh pendatang karena keahlian dan networking mereka lebih cocok dengan perdagangan,” katanya Peneliti juga menyoroti dampak terhadap relasi sosial pembangunan jalan trans Papua meningkatkan intensitas perjumpaan antar warga sisi lain berpotensi meningkatkan ketegangan Ketegangan terutama terjadi antara orang asli Papua dengan warga pendatang Ada kekhawatiran pembukaan jalan trans Papua akan memudahkan orang-orang masuk dan menguasai sumber-sumber penghidupan masalah sampah dan peningkatan aktivitas penebangan hutan cukup signifikan di beberapa tempat Masyarakat dipakai oleh para cukong untuk menebang dan menjual kayu-kayu Pemekaran kampung-kampung baru dan program dana desa juga ikut berpengaruh pada peningkatan permintaan kayu untuk pembangunan rumah sudah disampaikan ke pemerintah seperti Bappenas Pemerintah Papua dan Papua Barat awal 2019 Kepala Badan Pengembangan Infrastruktur Wilayah (BPIW) mengatakan komitmen KPUPR terhadap Papua sangat tinggi Terbukti kucuran anggaran naik dari 2016 sampai 2019 anggaran sampai Rp 6 triliun Papua dan Papua Barat lebih Rp3 triliun “Angka tinggi ini menunjukkan komitmen kita untuk membangun Papua KPUPR konsern juga tentang hal itu,” katanya dalam rapat koordinasi awal Agustus lalu dikutip dari laman KPUPR Beberapa proyek infrastruktur sudah berjalan seperti pembangunan Jalan Trans Papua yang menyambungkan barat ke timur dan utara ke selatan sekitar 200-300 kilometer dari total 3.000-an kilometer pembangunan Jembatan Holtekamp dan Pos Lintas Batas Negara atau PLBN   Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   RSS / XML Pemerintah Joko Widodo  telah melakukan percepatan pembangunan ekonomi Papua dan Papua Barat yaitu dengan membangun infrastruktur dan konektivitas antardaerah Pemerintah Joko Widodo  telah melakukan percepatan pembangunan ekonomi Papua dan Papua Barat yaitu dengan membangun infrastruktur dan konektivitas antardaerah Pemerintah Indonesia terus melakukan pembangunan jalan Trans Papua yang sudah dirintis oleh pemerintahan sebelumnya Pemerintah juga melakukan pembangunan dan rehabilitasi di 15 pelabuhan untuk mendukung distribusi barang dan kegiatan ekonomi lain di Papua Selain juga melakukan pembangunan bandara baru dan peningkatan kualitas bandara lama Pengembangan bandara dilakukan di bandara DEO Sorong Sedangkan pembangunan bandara baru dilakukan di Werur Koroway Batu Semua pembanguan infrastruktur itu bertujuan mempercepat dan memeratakan pembangunan ekonomi di kedua provinsi tersebut Balai Besar Pelaksana Jalan Nasional (BBPJN) XVIII Jayapura optimistis jalan Trans Papua seluruhnya terkoneksi pada tahun ini Kepala BBPJN XVIII Jayapura Osman Marbun di Jayapura baru-baru ini mengatakan capaian pembangunan jalan Trans Papua hanya tersisa 30 kilometer dari total 3.259 kilometer di seluruh Provinsi Papua masih ada sekitar 4.000 unit jembatan yang harus dibangun termasuk gorong-gorong Tapi dia optimistis target itu bisa tercapai jika tak ada kendala teknis maupun nonteknis Bentangan 30 km jalan Trans Papua yang belum tembus itu tersebar di wilayah perbatasan Nabire-Papua Barat sepanjang 8 kilometer sedangkan sisanya 4 kilometer jalan yang menghubungkan Kenyam-Dekai Pembangunan jalan di Papua terbagi tiga kategori yaitu jalan nasional pembangunan jalan Trans Papua menjadi prioritas pemerintahan Jokowi selama periode 2015-2019 Total panjang jalan Trans Papua hingga Provinsi Papua Barat adalah 4.330 km Ruas jalan trans di Papua Barat sepanjang 1.071 KM sudah tembus 100%  dan ditargetkan tembus seluruhnya  sampai Papua sampai akhir 2019 Jalan Trans-Papua dirancang sepanjang 4.325 kilometer yang dibagi menjadi jalan nasional sepanjang 2.685 kilometer dan nonnasional 1.379 kilometer Menteri PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono mengatakan jalan Trans Papua ini merupakan jalan nasional total anggaran yang dibutuhkan untuk merampungkan jalan nasional ini mencapai Rp12 triliun (dulu Irian Jaya) sudah mulai dirancang dan dikerjakan zaman presiden Soeharto tahun 80-an Mereka mulai membangun dari Jayapura ke Wamena Dan pergantian presiden berikutnya pun tetap jalan tapi tidak seagresif saat pemerintahan Presiden Joko Widodo.  Proyek ini bertujuan menjadi pemecahan bagi keterisolasian dan kebuntuan pembangunan di Papua Jalan darat merupakan salah satu pemecahan tingginya biaya distribusi barang di Papua Selama ini angkutan barang lebih banyak menggunakan pesawat terbang Sehingga konsekuensinya harga harga melambung tinggi Begitu juga BBM di Pegunungan Tengah Papua harganya bisa melambung tinggi berkali lipat dibanding harga di Jayapura Semua dana pembangunan Trans Papua dan Papua Barat berasal dari pusat Namun begitu Presiden Joko Widodo mengeluarkan Peraturan Presiden nomer 17 Tahun 2019 untuk tetap pelibatan pengusaha putra daerah dalam pengerjaannya Sementara itu kekhawatiran sebagian orang akan tersingkirnya masyarakat asli dan masuknya perilaku buruk dengan pembangunan jalan trans ini dijawab Kementerian Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional/Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional atau PPN/Bappenas Mereka sangat serius ikut merancang dan menangani kemungkinan aktivitas di sekitar jalan trans Mereka akan memetakan potensi tiap segmen ruas jalan trans Papua untuk dijadikan kawasan permukiman terpadu pertanian Pemetaaan itu dilakukan agar jalan Trans Papua lebih bermanfaat bagi masyarakat lokal dan Perdesaan Kementerian Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional/Bappenas Velix Fernando Wanggai jalan trans itu harus bermanfaat bagi masyarakat lokal Mereka ingin keberadaan jalan Trans Papua dimanfaatkan secara baik dalam rangka meningkatkan ekonomi masyarakat lokal di Papua Dalam mengembangkan kawasan pemukiman terpadu perkebunan Bappenas akan memilih menanam pohon khas Papua Selain dekat keseharian masyarakat asli Papua has announced the set up of an office in Wamena in an effort to find international support for Papuan independence a claim which the central government has denied according to local media The secret establishment on Monday of the office for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) was initiated by Solomon Island Prime