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Indonesia accused of burning down school and hospital in West Papua
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Indonesia accused of burning down school and hospital in West Papua

INDONESIAN armed forces were accused of burning down a school and a hospital during military operations in the West Papuan … Continue reading Indonesia accused of burning down school and hospital in West Papua

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African, Caribbean and Pacific seek UN Rights access to Papua

A major bloc of African, Caribbean and Pacific countries has written to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights … Continue reading African, Caribbean and Pacific seek UN Rights access to Papua

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Inquiry needed into Australia’s silence on West Papuan massacre, human rights groups say

Revelations that Australia knew about atrocities by Indonesian military but did nothing are ‘deeply disturbing’, Human Rights Watch says Human … Continue reading Inquiry needed into Australia’s silence on West Papuan massacre, human rights groups say

Vanuatu laments lack of action on West Papua at UN
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Vanuatu laments lack of action on West Papua at UN

Vanuatu’s Prime Minister has told the United Nations about a lack of progress on human rights in West Papua. ob … Continue reading Vanuatu laments lack of action on West Papua at UN

Australia trained Indonesian police officer accused of West Papua violence
West Papua

Australia trained Indonesian police officer accused of West Papua violence

We will chop them up’: an Indonesian police chief implicated in alleged human rights abuses against a group of West … Continue reading Australia trained Indonesian police officer accused of West Papua violence

Academia Editorial: The Papua Question
West Papua

Academia Editorial: The Papua Question

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

First ‘separatists’, now ‘terrorists’: another way for Indonesia to avoid solving West Papuans’ historical grievances
West Papua

First ‘separatists’, now ‘terrorists’: another way for Indonesia to avoid solving West Papuans’ historical grievances

On 29 April, the Indonesian government declared that all ‘armed criminal groups’ (KBB) and people and organisations affiliated with them were terrorists. … Continue reading First ‘separatists’, now ‘terrorists’: another way for Indonesia to avoid solving West Papuans’ historical grievances

Jakarta is turning West Papuans into ‘terrorists’ to justify waging a war
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Jakarta is turning West Papuans into ‘terrorists’ to justify waging a war

The Indonesian government has officially labelled the OPM (Organisasi Papua Merdeka) Free Papuan Movement and its military wing, the TPNPB … Continue reading Jakarta is turning West Papuans into ‘terrorists’ to justify waging a war

West Papua Independence Fighter Victor Yeimo – Arrested Over The Weekend
West Papua

West Papua Independence Fighter Victor Yeimo – Arrested Over The Weekend

This is developing drama. The decades – old independence struggle across the border which began in 1960s has consolidated in … Continue reading West Papua Independence Fighter Victor Yeimo – Arrested Over The Weekend

Urgent news from Jayapura, West Papua. KNPB International spokesman Victor Yeimo arrested by colonial Indonesian security forces
West Papua

Urgent news from Jayapura, West Papua. KNPB International spokesman Victor Yeimo arrested by colonial Indonesian security forces

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Nemangkawi Police Task Force arrested Victor Yeimo in Jayapura, Papua, today, Sunday, May 9, 2021. The … Continue reading Urgent news from Jayapura, West Papua. KNPB International spokesman Victor Yeimo arrested by colonial Indonesian security forces

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