KOLAWA DISTRICT, PAPUA HIGHLANDS, INDONESIA – AUGUST 29, 2023 Papuan women’s rights activist Michelle Kurisi Ndoga was murdered at the end of August 2023 during a humanitarian mission in Indonesia’s Papua Highlands Province. At the time of the attack, she was collecting information about civilians displaced by the armed conflict in the Nduga area. Initial reports stated that she had been shot, but later investigations showed that she died from repeated stab wounds and blows to the head. Her body was found two days later in Lanny Jaya Regency.
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Indonesian authorities accused members of the armed separatist group TPNPB, which has long sought the independence of West Papua, of the murder. The organization’s spokesperson, Sebby Sambom, stated that Michelle Kurisi Ndoga was killed because she was suspected of cooperating with the Indonesian security forces and gathering intelligence. The police and military rejected these claims, stating that she was a civilian activist providing humanitarian assistance.
In October 2023, police announced the arrest of three suspects identified by the initials PM, AW, and RK, who were allegedly involved in the murder. According to investigators, the killing was premeditated, and the perpetrators recorded it on video, which they later shared on social media.
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