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A new US government report has found West Papuans continue to face violence, politically-motivated detentions and threats in Indonesia. The … Continue reading Papuans face violence, detentions, threats – US State Dept report
West Papuan independence campaigners are supporting a British parliamentary petition calling for investigations into Indonesia’s alleged chemical weapon use in … Continue reading UK petition calls for West Papua chemical weapons investigation
Vanuatu Daily Post – On 25 February 2019, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a resounding Advisory Opinion on … Continue reading International Court of Justice and the Chagos Archipelago Advisory Opinion
GENEVA (21 February 2019) – Prompt and impartial investigations must be carried out into numerous cases of alleged killings, unlawful … Continue reading Indonesia: UN experts condemn racism and police violence against Papuans, and use of snake against arrested boy
If you need evidence that politicians and the mainstream media pick and choose which oppressive conflicts to cover in order to further … Continue reading West Papua: The Genocide that is Being Ignored by the World
Voters in Vanuatu will be given the opportunity to vote for political reform laws in the country’s first ever referendum … Continue reading Vanuatu Referendum June 4, 2019
By NITHIN COCA, Freelance Journalist , SolomonStarNews EARLIER this month, the Indonesian military raided and destroyed the offices of the West … Continue reading Indonesia is cementing control over West Papua
Eyewitness accounts and the Liberation Army said at least 24 Indonesian construction workers were killed on Sunday by the separatist … Continue reading Sixteen bodies recovered in aftermath of Papua massacre
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua says a separatist group which killed dozens of people earlier this week is … Continue reading Benny Wenda says West Papua Liberation Army not criminals
The West Papua Liberation Army says it will meet Indonesian military and police on the battlefield. The separatist group on … Continue reading West Papua Liberation Army challenges Indonesian military
