THREAD: @netblocks shows #Papua's internet limited during reports of recent racial & anti-discrimination protests. #WestPapua is calling for independence. Cuts seen earlier to #Telkomsel in Indonesia & Papua over protests. This #OSINT thread shows what happened in #Fakfak👇 
Two days ago @thejuicemedia had their satirical ad about #WestPapua pulled down by @YouTube after Indonesian Government request (tweet below). Here's the video. It's satirical, but very to the point and provides a brief background on conflict: youtube.com/watch?v=QjU8R8…
That sort of internet limitation stops footage like this getting out, which is the clearest & complete footage (H/T to @VeronicaKoman) of event on 21/8 in #Fakfak. Footage shows civilians, armed with makeshift weapons, carrying Indonesian flags and charging with police & military
Geolocating features gives location of where this happened. The majority of this footage was filmed from the corner here: goo.gl/maps/3tkAz61hk… on Jl. Yos Sudarso in #Fakfak. [Will upload satellite images of post-event once I get clear imagery to identify points of change]
A second video (shot from same camera) follows crowd to other side of embankment. Police seen pulling civilians back. Sustained gunfire heard at the end of the footage. Filmer was standing here, on Jl. Salasa Namudat in #Fakfak, #WestPapua, at the end: goo.gl/maps/A1LtekZeZ…
Geolocation of buildings and road gives location of filmer before sustained gunfire heard. Red arrow indicates path and direction of travel. Gunfire was met in a south east direction from where filmer was standing (goo.gl/maps/A1LtekZeZ…) #WestPapua #WestPapuaUprising
A video uploaded to Facebook shows the same group of civilians running past the Masjid Al Hilal, Wagom along Jl. Fakfak-Torea in #Fakfak. You can see it in the background, it's a large turquoise mosque located here: goo.gl/maps/dg77BuJp1… #WestPapua
Footage is of same group of armed civilians & three videos were filmed during same even. Can show this by matching characters carrying the Indonesia red & white flag. For example: this person in blue shorts, brown shirt, dark blue hat. #Verification
Severe damage was inflicted on town of #Fakfak during clashes. In above footage we saw smoke in background, majority of which was coming from a market called Pasar Tumburuni. Found by searching 'shops in #Fakfak + unique bridge and tree next to it google.com/maps/place/Pas…
Pasar Tumburuni was a place of business, trade, and food for the area. Looks like a lot of the stock was burnt as well as many small shops and businesses. This is also the central point of #Fakfak in #WestPapua. It is located here: goo.gl/maps/nixMFpWSv…
I automate the collection of a lot of this footage by using #OSINT tools such as Twint, on @github (github.com/twintproject/t…). It's a really helpful tool to automate collection and puts it all in a csv sheet for me so I can view it later for #Geolocation and #Verification
Going through the footage, we can see the original charge up the side of the embankment from an alternative angle. What we're looking at, is the pro-Indonesian civilians and soldiers charging towards the #WestPapua civilians on Jl Salasa Namudat, here: goo.gl/maps/z4ZfhHL5e…
United Liberation Movement for #WestPapua uploaded footage of their side of the protest on their FB page. It's clear Indonseian military & police were standing alongside a very aggressive group of civilians wielding sticks and machetes in #Fakfak
Indications & geolocation on satellite image below from @googleearth indicate where #WestPapua protestors were standing (unarmed) & where Indonesian armed police, military & civilians facing off in #Fakfak. Blue building where #WestPapuans were sitting (goo.gl/maps/Ch4xjSU8W…)
