Tag: West Papuan self-determination
Papuans raise Morning Star flag in Jakarta, burn Jayapura buildings
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Papuan demands for a referendum on self-determination have erupted more strongly amid fears of civilian casualties in the Melanesian provinces of...
New Zealand activists urge PM Ardern to act now on West...
By Michael Andrew
As Timor-Leste celebrates 20 years since the landmark vote that determined its independence from Indonesian rule, activists are urging the New Zealand...
Indonesian police raid Papuan student dormitory with tear gas, arrest 43
By Ghinan Salman in Surabaya
As many as 43 Papuan students were taken to the district police headquarters after Indonesian police fired teargas and forced...
West Papua, climate to top agenda at Pacific Islands Forum
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Human rights violations in West Papua are to be given priority at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Tuvalu next week.
According...
182 dead in Papuan displacement camps, says aid group
By RNZ Pacific
An aid group in West Papua has reported 182 civilians have died fleeing violence in the Highlands.
But the Indonesian military remains sceptical...
British Lords call for strong stand on press freedom in West...
By RNZ Pacific
Eight members of Britain's House of Lords want to see their government take a strong stand on press freedom in West Papua.
In...
West Papuan independence fighters kill Indonesian soldier
By RNZ Pacific
West Papuan fighters have killed an Indonesian soldier in a renewed threat to Jakarta's road project there.
State news agency Antara reported the...
Indonesia furious over Oxford award for Benny Wenda
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Indonesian government is furious over the Oxford City Council’s decision to award West Papuan activist Benny Wenda the Honorary Freedom...
West Papua’s Benny Wenda to be awarded Oxford’s highest honour
By Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Oxford City Council is to award West Papuan activist Benny Wenda the Honorary Freedom of the City accolade for...
Indonesia’s Pacific trade show kicks off in New Zealand
By RNZ Pacific
A major Indonesian trade show has kicked off in New Zealand, as part of efforts by Jakarta to win over Pacific allies.
Dozens...
West Papuan suffering will go on if NZ doesn’t take stand,...
Michael Andrew's Pacific Media Watch interview with Rosa Moiwend of West Papua. Video: Pacific Media Centre
By Michael Andrew
West Papuan human rights defender Rosa Moiwend...
Indonesia to make major Pacific pitch at NZ expo amid human...
By RNZ Pacific
Indonesia will use a landmark business and trade exposition next week in New Zealand to launch a fresh diplomatic push in the Pacific,...
West Papua child soldiers in ‘cycle of violence’ with Indonesia military
By RNZ Pacific
Doused in black warpaint, draped in ammunition and clutching guns almost as big as some of them, the boys stare with hardened...
Manasseh Sogavare elected Solomon Islands PM for fourth time
By RNZ News
Manasseh Sogavare has been voted in as the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands for the fourth time, polling 34 votes over his rival...
Indonesia’s political system has ‘failed’ its minorities – like West Papuans
Indonesian army and police gather villagers in several sub-districts in Nduga and try to force them to "admit" to accusations that they are members...
West Papuan peace advocate who urged dialogue dies
By RNZ Pacific
A leading West Papuan peace campaigner, Neles Tebay, has died in Jakarta after being hospitalised with leukemia.
A Catholic priest and academic as...
Violence in Papua must end before talks, says NZ Foreign Minister
By RNZ Pacific
New Zealand's Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, has called for an end to violence in Indonesia's Papua province.
Peters was responding to a letter...
Enembe – the Papuan traditional chief Indonesia regards as ‘dangerous’
By Yamin Kogoya in Canberra
In the days leading up to Christmas, 16 Indonesian construction workers were killed in Nduga by the West Papuan National...
Police use snake to interrogate Papuan, apologise for ‘racist’ torture
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Indonesian police have apologised for wrapping a snake around an indigenous Papuan they suspected of theft, reports The Jakarta Post.
A video...
Benny Wenda: West Papuan people’s ballot petition handed over to UN
By Benny Wenda, chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua
As chairman of The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), I have...
Indonesian police arrest more than 530 over West Papua flag demos
By Arnold Belau in Jayapura and Wahyoe Boediwardhana in Surabaya
More than 530 Papuans in several cities across Indonesia and West Papua were arrested following...
Vanuatu steps up UN bid for West Papua rights, new referendum
West Papua has been sidestepped by both the the Melanesian Spearhead Group and the Pacific Islands Forum. But, reports James Halpin of Asia Pacific...