Merdeka West Papua Support Network

23/09/2026

The period between July and August 2026 was characterised by new conflict-driven internal displacements in the regencies Yahukimo, Intan Jaya, and Paniai.

Updated information on the situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Oksop and the Puncak Regency over the same period describe ongoing displacements due to heavy military presence, ongoing security operations, and little or no humanitarian access for IDPs sheltering in forests and host communities.

As of late August 2026, more than 127.031 civilians across multiple regencies in West Papua remained internally displaced due to military operations and armed conflict (see table below)

IDP Update August’26: Central Govt notes presence of more than 120.000 persons internally displaced by armed conflict in West Papua Genera...

16/09/2026

📢Protect the rainforests in West Papua, protect the Indeginous Peoples who call it home!

More than 125.000 people have been internally displaced and 2.5 million hectares of land have been cleared in Indonesian-occupied West Papua on the island of New Guinea.

Indigenous Peoples are losing their homes, forests and livelihoods.

The Papua Solidarity Network has made an appeal to the UN to protect Indigenous Peoples rights and stop the destruction of the rainforests.

✊We stand with the people of West Papua and support their call for an independent UN investigation, accountability for human rights violations and and respect for Indigenous Peoples' right to self-determination.

Protecting the rainforests mean protecting the people who depend on it.

Share and help spread the word.

📢Protect the rainforests in West Papua, protect the Indigenous Peoples who call it home!

More than 125.000 people have been internally displaced and 2.5 million hectares of land have been cleared in Indonesian-occupied West Papua on the island of New Guinea.

Indigenous Peoples are losing their homes, forests and livelihoods.

The Papua Solidarity Network has made an appeal to the UN to protect Indigenous Peoples rights and stop the destruction of the rainforests.

✊We stand with the people of West Papua and support their call for an independent UN investigation, accountability for human rights violations and and respect for Indigenous Peoples' right to self-determination.

Protecting the rainforests mean protecting the people who depend on it.

Share and help spread the word.

14/09/2026

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2026 GLOBAL RECAP: “Masyarakat Adat, Berjuang untuk Masa Depan yang Bebas dari Serangan, Perampasan, dan Perang Imperialis” sedang berlangsung secara LIVE online sekarang.

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11/09/2026

🚨 A man’s life hangs in the balance!

✍️ Sign and share: c.org/qTBdw6hPg9
🔗 Read the full appeal: papua-merdeka.org

Karel Fatem, an Indigenous West Papuan, now sits on death row. The first West Papuan political prisoner in decades to face capital punishment. His story is rooted in a fight to protect ancestral land from militarization & resource extraction. Two lower courts handed down prison sentences. It was only at the final, least reviewable stage of appeal that this was overturned into a death sentence. The decision cannot be undone if carried out.

This isn’t just about one man. It’s about whether land defense, Indigenous Peoples rights, and self-determination struggles get met with dialogue OR WITH THE HARSHEST, MOST IRREVERSIBLE PUNISHMENT BY THE STATE.

We’re calling on the Government of Indonesia and the Supreme Court to immediately review and reverse this sentence, halt any ex*****on, and uphold Karel’s right to due process.

His life shouldn’t depend on silence. Add your voice NOW.

✍️ Sign and share: c.org/qTBdw6hPg9
🔗 Read the full appeal: papua-merdeka.org

07/09/2026

👉 The period between July and August 2026 was characterised by new conflict-driven internal displacements in the regencies of Yahukimo, Intan Jaya, and Paniai.

👉 Updated information on the situation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Oksop and the Puncak Regency over the same period describe ongoing displacements due to heavy military presence, ongoing security operations, and little or no humanitarian access for IDPs sheltering in forests and host communities.

👀 As of late August 2026, more than 127.031 civilians across multiple regencies in West Papua remained internally displaced due to military operations and armed conflict.

🗓 July and August 2026 also marked the first time the Indonesian central government publicly put a figure on conflict-related displacement in West Papua.

🗓 On 7 July, Deputy Minister for Human Rights Mugiyanto Sipin said preliminary data indicated around 122,000 IDPs. Komnas HAM’s mid-year report, presented on 14–15 July, similarly estimated more than 100,000 IDPs, citing the Papuan Council of Churches (107,000) and the Ministry (122,000), while acknowledging it has no precise data of its own.

💽 Komnas HAM Commissioner Atnike Nova Sigiro explained that most Papuan IDPs stay with relatives rather than in camps, making them hard to count.

❌ The majority of IDPs originate from Puncak, Intan Jaya, Nduga and Maybrat, and live scattered across West Papua in the towns of Jayapura, Mimika, Nabire, Wamena and Sorong.

❌ Komnas HAM warned that repeated displacement is producing violations of the rights to life, security, work, health, education, housing and food, with many IDPs struggling to find food at their places of refuge.

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As of late August 2026, more than 127.031 civilians in West Papua remain internally displaced due to military operations and armed conflict.

07/09/2026

Protest March in Manokwari was held August 31 calling to reject the death sentence against Papuan political prisoner Karel Fatem.

The National Front of Papuan Students and Youth (FNMPP) held a peaceful march in Manokwari on Monday at the Manokwari Regent’s Office and proceeded to the West Papua MRP (Papuan People’s Assembly), where FNMPP submitted its statement of position and demands.

The group’s main demand was the release of Karel Fatem from the death penalty, with FNMPP expressing solidarity with Fatem, who is currently detained at Class IIB Sorong Prison.

FNMPP also called that the conflict should be addressed within the framework of international humanitarian law and conflict resolution. #