Minister Manasye Sovagare "The leader of the Melanesian Spearhead Group [MSG] hopes that the presence of the Wamena office will strengthen international support for Papuan independence." The ULMWP had earlier established offices in the Vanuatu capital of Port Vila and Solomon Island's Honiara "This is proof of MSG's support for our struggle," Sebby said But the Indonesian government has denied the OPM's claims with presidential spokesman Johan Budi saying the Office of the Coordinating Minister for Political Legal and Security Affairs found "no such 'supported' establishment." OPM media outlet tabloidjubi.com reported that the name sign of the ULMWP office in Wamena has been taken down by local police "The name sign may be brought down but ULMWP will never stop," Markus Haluk Jakarta-based rights group Imparsial said ULMWP's representative offices are legitimate as the Indonesian government consider them a representation of Papuan people living overseas "I think it's better for the government to embrace them to make peace in the land of Papua," Imparsial Director Poengky Indarti told the Jakarta Globe The OPM has mounted a low-level insurgency for decades in the far eastern province of Papua complaining the central government has given resource-rich region and unfairly low share of the state's wealth after becoming part of Indonesia in 1969 the OPM has pleaded for international support from the Melanesian community in the South Pacific A cargo plane owned by Jakarta-based cargo airline Tri MG Asia Airlines skidded off the runway at Wamena Airport in Papua on Tuesday afternoon (18/07) sliding toward the airport's perimeter fence The Boeing 737-301SF aircraft from Timika bounced on landing and veered off the runway A report from Antara news agency said one of the plane's tires fell off and was found about 100 meters from its body The incident forced the ministry to shut the airport for a few hours Kamal said there were no casualties in the incident The plane went through a similar accident in April which provides information on airline accidents and safety issues Navigating false information is now an everyday experience in Indonesia and globally but recent incidents in West Papua show how the rhetoric of the ‘hoax’ or ‘fake news’ may be used by those in power to justify violence and deny people’s capacity to analyse their own social contexts On 23 February 2023, 12 people were killed in Wamena During my doctoral research I lived for a year with university students from Wamena in their dormitory in North Sulawesi and later wrote about their experiences with racism in the education system I travelled to Wamena with some students on their holiday break including its unique beauty in a gorgeous valley and the joy I saw as young people reunited with their relatives There were clearly many hardships to life in Wamena Over the years I have spent about seven months living with Indigenous families in Wamena, and I was there in 2012 when a battalion went on a rampage after a fight between some Indigenous and non-Indigenous men I fled to a nearby village where there were no military or police posts ten Indigenous Papuans were shot and killed by the police Two migrant men died of injuries caused by Papuan attackers Media stories explained that some local Indigenous people had stopped a car near Sinakma market: the two non-Papuan (migrant) men inside were suspected of kidnapping a child A confrontation broke out and police opened fire The powerful First Commission of the People's Representative Council, which oversees national defence, foreign affairs, communication, information and intelligence, is pushing for an investigation into the alleged ‘hoax’ about child kidnapping arguing that ‘intellectual actors’ who want to disturb the peace in Papua must be behind the hoax The committee is also pushing for the security apparatus to seek out and prosecute those who spread the alleged ‘hoax’ and indeed for strengthened military presence in anticipation of the next ‘hoax’ Thus, the blame for the incident has been fully displaced on to Papuans for ‘believing a hoax’ rather than the police who shot civilians. 13 people were initially detained and investigated for spreading false information This is not the first time the government has used an alleged ‘hoax’ to explain civilians being shot and killed by the police in Wamena violence led to the deaths of at least 33 people and the destruction of homes and businesses who blamed the riots on rumours of verbal racial abuse by a migrant teacher toward a Papuan student Jokowi insisted that the Papuan highlanders had been tricked by a hoax into attacking migrants and their businesses An extensive field investigation by the Jakarta Post later found convincing evidence that the unrest started after police shot and killed a Papuan man who was part of a group that may have gathered for a planned protest against racism They also found that almost half of the 33 people who died were Papuans shot by security forces 'Tricked by a hoax' is a continuation of dominant racial ideas about Papuans – stereotypes that they are supposedly less intelligent than others, easily manipulated or duped, that they don’t understand technology so can’t spot false information ‘the apparatus has to anticipate this…so that armed criminal groups do not use hoax information as a tool to create chaos and scapegoats.’ The use of deadly force in this latest incident is not new but the rationalisation of it has certainly evolved tapping into global discourses about disinformation and the spread of conspiracies online It is clear that information wars have come to add a new layer of violence and complexity in West Papua where history shows us that Papuans have good reasons to distrust the government and have repeatedly had their realities denied ‘Tricked by a hoax’ precludes the need for important questions about how to prevent violence and restore trust amid systemic racism and a history of manipulating the truth It reminds me of something that Papuans students said to me repeatedly during my initial research – several said they felt that they had been ‘tricked’ by Indonesia into giving up their lands and being governed by others A strong motivation behind their educational pursuits was to avoid ever being tricked again and to restore their authority and systems but so is writing everything off as a ‘hoax’ The emphasis on social media disinformation continues a long tradition of punishing Papuans for questioning Indonesia’s truth but ‘tricked by a hoax’ erases any possibility of debate or need for further inquiry – whatever brought people to Sinakma that day has been broadly dismissed and put into a black box along with the need for questions about why Papuans are still being treated with irrational violence from the state Jenny Munro (jenny.munro@uq.edu.au) is an anthropologist at the University of Queensland At Least 33 Killed Amid Deepening Sectarian Tensions (Jakarta) – Indonesian authorities should independently investigate recent riots in Wamena, Papua that resulted in 33 deaths, Human Rights Watch said today. Since September 29, 2019, at least 8,000 indigenous Papuan and other Indonesians have been displaced from their homes in Papua The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas Ham) should lead an investigation into the deaths and review the government’s policing policy The Indonesian government should also immediately allow the United Nations human rights office unfettered access to Papua and West Papua provinces to investigate the situation “At least 33 people died during riots in Wamena in unclear circumstances,” said Brad Adams “An independent investigation is needed to examine the role of the security forces and to prosecute anyone responsible for wrongdoing.” Human Rights Watch spoke with two well-informed government officials and three indigenous Papuan men who had been detained briefly by the Wamena police Papuans took part in protests across at least 30 cities in Indonesia that were preceded by an attack by Indonesian militants on a West Papuan student dorm in Surabaya on August 17 The protests turned to pro-independence rallies, some of which became deadly. At least 10 men, including an Indonesian soldier, were killed in August in Deiyai and Jayapura in Papua In Jayapura, Indonesian settlers, mostly ethnic Makassar, set up checkpoints and attacked indigenous Papuans with clubs and machetes a group of settlers attacked a student dorm in Jayapura killing one student and seriously wounding two others The incident raised tensions between the two different racial groups a new teacher allegedly made racist taunts at Papuan students at a public high school in Wamena.  On September 23, Wamena students protesting outside the Jayawijaya regent office were joined by a larger crowd that burned the office. Violence escalated. Many shops, mostly owned by Indonesians from other islands, burned down. Many of those killed were found trapped inside their burned houses The burning and some killings continued on September 24 The government shut down the internet from September 23 to 29 in the vicinity of Wamena The police listed the names and origins of the 33 people who died On September 27, Indonesia’s National Police chief replaced the Papua police chief, Rudolf Alberth Rodja, a non-Papuan, with Paulus Waterpauw an ethnic Papuan who had been the Papua police chief from 2015 to 2017 In Wamena, the main city in the area, the riots caused thousands of Papuan and non-Papuan residents to flee the city amid the deterioration of security and rumors of an increased Indonesian military deployment More than 5,000 residents, both Papuans and non-Papuans, have sought safety in several refuge points in Jayawijaya regency, including the police station and two military posts. Some are staying in churches. An Air Force officer said 2,000 evacuees had reported to the military to leave Wamena on a Hercules transport plane Papuan militants killed 17 Indonesian workers in Nduga It prompted the Indonesian military and police to initiate a security operation displacing thousands of indigenous Papuans Thousands of them are still seeking refuge in Wamena and Jayapura News about the recent deaths of non-Papuans in Wamena has angered many Muslims in Sumatra, Sulawesi, and Java. The Islamic Defenders Front, one of the largest Muslim militias in Java, had started to call on Muslims for “jihad” against predominantly Christian Papuans in the two provinces Human Rights Watch has long documented human rights abuses in Papua’s central highlands where the military and police have frequently engaged in deadly confrontations with armed groups Indonesian security forces have often committed abuses against the Papuan population A lack of internal accountability within the security forces and a poorly functioning justice system mean that impunity for rights violators is the norm in Papua The failure to appropriately punish serious abuses by Indonesian security forces has fueled resentment among Papuans yet it’s difficult to verify the circumstances because no journalists can independently go into the area to interview witnesses,” Adams said “Having independent monitors on the ground will help deter abuses by both the militants and security forces a new teacher allegedly made racist taunts at Papuan students at a public high school in Wamena." The date has now been corrected to reflect the events occured on September 18 Abusive Prosecutions under Vietnam’s “Infringing on State Interests” Law Disproportionate Removal of Aboriginal Children from Families in Western Australia Get updates on human rights issues from around the globe Human Rights Watch is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit registered in the US under EIN: 13-2875808 A Trigana Air cargo aircraft skidded off the runway of the Wamena Airport in the Puncak Jaya district of Papua on Tuesday morning (13/09) disrupting fuel distribution to the region The Boeing 737 300 PK-YSY skidded of the runway around 7.40 a.m after its wheel axles were reportedly broken as the aircraft was landing in Wamena Airport “Most likely the accident was caused by the hard bumps during the landing We should wait for the KNKT [National Transportation Safety Committee] investigation for the complete information of the