AWPA Update No 2/ 2023

AWPA Update No 2/ 2023

30 March 2023

There has been no improvement in the situation in West Papua. Armed clashes have. continued between the Free Papua Movement and the Indonesian security forces with causalities on both sides. The New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens continues to be held hostage by the TPNPB who released a second video calling for UN mediation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sp9h1GW5ZA

Armed conflict in Papua getting worse, says Usman Hamid
Jubi 15 March 2023
Jayapura, Jubi – Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia Usman Hamid said the armed conflict in Papua between the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) and Indonesian security forces has gotten more alarming and increasingly difficult to control. Violence and alleged human rights violations continue to occur against civilians and people working in the humanitarian field……..
https://awpasydneynews.blogspot.com/2023/03/awpa-west-papua-update-no-2-2023.html