Activists say detentions taking place during rallies calling for independence referendum Indonesian police have been accused of arresting more than … Continue reading Indonesia accused of arresting more than 1,000 in West Papua
Dutch Journalist Rohan Radheya photographs senior West Papuan OPM commanders at their headquarters inside the jungles of West Papua. (Image: … Continue reading Dutch Journalist Goes Undercover in West Papua
Posted on April 3, 2017 In response to Indonesia’s strategy approaching the governments in Melanesian countries by providing what it … Continue reading Amunggut Tabi: West Papua Independence is NOT Limited to Peace, Stability and Security in the South Pacific
Olivia Tasevski – 30 Mar, 2017, New Mandala History shows that the province has been a perennial problem for the Australia-Indonesia … Continue reading New Mandala: West Papua worries
Andre Barahamin – 28 Mar, 2017, New Mandala Why have Jokowi’s promises to open up Indonesia’s “forbidden island” to journalists and … Continue reading Blocking Papua from the Truth
WAMENA, SATUHARAPAN.COM – Tiga suku besar yang terhimpun dalam Dewan Adat Wilayah Balim (La Pago), meminta kepada pemerintah Indonesia dan … Continue reading Tiga Suku Besar Papua Ingin Diakui sebagai Bangsa Melanesia
Visit Shines Light on Government Policy Failures Andreas Harsono Indonesia Researcher The United Nations special rapporteur on the right to … Continue reading Indonesia Permits Rare Papua Access to UN Health Rights Expert
APReport – By Kendall Hutt – March 14, 2017 Ahead of the launch of her debut novel The Earth Cries … Continue reading Debut novel offers rare glimpse into grief amid life in West Papua
By Katharina R. Lestari in Jakarta APReport – A bishop in Papua has called for government aid for thousands of … Continue reading Bishop speaks up for jobless Papuan workers in Indonesian mining dispute
Jakarta-based based human rights watchdog Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (Elsam) and its local partner in Papua, Elsham Papua, … Continue reading Human rights groups protest over 500 arrests of Papuan demonstrators
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