Pacific Leaders have raised their concerns about climate migration during their audience with Pope Francis in Rome on Saturday. Vanuatu … Continue reading Vanuatu PM raises climate migration and West Papua during audience with Pope Francis
By PMC Editor, September 29, 2017Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk West Papua has experienced a “significant aggravation” of the human rights … Continue reading Worse West Papua human rights, ‘shrinking space’, says new report
Exiled leader Benny Wenda presents smuggled petition to decolonisation committee but chair says Indonesian takeover of province is not on … Continue reading West Papua independence petition is rebuffed at UN
By Timothy Fernandez Updated Thu at 1:09pm, ABC News ‘A secret petition demanding a new independence referendum for West Papua has been presented … Continue reading Outlawed West Papua independence petition presented to the United Nations
By MALUM NALU, http://www.thenational.com.pg/teaming-up/ PANGU Pati leader Sam Basil and 11 MPs have crossed the floor to join Prime Minister … Continue reading Teaming up with PANGU Pati leader Sam Basil
Jayapura, Jubi – Kepala Badan Perbatasan Kota Jayapura Erick Merauje mengatakan, penandatanganan Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) antara Pemerintah Kota Jayapura dan … Continue reading MoU Pemkot Jayapura dan PNG berlanjut
Indonesian paramilitary police have shot and killed one person and wounded a number of others at a protest in a … Continue reading West Papua protest: Indonesian police kill one and wound others – reports
28-year-old man reportedly killed during the incident in Deiya regency, with up to seven wounded, including two children Indonesian paramilitary … Continue reading West Papua protest: Indonesian police kill one and wound others – reports
By Asrida Elisabeth and adapted by Basten Gokkon , https://asiapacificreport.nz/ In an attempt to conserve the birds-of-paradise for which the region is famous, Papua Governor … Continue reading Papua governor takes birds-of-paradise off the market
Local government in Merauke regency of Indonesia’s Papua province has pulled a number of oil palm licences in what’s being … Continue reading Oil palm licenses revoked in Papua’s Merauke
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