PSN Victims Share Their Stories in Merauke

Several victims of the National Strategic Project (PSN) were seen engaging in discussions at the Merauke Solidarity Consolidation event on Thursday, March 13, 2025. The event was held at the Petrus Vertenten MSC Center on Jalan Raya Cigombong, Kampung Kelapa Lima, Merauke District, South Papua. Approximately 300 representatives from NGOs and Indigenous communities affected by PSN projects across Indonesia gathered in Merauke.

The PSN-affected community representatives in Merauke came from various regions, including Jambi, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, East Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, and Papua. They shared their experiences and hardships as PSN victims, highlighting how government projects in their regions had led to displacement and environmental destruction.

Several civil society organizations participated in the event, including Bentala Pusaka, YLBHI, Walhi, the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN), Trend Asia, KPA, and LBH.

The event lasted for four days, from March 11 to March 14, 2025.

Para Korban PSN Berbagi Cerita di Merauke

Tampak sejumlah korban Proyek Strategis Nasional (PSN) sedang berdiskusi di acara Konsolidasi Solidaritas Merauke pada Kamis, 13 Maret 2025. Acara tersebut diadakan di gedung Petrus Vertenten MSC center, Jalan Raya Cigombong, Kampung Kelapa Lima, Kecamatan Merauke, Papua Selatan. Sekitar 300 orang perwakilan dari NGO dan masyarakat adat korban PSN dari seluruh Indonesia berkumpul di Merauke.

Perwakilan masyarakat korban PSN di Merauke berasal dari Jambi, Kalimantan Tengah, Kalimantan Timur, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Maluku, dan Papua. Mereka berbagi cerita mengenai kondisi mereka yang menjadi korban PSN. Proyek pemerintah di daerah mereka justru menyebabkan masyarakat tergusur dan merusak lingkungan.

Sejumlah organisasi masyarakat sipil yang ikut serta dalam kegiatan tersebut antara lain Bentala Pusaka, YLBHI, Walhi, Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara, Trend Asia, KPA dan LBH.

Acara berlangsung selama empat hari. Mulai dari 11 Maret hingga 14 Maret 2025.