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
A workshop underway in Port Vila aims to develop the vision, mission and objectives to guide the new Department of Climate … Continue reading Department of Climate Change sets foundation
The United Nations in Papua New Guinea has congratulated the governments of PNG and Bougainville for confirming a date for … Continue reading UN welcomes setting of Bougainville referendum date
JAKARTA: Six hundred Indonesian soldiers will finish building a highway in the province of Papua, a military spokesman said on … Continue reading Dangerous highway: Soldiers to finish Papua road after workers killed
Indonesia has deployed 600 military personnel to Papua, to safeguard the construction of a controversial road project. The security build-up … Continue reading Indonesia deploys 600 soldiers to Papua for road project
Bougainville South MP Tim Masiu says a four month delay to the Bougainville referendum was not unexpected. [audio_playhttps://www.radionz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/2018685034/bougainville-s-referendum-on-independence-delayed Listen to … Continue reading Bougainville referendum vote delay not a surprise – MP
Indonesia’s military says the West Papua Liberation Army set fire to a digger owned by a state-owned construction company on … Continue reading West Papua Liberation Army destroys digger in renewed violence
A meeting today in Port Moresby between the Papua New Guinea national government and the Autonomous Bougainville Government resolved to … Continue reading Bougainville independence referendum postponed
By Gary Hatigeva Now going into its campaign platform, the Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement (SIPRA) is looking to … Continue reading SIPRA looks to prioritise strengthening good governance and arresting corruption
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
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