aircraft accident,” pilot Aloysius Sigit said during a phone interview with the BeritaSatu News Channel marketing director of state-owned energy company Pertamina said via his Twitter account that the aircraft typically carries fuel to the Jayapura and Wamena areas “We are sorry for fuel supply disruptions for Jayapura and Wamena since Trigana’s Boeing 737 aircraft that we hired skidded off in Wamena Airport,” he said Firetrucks have been deployed to the scene to prevent possible fires Shops have started to reopen and some people are returning to the streets of Wamena where nearly 40 percent of the population of this town in Indonesia’s restive Papua province fled or were displaced by anti-Jakarta rioting in late September.But it’s an uneasy calm although Indonesian government officials have assured people that it is safe to come back here Thirty-three people were killed and dozens injured during the rioting on Sept in which protestors torched government buildings according to official figures from the authorities Around 16,000 of the 42,000 residents of Wamena the largest town in the province’s highlands Most of those who fled were Indonesian settlers or migrants who had moved to Papua from other parts of the archipelago.“I just returned because Wamena is safe but my son is still in the village because he is still afraid to go to school,” Hence Hubi a resident who fled to Kurima in Yahukimo regency after the riots told a BenarNews correspondent who was visiting Wamena.The rampage broke out when a protest by high school students against alleged racist remarks by a teacher disintegrated into chaos on Sept Many residents are haunted by the event and it will take them time to overcome their trauma an official who heads the province’s social affairs department.Yosep Wibisono agreed.“The problem among teachers is trauma It was a traumatic experience for them because the event started in schools,” Yosep told BenarNews.On Monday Indonesian Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo announced that Wamena was safe again.“If people want to go back there’s no problem,” he said.During a cabinet on Tuesday President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered that government buildings schools and other public facilities that were destroyed or damaged in Wamena be reconstructed or repaired immediately the minister for Public Works.“Rebuilding will be carried out using locally sourced materials [and] involving local contractors and with assistance from the TNI,” Basuki told reporters the Ministry of Foreign Affairs defended a policy to restrict access to Papua for foreigners.The Sydney Morning Herald reported that diplomats from the British Canadian and New Zealand embassies had all asked the ministry for permission during the last month to visit Papua but all their requests had been denied.“It is clear … that foreigners including diplomats are not yet allowed to visit Papua until the situation becomes favorable,” ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah told BenarNews “If they insist on visiting Papua while the restrictions are still in place they should explain the motivations behind the requests,” he said “Restrictions of access to areas with security problems have also been applied in many countries.”However Human Rights Watch on Monday called on Indonesia to lift restrictions on access to the Papua region by foreign media It also urged authorities to launch an independent investigation into the Wamena riots that caused thousands of indigenous Papuans and other Indonesians to be displaced from their homes Asia director for the New York-based watchdog said the circumstances around the deaths of the 33 people were unclear.“An independent investigation is needed to examine the role of the security forces and to prosecute anyone responsible for wrongdoing,” he said in a statement.“The situation in Wamena is tense yet it’s difficult to verify the circumstances because no journalists can independently go into the area to interview witnesses,” Adams added which would benefit all Indonesians.”Papuan separatist leader: ‘Indonesia must show good faith’Jakarta has blamed the separatist United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) and the National Committee for West Papua (KNPB) for unrest that has gripped Papua and West Papua since August when thousands of protestors took to the streets to demand a vote on self-determination President Jokowi said he was ready to hold talks with Papuan separatist leaders to solve the conflict.“I will meet anyone who wants to meet me,” Jokowi told reporters then.ULMWP chairman Benny Wenda said Jokowi must show that he is serious about solving the conflict’s root causes Jakarta would have to agree to discuss a referendum on self-determination and withdraw an additional 16,000 troops and police it sent to the region in August “In order for us to believe that this has changed Indonesia must show good faith and agree to our pre-conditions,” Wenda said in a statement released on Monday.“Our will to achieve a democratic referendum has never been stronger.”Rina Chadijah and Ahmad Syamsudin contributed to this report from Jakarta Add your comment by filling out the form below in plain text Comments are approved by a moderator and can be edited in accordance with RFAs Terms of Use RFA is not responsible for the content of the postings be respectful of others' point of view and stick to the facts Pengakuan Korban Selamat Pembantaian Pekerja di Nduga Papua Jimmi adalah salah satu dari puluhan pekerja pembangunan jembatan di Kali Yigi-Kali Aurak Kabupaten Nduga yang dikabarkan tewas dibunuh Kelompok Kriminal Bersenjata (KKB) Baca juga: Pura-pura Mati, Jimmi Selamat dari Pembantaian KKB di Nduga Papua Dari keterangan Jimmi kepada aparat penegak hukum pada tanggal 1 Desember 2018 seluruh karyawan PT Istaka Karya memutuskan untuk tidak bekerja karena pada hari itu.  Baca juga: Keluarga Pekerja Jembatan di Nduga Papua Cemas Menanti Kabar Mereka libur karena ada upacara peringatan yang diklaim sebagai HUT Tentara Pembebasan Nasional Organisasi Papua Merdeka (TPNOPM).  