COMMENT: By David Robie in Auckland International reporting has hardly been a strong feature of New Zealand journalism. No New Zealand … Continue reading West Papua and other critical issues – why is NZ media glossing over them?
Twelve people have been arrested over an alleged terrorist plot to attack an archbishop and police stations in the Indonesian … Continue reading Papua: arrests over alleged plot to attack archbishop and police
Amid the deepening trust deficit between the Papuan people and the government, many in the country’s easternmost territory suspect that … Continue reading Academia Editorial: The Papua Question
We are devastated to report the killing of yet another West Papuan priest at the hands of the Indonesian military. According … Continue reading Another West Papuan priest killed by the Indonesian military amid internet blackout
Indonesian police have forcefully dispersed a number of West Papuan protests around the region today. The protestors were calling for … Continue reading Indonesian police crack down on West Papuan protests
Everything was created and done by foreigners so everything these foreigners deed were illegal and invalid against the rule of … Continue reading Fight for Sovereignty of West Papua (West New Guinea/ Netherlands New Guinea) in United Nations
If insanity, as the saying goes, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, then … Continue reading The Indonesian government’s approach to Papua is starting to look like insanity
LEANNE JORARI As popular support for West Papua grows more vocal, PNG officials walk a diplomatic tightrope. A video recently surfaced on social media … Continue reading PNG can’t turn a blind eye to the conflict next doo
“Destroy them first. We will discuss human rights matters later.” These are the reported words of Bambang Soesatyo, chairman of the People’s … Continue reading West Papua is on the verge of another bloody crackdown
Tom Allard, Exclusive A new security crackdown on armed separatists in the central highlands of Indonesia’s restive Papua region will … Continue reading EXCLUSIVE Indonesia’s troop surge in Papua aims to ‘wipe out’ armed rebels: police intel chief
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