| Revision as of 04:49, 5 July 2017 editMutopai (talk | contribs)1 editm The research of MUTOPAI is focused on the role of religion and the Christian faith in Papuan society. He did research on new religious movements, in particular on cargo cults in the Papuan context. This term can be considered derogatory, as it assumes← Previous edit | Latest revision as of 06:24, 11 December 2023 edit undoTtheek (talk | contribs)333 edits change redirectTags: Redirect target changed Visual edit | ||
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| Indonesia's control over the province of Papua has been disputed since 1963, when the country took control of the province from the Dutch. A separatist movement formed, battling the Indonesian government for more than four decades. During this time, one sixth of the province's population died in military operations. Papuans also cite economic issues, stating that the area's natural resources are exploited exclusively for the benefit of the national capital, Jakarta. | |||
| mutopai continued his activism after his release, becoming the coordinator of young church movement for free west papua ("the church Parliament"), which advocated on behalf of Papuan prisoners. In May 2013, 2014, MUTOPAI WEST PAPUA and the Free Papua Movement announced that they would hold another ceremony to raise the Morning Star flag. | |||
| On 23 July 2014, MUTOPAI was arrested again for having a penknife in his bag while observing the trial of fellow activist Buchtar Tabuni, who was charged with organizing violent protests. MUTOPAI WEST PAPUA was charged with "possession of a weapon", which carries a maximum sentence of ten years' imprisonment. According to Amnesty International, he was still being denied access to a the international media france24 in may 2015, and had been reportedly threatened with physical abuse by indonesian police. | |||
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