Upacara tersebut dilaksanakan kelompok KKB dan dimeriahkan dengan upacara bakar batu bersama masyarakat Kepala Penerangan Kodam XVII/Cendrawasih Kolonel Inf Muhamad Aidi menceritakan kembali keterangan yang diproleh dari Jimmi kepada Kompas.com kelompok KKB mendatangai Kamp PT Istaka Karya dan memaksa seluruh karyawan berjumlah 25 orang keluar selanjutnya digiring menuju kali Karunggame dalam kondisi tangan terikat dan dikawal sekitar 50 orang KKB bersenjata campuran standar militer,” ungkapnya.  Baca juga: Anggota Komisi I: Pembunuhan 31 Pekerja di Nduga Papua Teror Terhadap Negara seluruh pekerja dibawa berjalan kaki dalam keadaan tangan terikat menuju bukit puncak Kabo Di tengah jalan mereka dipaksa berbaris dengan formasi 5 saf dalam keadaan jalan jongkok “Tidak lama kemudian para KKB dalam suasana kegirangan menari-nari sambil meneriakkan suara hutan khas pedalaman Papua Mereka kemudian secara sadis menembaki para pekerja Sebagian pekerja tertembak mati di tempat dan sebagian lagi pura-pura mati terkapar di tanah,” ungkap Aidi Setelah itu KKB meninggalkan para korban dan melanjutkan perjalanan menuju bukit Puncak Kabo ada 11 orang karyawan yang pura-pura mati dan kemudian berusaha bangkit kembali untuk melarikan diri mereka terlihat oleh KKB sehingga mereka dikejar 5 orang tertangkap dan dibunuh oleh KKB (meninggal di tempat) 6 orang berhasil melarikan diri ke arah Mbua 2 orang diantaranya belum ditemukan sedangka 4 orang diantaranya selamat setelah diamankan oleh anggota TNI di Pos Yonif 755/Yalet di Mbua,” ungkapnya Baca juga: Ini Nama 12 Warga Sipil yang Dievakuasi dari Nduga Papua pada tanggal 3 Dessember sekitar pukul 05.00 WIT Pos TNI 755/Yalet tempat Jimmi bersama temannya diamankan diserang oleh KKB bersenjata standar militer campuran panah dan tombak “Rupanya mereka tetap melakukan pengejaran Serangan diawali dengan pelemparan batu ke arah Pos sehingga salah seorang anggota Yonif 755/Yalet “Saat itu anggota di pos membalas tembakan sehingga terjadi kontak tembak dari jam 05.00 WIT hingga 21.00 WIT Karena situasi tidak berimbang dan kondisi medan yang tidak menguntungkan maka pada 4 Desember sekitar pukul 01.00 WIT Danpos memutuskan untuk mundur mencari medan perlindungan yang lebih menguntungkan Baca juga: 12 Orang Warga Sipil Berhasil Dievakuasi dari Nduga Papua ia menegaskan sejak tanggal 4 Desember 2018 pukul 07.00 WIT Satgas gabungan TNI-Polri berhasil menduduki Mbua dan melaksanakan penyelamatan serta dilakukan evakuasi terhadap korban kalau mendengar keterangan saksi korban yang masih hidup (Jimmi) jumlah korban yang dipastikan meninggal dunia dibantai oleh KKB di lereng bukit puncak Kabo adalah 19 orang,” pungkasnya Kompas Cyber Media (Kompas Gramedia Digital Group) Baca juga: '+json_baca_juga.items[i].title+' Number of dead may be higher than official death toll and unrest in Wamena may have claimed as many as 41 lives Witnesses to Monday’s deadly riots in West Papua claim Indonesian police gunned down Papuan students in the street during the unrest and say Wamena has since become a militarised ghost town the largest town in Papua’s remote Baliem Valley run in stark contrast to the Indonesian authorities’ official account Indonesian police have said 31 people died in the racism-fuelled riot, but claim the majority of victims were non-Papuan migrants who died from stab and arrow wounds, and from being trapped inside burning buildings. But since Monday’s riot, the Guardian has spoken to several witnesses who suggest not only that the death toll may be significantly higher than the official toll, but also that the Indonesian police may have been involved. a 19-year-old Papuan college student who joined the demonstration on Monday said that as the chaos unfolded on the street “Students were coming to the street from all different directions as shophouses cars and motorbikes were all on fire,” Lukas said the students kept coming and fighting with police.” “There was a shootout and we fought back with rocks and arrows There were about 16 to 20 people who died directly on the street that I saw.” Papua police spokesperson Ahmad Mustofa Kamal told the Guardian this account was not true Indonesia’s chief of police said earlier in the week that just four indigenous Papuans had been killed in the Wamena unrest Yet one witness account from inside the Wamena general hospital suggests there were more said he saw several victims being brought to the hospital on Monday and a young Papuan student who had been shot in the back The bullet had ripped through the side of his stomach “He was yelling ‘I feel like I’m dying’,” Thomas told the Guardian View image in fullscreenIndonesian riot police at a university in Jayapura on Monday. Photograph: Faisal Narwawan/AFP/Getty Images“As more bodies were brought into the hospital, I could see many non-Papuans injured from being hit by rocks and other sharp weapons,” he said. “But many Papuans were injured from gunshots.” Thomas says the following day he saw six Papuan bodies laid out in the hospital’s morgue, who all appeared to be of “high school age”. With internet services blocked and phone lines initially down and subsequently disrupted, it has been difficult to obtain a full picture of the horror that unfolded in Wamena on Monday, which Amnesty International has described as “one of the bloodiest days in Papua in 20 years”. Sources on the ground say police and military are guarding the Wamena hospital, effectively blocking access to anyone who tries to independently verify the number of fatalities. Some Papuans have also retrieved victims and bodies directly from the street. Because of this, the real death toll is unknown, but could be as high as 41. The Guardian has been provided with a list of 65 names of Papuans said to be at Wamena hospital suffering gunshot wounds and “injuries from sharp weapons”. “The military and police presence at the entrance of the hospital makes it difficult for families to access their relatives,” a source in Wamena, who did not want to be identified, said. “Families have tried to force their way in to take those injured back home, so they can treat them at home, but this has not been allowed.” As word slowly filters out from Wamena, witnesses