Tag: West Papuan self-determination
Papua’s Customary Council forms team to probe activist Filep Karma’s death
Tabloid Jubi in Jayapura
The chair of the Papua Customary Council (DAP), Dominggus Surabut, says the council along with a coalition of civil organisations have...
Farewell Filep Karma, the revered West Papuan leader who could have...
By David Robie
A tragic day of mourning. Thousands thronged the West Papuan funeral cortège today and tonight as the banned Morning Star led the...
‘Doorstops’ at the Pacific Forum – why no tough questions on...
By Asia Pacific Report editor David Robie
A lively 43sec video clip surfaced during last week’s Pacific Islands Forum in the Fiji capital of Suva...
Advocacy group condemns failure to address West Papua at Pacific Forum
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) has condemned the absence of West Papua in last week's Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) official...
Police beat Papuan protesters with rattan sticks – 20 injured, flag...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Indonesian police have been accused of beating two Papuan students with rattan sticks - severely injuring them -- while 20 other...
Pacific Elders call on Indonesia to allow UN visit to Papua...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The Pacific Elders’ Voice has expressed deep concern about reports of deteriorating human rights in West Papua and has appealed to...
Humanitarian group slams plan to divide Papua after draft law approved
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The Humanitarian Coalition for Papua says that the unilateral creation of three new provinces in Papua by the Indonesian central government...
Ukraine example cited in call to extend visas for abandoned Papuan...
By Matthew Scott of Newsroom
Time is running out for a group of West Papuan students in New Zealand whose scholarships were cut -- out...
OPM rejects Papuan peace talks with Jakarta unless mediated by UN
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organisation (TPNPB-OPM) has rejected peace talks with the Indonesian government if it is only...
Papuan students caught by Indonesian grants cutback plead for NZ help
The West Papua students who had their tertiary scholarships terminated by the Indonesian government have turned to New Zealanders for help. Video: Tagata Pasifika
By...
West Papuan leader Victor Yeimo indicted on ‘treason’ charges
RNZ Pacific
West Papuan human rights defender Victor Yeimo has been formally indicted on charges of "treason" by Indonesian authorities at the Jayapura District Court.
The...
Papuan students appeal for meeting with President Jokowi to air grievances
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
A global Papuan students abroad umbrella organisation has appealed for a meeting with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to air their grievances...
Indonesian police charge 8 Papuan youths with ‘treason’ over flying Morning...
By Dhias Suwandi in Jayapura
Eight youths have been declared suspects on charges of makar (treason, subversion, rebellion) for flying the banned Papuan independence flag...
West Papuans mark 60 years fighting for self-determination
From RNZ Pacific Waves
Pro-independence advocates say the human rights situation in West Papua continues to worsen because of "deliberate ignorance" by Pacific neighbours and...
Activists say Jokowi’s West Papua visit only to bolster image –...
By Agus Pabika in Jayapura
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's visit to Papua last weekend to officially open Indonesia's National Games (PON XX) and officiate a...
Wenda blames nurse’s death on Indonesian military crackdown for Papuan mining,...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The United Liberation Movement of West Papua has blamed the Indonesian military over the attack at a hospital in Kiwirok, near...
Covid-19 crisis a pretext for West Papua online, offline repression, says...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The Indonesian government has used the covid-19 pandemic as a pretext to crack down on West Papuan street protests and to...
Papua’s KNPB accuses Jakarta of using military post attack to criminalise...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) claims that an attack on a military post in Maybrat regency earlier this month is...
Colonial border between PNG and West Papua ‘will fall like Berlin...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
A West Papuan group seeking self-determination has greeted Papua New Guinea on its 46th anniversary of independence, predicting that one day...
Indonesian military say two Papuan rebels arrested over Kisor post attack
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Indonesian police have arrested two suspects in connection with an attack on the Kisor military post which killed four soldiers late...
Protest call at prosecutor’s home to demand hospital care for Yeimo
By Dwi Bowo Raharjo and Ria Rizki Nirmala Sari in Jayapura
West Papua National Committee (KNPB) diplomacy commission head Kobabe Wanimbo has appealed to the...
Papua’s Victor Yeimo must be set free immediately, says Wenda
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on Indonesian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Papuan leader Victor...