Submitted by fwp office melbourne on Tue, 18/03/2008 - 23:06.
25 Mar 2008 - 12:00
25 Mar 2008 - 14:00
Herman Wainggai 0401 301 520 hermanwainggai@yahoo.com
Referendum Now! Stop the Killings!
Where: Indonesian Embassy, 8 Darwin Avenue,
Yarralumla, Canberra
When: Tuesday March 25
Time: 12PM - 2PM.
REFERENDUM NOW! PAPUA MERDEKA!
Dear All,
MEDIA ALERT and CALL OUT - WEST PAPUA
REFERENDUM NOW! END THE REPRESSION!
INDONESIA, STOP THE KILLINGS!
INDONESIAN MILITARY OUT OF WEST PAPUA!
43 West Papuan Political Refugees call for
international protection in
West Papua
EMERGENCY ACTION, 12PM MARCH 25, INDONESIAN EMBASSY
CANBERRA
As the world’s attention is on the brutal repression
in Tibet, the same
story is happening in West Papua right now. For the
last few weeks in
many centres across West Papua, protests and
resistance have been
escalating against Indonesian repression of West
Papuan people and
culture. Since the beginning of March, peaceful
actions and rallies have
been held almost daily calling on the Indonesian
government to stop
killings and military operations against civilians,
and calling for
Referendum of West Papuan people as the only peaceful
solution to ongoing
human rights abuse. In an occupied Land less than 130
kilometres from
Australia, West Papuan students have been bravely
facing off heavily armed
military and ongoing intimidation by police,
intelligence and military to
protest their treatment, and have raised the banned
Morning Star Flag,
which has resulted in brutal treatment.
Many people have been arrested for defying Indonesian
genocidal rule, and
currently at least 16 political leaders are in prison
on Suharto era
charges of Rebellion and Subversion. We hold grave
fears for their safety
in prison, as they are at high risk of torture and
ill-treatment. Since
the peaceful assemblies on March 3, 6, and 13,
thousands of family members
of West Papuan political activists have been living
under intimidation and
terror, given the past record of repression and
killings of West Papuan
people. Currently, anyone who displays the Morning
Star flag is arrested
and interrogated, even Grandmothers making traditional
carry bags. We
have also received information that two key activists
are being hunted by
the Indonesian military currently, and are in hiding.
The solution posed by the international community,
Special Autonomy, has
failed through the direct sabotage and corruption of
Indonesian government
and military officers. The West Papuan people gave it
a chance to be
implemented, it failed, the Indonesian government
lied, so now West
Papuans want a Referendum. The Indonesian security
forces are out of
control, and will not stop until they have gained
total compliance. There
is legitimate concern that the Indonesian military
will seek to intensify
its actions against all West Papuans, and will be
arresting all people
involved in peaceful assembly.
That is why we need to call on the Australian
government, to help
facilitate or conduct Round Table Peace Talks between
West Papuan People
and the Indonesian government in Canberra or a neutral
country.
West Papuan People are calling on Australian’s of good
heart to stand
together to help bring international attention to the
repression and
killings inside, and for Indonesia to allow a
Referendum so West Papuans
can decide for themselves on their future.
Please join us ....in an emergency solidarity action
on 25 March in
Canberra outside the Indonesian Embassy, and also
delivering a letter to
Kevin Rudd’s government.
Where: Indonesian Embassy, 8 Darwin Avenue,
Yarralumla, Canberra
When: Tuesday March 25
Time: 12PM - 2PM.
REFERENDUM NOW! PAPUA MERDEKA!