have also contested the official version of how the riot started. Students have claimed the protest was sparked by a racist comment by a teacher at the local high school. Indonesian police claim this is “fake news” and that pro-independence figures dressed up in school uniforms to provoke trouble. But interviews with a teacher from the high school where the incident allegedly occurred, and with students involved, suggest students joined of their own volition. It was on Saturday 22 September that a migrant teacher allegedly called a Papuan high school student a “monkey” – the same racist insult that last month sparked mass riots across Indonesia after a similar incident occurred in the Javanese city of Surabaya. By Sunday, the claims had been widely shared by students on their phones as they planned Monday’s demonstration, ultimately motivating some 5,000 students to the streets. One teacher from the school, Michael Alua, said the teachers had attempted to make peace, but neither side would concede, with the teacher denying that word was ever said, and the students insisting it was. “The settlers [migrants] are guarding their houses with machetes and the Papuans are traumatised. They don’t know what’s going to happen.”On Monday morning the students were so incensed they demanded the teacher be reported to the police. “They call us monkeys, but we are not monkeys,” said Lukas, when asked why he got involved. In the days since the deadly violence, there has been a strong army presence on the streets of Wamena, and shops, schools and gas stations have been closed. Meanwhile, thousands of migrants have fled, some boarding military flights to Jayapura, while indigenous Papuans have returned to villages on the outskirts of town. After the riot, thousands sought refuge in churches and in police and military buildings, as parts of the town were torched and covered in towering plumes of smoke. The regent’s office was burned to the ground. Houses, shops, cars and the market were also set on fire. Read moreAt least four sources told the Guardian that “migrants” (non-indigenous Papuans) are now walking the streets carrying machetes and iron sticks One source told the Guardian that “people in Wamena are afraid to go out” The source said the shutdown of the internet and other modes of communication had exacerbated people’s fears of further violence and fuelled “ugly rumours” circulating the city “The settlers [migrants] are guarding their houses with machetes in their hands and they don’t know what’s going to happen.” “Thousands of migrants are fleeing the city they want to be evacuated and they are being facilitated by the government ‘if the government is so quick to help settlers leave what is being planned after that?’ There is currently that uncertainty.” View image in fullscreenEvacuees at a military base in Wamena wait to board a military aircraft and escape the city’s unrest Photograph: Sevianto Pakiding/AFP/Getty ImagesA leaked police memo sent from the Papua police chief to his deputy and other officials urges police and military to prepare weapons and ammunition “where they can be easily accessed” and warns non-Papuans to be vigilant and “stay temporarily in a safe place” the authenticity of which was confirmed to the Guardian by the police instructed officers to be aware of student groups in reference to those returning to Papua from other parts of Indonesia In recent weeks more than 1,000 Papuan students have returned home from other areas in Indonesia fuelled by anger over racism that Papuans say they have long endured Monday’s riot has for the second time painfully revealed how inflammable structural racism has become in West Papua fuelling not just protests but a movement for independence from Indonesia “Papuan students are tired of racism and want to stand up for themselves,” Linus Hiluka a former political prisoner who lives in Wamena *Name has been changed to protect their identity You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed    Researchers say 59 people died in a month of unrest in West Papua late last year The Indonesian-ruled provinces of Papua experienced widespread anti-racism protests and related unrest between late August and late September there's been little clarity on the number of people who died during the series of large protests and unrest The International Coalition for Papua, made up of local church groups and civil society organisations, has now compiled and released a list of those who died As well as violent crackdowns on protesters by security forces the Coalition said the other main cause of the 59 deaths was ethnic violence between Papuans and non-Papuans Over half of those killed were aged under 25 the shooting death of a 20-year-old Papuan protester by police was identified as having triggered extensive riots which caused more deaths Forty-one of the victims died on one day alone in the Highlands city of Wamena many of them migrants from other parts of Indonesia including Sulawesi and Sumatra Indonesian authorities evacuated over 11,500 people from Wamena due to the violence in which some of the victims are reported to have perished in buildings which caught fire Other deaths listed were registered as having occurred in and around Jayapura The turmoil was sparked after mass mobilisations of Papuans which began as protests against racist harassment of Papuan students in Java then quickly developed into demonstrations demanding independence in Papua "While the situation in West Papua has temporarily calmed down the potential risk of further outbreaks of violence continues to exist as the root causes of the conflict remain unaddressed," the International Coalition for Papua said It said that Indonesia's government had not taken meaningful steps to counter the marginalisation of indigenous Papuans tackle racist notions among Indonesian security forces and civil society The Coalition also suggested Jakarta should enter into dialogue with the local independence movement to settle the political conflict in West Papua The largest public mobilisations in decades in Papua prompted the deployment of 6000 extra security personnel to the