The Biak massacre was the killing of
West Papuan pro-independence demonstrators on the island of
Biak,
Papua Province
Papua is a province of Indonesia, comprising the northern coast of Western New Guinea together with island groups in Cenderawasih Bay to the west. It roughly follows the borders of Papuan customary region of Tabi Saireri. It is bordered by ...
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Indonesia, in 1998.
According to Elsham Papua, a local human rights organization, 8 people were killed and a further 32 bodies were found near Biak in the following days. The
Free Papua Movement claimed that around 150 people were killed.
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* Tim Advokasi Hak Azasi Manusia untuk Rakyat Irian Jaya, "Laporan Pelanggaran HAM di Biak" (undated report)
* {{cite news , last1=Knauss , first1=Christopher , title=‘Killed like animals’: documents reveal how Australia turned a blind eye to a West Papuan massacre , url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/19/killed-like-animals-documents-reveal-how-australia-turned-a-blind-eye-to-a-west-papuan-massacre , access-date=5 January 2023 , work=The Guardian (Australian Edition) , publisher=The Guardian , date=19 September 2021
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