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Wenda calls on ‘brave’ Pacific to raise West Papua at UNGA after six killed in new Indonesian massacre

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KNPB international spokesperson Victor Yeimo
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West Papuan activist Paula Makabory (centre, holding banner) at a protest in Auckland in 2011
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Indonesian Embassy response on West Papua
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The MSG membership flags
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Melanesian countries to review Indonesia’s status at MSG if no action...

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West Papuan advocate Paula Makabory
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Vanuatu Special Envoy on Decolonisation and Maritime Boundaries Delimitation Joe Natuman
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Indonesian military forces in action in Intan Jaya regency in Central Papua province this week
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Reports from West Papua say parts of the highlands region have been blanketed by snow and ice in recent days
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Snowfall in West Papua, while severe drought hits other parts of...

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Indonesian police fire water cannon and tear gas on West Papuan demonstrators at Perumnas III Waena, Heram District, Jayapura City, Papua
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Large demos across West Papua meet with mixed responses by police

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The author, Laurens Ikinia, with extended whānau - family (he is pictured fourth from left)
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Indonesia at 81 – who owns the Land of Papua’s...

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Producer Victor Mambor of the documentary Pesta Babi (Pig Feast): Colonialism in Our Time accepts the award on behalf of the production team
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KNPB spokesperson Ogram Wanimbo
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KNPB plans coordinated demos across Papua on New York Agreement anniversary

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An Indigenous Dayak villager shows pictures of her rubber plantation destroyed
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Human Rights Watch report says Indonesia is silencing environmental activists in...

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Indonesian military forces on patrol in the Oksop regency
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Indonesia defends high number of military deployed in Papua

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A TPNPB resistance fighter stands guard on the charred aircraft remains
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Fears of more conflict in West Papua after American pilot killed

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July 3, 2026
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A Papuan casualty on Monday
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Indonesian soldiers accused of wounding two Papuan teenagers in Titigi

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July 1, 2026
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Disappeared Pesta Babi star Yasinta Moiwend - Mama Sinta
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Indonesia has ‘kidnapped’ Pesta Babi star to cover up ecocide, claims...

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June 3, 2026
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The AI-generated fake footage on Instagram shared by an Indonesian nationalist account @bersamaastacita showing Koteka Wenda speaking out
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‘Digital colonisation’ – West Papuan activist targeted in fake AI-generated reel

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May 27, 2026
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Film director Dandhy Laksono
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‘Threat to democracy’ – Indonesian filmmaker slams military crackdown on Papua...

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May 26, 2026
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The documentary Pesta Babi has stirred discussions about Papuan development and the impact of deforestation policies
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Pesta Babi doco stirs West Papuan development debates and ‘crackdown’

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May 24, 2026
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