region Meanwhile, the government cut off internet access in Papua in order to stem the flow of what it termed "hoax information" Dozens of activists arrested during the protests are currently on trial, or awaiting trial, on charges of treason The Coalition said that the trials failed "to bring justice for most victims and their families" prosecution of Papuan protesters as well as the criminalisation of political activists and human rights defenders have nourished existing anger among many indigenous Papuans." all perpetrators should be brought to justice "at civilian courts through fair and transparent trials" There are signs of a fresh influx of West Papuans into Papua New Guinea amid a protracted conflict across the border Australia's government has been urged to discuss human rights abuses in West Papua with Indonesia's visiting president Two West Papuans on trial for treason in Indonesia have been banned from wearing traditional Papuan dress in a court Facing international pressure over major unrest in Papua region Indonesia's government has pointed blame at West Papuan independence groups Jihadis are being encouraged to go and fight in West Papua by Indonesian Muslim hardliners Deadly unrest has broken out again in West Papua as Indonesian security forces cracked down on more student mobilisations Pacific RSS Follow RNZ News Indonesia: Cradling the centuries-old remains of his mummified ancestor tribe leader Eli Mabel lays bare an ancient tradition that has all but vanished among the Dani people in the Papuan central highlands.The tiny shrunken figure he carries was Agat Mamete Mabel the chieftain that ruled over this remote village in Indonesian Papua some 250 years ago.Honored upon death with a custom reserved only for important elders and local heroes among the Dani people — he was embalmed and preserved with smoke and animal oil.Nine generations on and his descendent Eli Mabel is the current chieftain in Wogi village — an isolated hamlet outside Wamena that can be reached only by hiking and canoe.He said the exact age of Agat Mamete Mabel was not known but told AFP this ancestor was the last of the village to receive such a funeral the ritual method of smoke embalming was no longer practiced he explained.Christian missionaries and Muslim preachers encouraged the tribespeople to bury the corpses and the tradition has faded as the centuries drifted by.But Mabel is determined to retain the ancient rites and rituals for future generations.“We must protect our culture and maintain and fire for it,” the Dani tribesman told AFP.The mummy decorated with animal tusks slung around the torso and traditional penis gourd rests in a hut known as a “honai.”This wide domed thatch-roofed hut is tended year round by a select few villagers who keep a fire burning to ensure the corpse remains dry and preserved.The duty of caring for the mummy often falls to Mabel He spends many nights sleeping alone in the honai ensuring no harm befalls his ancestor.Eventually the duty of caring for the mummy will be passed to others Mabel hopes his own children will bear some responsibility for keeping their customs alive but worries they are far away.“I have told them they must take care of the mummy at some point in their lives,” Mabel said of his four children some living in far-off provinces in Indonesia’s more populated centers.The ancient Dani tribes in Indonesia’s half of the island of New Guinea were cut off from the outside world until well into the 20th century Their homeland in the Baliem Valley was isolated by steep rugged valleys and dense highland forest.Today the region remains one of the poorest in Indonesia traditional dress and rituals attracting visitors to their remote villages The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has opened an office in the town of Wamena in the Highlands of Indonesia's Papua province The Movement comprises leading West Papuan political organisations representing the indigenous people of Indonesia's Papua region at the Melanesian Spearhead Group A spokesman for the OPM National Liberation Army for West Papua said the Wamena office was opened with the support of the current MSG chairman Solomon Islands prime minister Manasseh Sogavare After being granted observer status at the MSG last year the Movement continues to build its international network lobbying for Papuan self-determination It also has offices in Vanuatu and Solomon Islands Mr Sambom said he hoped the presence of a ULMWP office in Wamena would strengthen international support for Papuan independence Kompas reports the Regional Military Commander as saying he has not received a report about the inauguration of the ULMWP office but that the unitary republic of Indonesia remains firm The United Liberation Movement for West Papua is talking with the Solomon Islands and Guadalcanal governments about establishing an office in Honiara A flag raising event in support of the West Papuan symbol has been held on the steps of New Zealand's parliament West Papuans are being urged to be proactive in proposing laws to protect their land and custom rights as indigenous people of their region Indonesia has reportedly blocked foreign diplomats from visiting West Papua British and Canadian officials have had requests denied in the last month The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has also been blocked despite Indonesia in January agreeing in principle to a visit The newspaper reported Australian and US diplomats have not asked to access Papua because it might upset Jakarta Clashes in the Papuan town of Wamena last month killed 33 people Human Rights Watch is calling on Indonesian authorities to investigate riots in West Papua Indonesia says more than 11,500 people have been evacuated from a town in West Papua The new Police Chief in West Papua has visited hundreds of people displaced by deadly violence in Wamena Australia's government has urged restraint by all relevant parties in West Papua amid ongoing unrest in the Indonesian ruled region Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker And Australia has been urged to do more to end the bloodshed.Australia has been urged