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Police take over Kapeso airstrip (9 Jun 2009)
Cepos - Although the police have gained access to Kapeso Kampung in the province of Papua, the Morning Star Flag is still flying above the airstrip that has been occupied by a group led by Decky Imbiri (said to be from the TPN/OPM) since 13 May.

Countdown for Survival: Global groups make an urgent call to end deforestation (8 Jun 2009)
Watch Indonesia - A coalition of youth, environmental groups, NGOs, Indigenous Peoples organizations and women's groups delivered a plea to negotiators asking them to ensure a strong climate deal and warning them that they will put our survival at risk if they do not act immediately to halt deforestation and the industrial logging of the world's primary forests (forest degradation).

Oral Statement Human Rights Council (8 Jun 2009)
In West Papua, Indonesia, the number of violent events that ensued from the initial provincial elections on 9 April 2009, witnessed also in different parts of the archipelago, raises concerns over the protection afforded to the population during Indonesia�s election process.

Minister Admits Chaos in Prisons (8 Jun 2009)
The Jakarta Globe - Despite an ongoing reform program, Justice and Human Rights Minister Andi Matalatta openly acknowledged on Sunday that the country's prisons were plagued by corruption, drug abuse and trafficking, and human rights violations by both guards and inmates.

Papua Prison Said To Torture Prisoners (6 Jun 2009)
Jakarta Globe - US-based Human Rights Watch on Friday called on Indonesia to look into the reported torture and abuse of prisoners in a jail in the province of Papua.