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| Moni man, Papua.
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Lani tribesman Benny Wenda, who is living as a refugee in the UK, reports today that the people of his home village in Pyramid, Papua, are still in hiding after the army attacked in July.
The small village of Moragame has been abandoned since the army
attacked as the people are hiding in the jungle, too afraid to return
to their homes. Soldiers continue to patrol the area, intimidating
people.
Earlier this year, at least fifty people died from starvation and
disease when forced to flee their homes and gardens in a similar
incident in the village of Nggweyage in which three people were killed.
Soldiers attacked Moragame and shot two men, who disappeared into the
jungle and have not been seen since. They also cut the face and body of
Benny's brother Petto Wenda with a razor and a knife before pouring
petrol on his head and setting him on fire. He is recovering slowly.
