By Lewis Prai Welli They are targeting key West Papuan government officials. Deputy governor Klement Tinal was murdered in Jakarta … Continue reading A call for UN and global bodies to visit West Papua amidst ongoing murders of West Papuan civilians and leaders…
By Calum Rosie INDIGENOUS people of various cultures are being oppressed and killed the world over. As with native populations … Continue reading West Papua’s ‘Silent Genocide’ mirrors past indigenous oppression
By Liam Fox on Pacific BeatShare Download West Papua: Protester call for end to arms sales to Indonesia (2.30 MB) … Continue reading Protesters call for end to arms sales to Indonesia over West Papua conflict
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?
Benny Wenda is Chairman of ULMWP, an umbrella civil resistance organisation that united the independence movement in West Papua.He is … Continue reading Indonesian Crackdown – Internet Cut Off In West Papua
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
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
On May 21, protests were held in different parts of Indonesia to demand the release of recently arrested activists Large … Continue reading As violence continues in West Papua, calls to release political prisoners grow stronger
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
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
