Merdeka West Papua Support Network

The Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) in Merauke has urged President Prabowo Subianto to instruct the Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander to end military involvement in the Indigenous land dispute involving the Kamuyend clan in Merauke Regency, South Papua, and to respect both the crosses erected by Indigenous communities as blockade markers and the order issued by the Jayapura State Administrative Court (PTUN).

Director of LBH Papua Merauke, Teddy Wakum, said that on 24 May 2026, his office received reports alleging the mobilization and involvement of Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) personnel to dismantle blockade actions carried out by the Kamuyend Indigenous clan in Nakias Village, Ngguti District, Merauke Regency, South Papua Province.

President Urged To Order Military Non-Involvement In Indigenous Land Conflict In Merauke | Jubi Papua Director of LBH Papua Merauke, Teddy Wakum, said that on 24 May 2026, his office received reports alleging the mobilization and involvement of Indonesian Army

An Indonesian filmmaker says the crackdown by authorities on his West Papua documentary in some parts of the country is a threat to democracy.

The Pesta Babi documentary looks at the social and environmental impacts of land seizures for big agri-business ventures in Papua - and the Indonesian military's role in it.

An Indonesian filmmaker says the crackdown by authorities on his West Papua documentary in some parts of the country is a threat to democracy.

The Pesta Babi documentary looks at the social and environmental impacts of land seizures for big agri-business ventures in Papua - and the Indonesian military's role in it.

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