URGENT APPEAL

Please help send direct aid to the highlands of West Papua.

1000 people are still scared to return to their villages in the highlands of

Papua following the recent military operation in the area. The TNI are still

occupying the villages and have burnt many houses, schools and gardens,

destroying everything the people posses, including their crops which they

rely on to eat.

Most of the women and children have now made it to safer villages but the

majority of the men remain in the jungles monitoring the situation in their

own villages. There are severe food shortages as many of the gardens have

been burnt and people dare not return to those that are still under TNI

occupation. At least sixteen people have died in the operation, some shot by

the TNI, some burnt alive in their houses whilst others have died from

starvation and exposure whilst hiding in the jungle.

We are going to send aid direct to the area, to give to the families of

those who have been killed, to help rebuild houses that have been burnt and

to buy desperately needed food. Please help and send what you can.

There is a film report from the area online at this link

http://realserver.spc.org:7070/ramgen/piratetv/fpcn/wamenajune2003.rm

you will need to have real player installed to watch it.

http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=real

has real player 8 available for download free.

To donate:

Online, please use credit or debit cards via PayPal at

http://www.fpcn-global.org/general/donate.php (please also send an

accompanying email stating that your donation is for supporting the victims

of TNI in highlands of West Papua)

or.

Send cheques made payable to KSAS (Koteka Solidarity and Support) to DeMMaK,

c/o SDEF, 6 Tilbury Place, Brighton, BN2 2GY

or.

Make a bank transefer to:

A/C Name: KSAS, Sort Code: 070093

A/C No: 33333334, Ref No: 0346 / 703 572 995

Branch Address: Nationwide Brighton London Road, 104 London Road, Brighton,

BN1 4HF

In May we sent a small amount of money to some of the victims' families and

the thank you that came back was overwhelming. They said that the highland

people had never been helped like this before. However, since the exodus

from the villages like Kwiawagi the situation has got much worse. Let's keep

up this support so that the koteka people can stay strong and continue their

struggle for freedom!

For more info about the situation in Wamena, please see:

http://www.westpapua.net/news/03/06/130603-the_ongoing_indonesian_military_atrocities_in_th-2912.html



You can also help by participating in a concerted

PRISONER SUPPORT PHONE ACTION

To the best of our knowledge there are only two non-TNI prisoners still

being held in connection with the Wamena gun theft on 4th April. They are:

Kanius Murib 48 being held in Kodim 1702 (army

custody), Wamena.

Mikael Heselo 32 being held in Polda (police custody),

Jayapura.

We want to have a push to show solidarity for these prisoners. Kanius has

been held in army custody since early April, the same place where his family

member Yapenas Murib was killed by the TNI. Mikael Heselo was badly beaten

on arrival in Polda.

The best way we have discovered to get to the authorities concerned is to

have a large telephone campaign. If as many of us as possible telephone over

the next week, it is likely that this will get through to the prisoners and

they will feel our support. It can also help to improve their conditions and

chances of fair treatment or even push early release. So please phone.

The numbers to ring are:

KODIM (TNI) Office in Wamena: +62 969 31089

POLDA: +62 967 533763 or 531717

Prison Cells Polda: +62 967 531830

Intelligence Polda: +62 967 531829

The most important thing is to say their names a lot!

Information for phoning:

You can phone Indonesia from UK for 15p per minute by first dialling 0905

306 0197, then the international number.

They are 8.5 hours ahead of the UK, so it's daytime there around midnight or

first thing in the morning from UK. However the phone will be answered 24

hours so just ring when you can.

The most important thing is just to say their names a lot, even if they

don't understand English, and make it clear you are phoning from abroad.

Some Indonesian phrases you can use (pronunciation guide in brackets):

Saya telepon tentang . (Sy-ar telepon tentang..) - I am telephoning about

...

Hati hati (Harti harti) - Be careful

Kami jaga lihat anda sekarang. (Karmee jargar leehat anda seykarang) - We

are watching you now

Saya dari Inggris. (Sy-yar dary Ingrees) - I am from England

Kamu pratikan baik kesehatan mereka, minum, makan dan keselamatan mereka.

(Karmu prateekan bike kay-say-hartan meraykar, minum, makan dan kay-selamtan

meraykar) - Treat them well, give food, water and look after them)

Kami tahu apa yang lakukan di lembaga. (Karmee tarhoo apa yang larkookan dee

lembarga) - We know what you do in the prison

Kami adalah teman mereka. (Karmee ard-ar-lar tayman meraykar) - We are their

friends

Koteka_Prisoner_Support@xsmail.com

Papua Merdeka! - Free Papua