to “step up substantially on the issue of West Papua” 4 min readPublished 28 September 2019 7:48pm ShareGet SBS News daily and direct to your InboxSign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.Your email address *Morning (Mon–Fri) Hercules C-130 given to country by Australia came down minutes before its scheduled landing in bad weather An Indonesian military transport plane that was given to the country by Australia this year crashed in bad weather on Sunday killing all 13 people on board, officials said. The Hercules C-130 plane was carrying 12 tonnes of food supplies and cement from Timika to Wamena in Papua, a distance of about 200km, when it crashed just minutes before its scheduled landing, according to the air force chief of staff, Agus Supriatna. Three pilots and 10 personnel were aboard the plane. Bad weather and low clouds in Wamena, the capital of the mountainous district of Jayawijaya, were believed to be factors in the crash, the deputy air force chief of staff, Hadiyan Sumintaatmadja, told a media conference. Read more“The tower in Wamena spotted the plane but it was not certain that the plane saw the runway,” he said He did not rule out the plane having hit a mountain Sumintaatmadja said the plane had been airworthy and had 69 flying hours left until its next routine maintenance The flight took off from Timika at 5.35am and crashed about four minutes before it was scheduled to land in Wamena Television footage showed rescuers and locals at the crash site Another military Hercules plane flew to Wamena to take the bodies back to its home base in Malang in East Java province It was the third serious air accident in Indonesia in less than a month. On 24 November, a Bell 412 EP army helicopter crashed in Indonesia’s part of Borneo island, killing three people. Nine days later a police plane with 13 people on board crashed into the sea on the way to the island of Batam issued a call to arms in the Indonesia-ruled Papuan provinces after non-Papuan settlers were among the victims of recent violence there Unrest has surged in Papua region since August, including a day of rioting and violence in the Highlands city of Wamena two weeks ago when about 30 people were killed The unrest came off the back of widespread public demonstrations by West Papuans protesting against racism and calling for a referendum on independence from Indonesia According to Indonesia's government, more than 11,500 people have been evacuated from Wamena since then due to safety fears That many of these people are settlers from other parts of Indonesia has caused concern and prompted action back in Java FJI has been busy spreading its message online replete with videoed torching of the Papuan Morning Star Flag and banners calling for Jihadis to be recruited for fighting in Papua against Papuans the head of Papua's chapter of the Ulema Council I strongly forbid the Laskar who are in the name of religion for war or jihad in Papua," he said and that no mobilisation of jihadis had yet occurred in the Papuan provinces But he warned that if hardliners sought to bring their brand of divisiveness to Papua Indonesian human rights researcher Andreas Harsono said that following recent violence in Wamena a number of Islamic groups mobilised in Javanese cities Those organisations had been making two types of public calls - one was urging people to donate to humanitarian assistance for victims of the unrest in Wamena and other parts of Papua from the likes of the FJI and the Islamic Defenders Front was a call to recruit jihadis to go to Papua and protect fellow Muslims his concern stems from the way that most Indonesians have limited knowledge of the situation in Papua and the context of widespread human rights abuses there Many Indonesians do not know the problems there," he said they might think that fellow Muslims are being victimised in Papua they will provide the ingredients to support these kind of misleading calls." the researcher also said that he didn't deem the threat as major currently because as yet no cleric of significant influence had called for jihadis in Papua Mr Harsono said that Indonesian military and police personnel were on hand to provide security in Wamena and other towns in a region where the population was predominantly Christian While Papua has generally enjoyed harmonious inter-religious relations Mr Harsono said groups aggressively promoting sharia law already had a foothold in the region "We have one in Sorong; we are also seeing Laskar Jihad setting up a base in Keerom; also in Wamena - not militant "So these kinds of organisations are starting to appear in many parts of both Papua and West Papua provinces over the last decade." The presence of hardline Islamic campaigners in Keerom regency which sits right on the border with Papua New Guinea is not the only security concern along the 141st meridian east Land and sea access points between the two countries were closed last week after two people died in a shootout near the border on the Indonesian side where there's been a troop build-up said fellow Melanesians on the other side looked to flee across the border to safety in PNG But he said having Indonesian military in pursuit of them brought risk for his people I'm worried if my people go across and you never know what could happen They might get bullet wounds or something because the Indonesians might think we're Wamenas [people from Wamena] and all this and maybe our people will retaliate or something He said the border entry point to Indonesia should remain closed until security threats abate The West Papuan pro-independence movement is insisting that genuine talks with Indonesia's government must address self-determination Land and sea access between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea has been closed after a shootout at the border Indonesian police have named a firebrand Muslim cleric as a suspect in an assault case in Papua Over 2000 West Papuan university students have returned home from Indonesian cities since last month over safety fears Thousands of Papua New Guineans marched through Port Moresby in support of West Papuan freedom today