Tag: Mimika
Papuan families’ lawyer criticises murder reconstruction, calls for independent probe
Tabloid Jubi in Jayapura
The lawyer of the families of the victims of the Mimika murder case has criticised the military reconstruction of the killings...
Killing of four West Papuans ‘brutal reminder of reality’ under Jakarta...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The United Liberation Movement of West Papua has condemned the brutal killing and mutilation of four indigenous West Papuans last week,...
Protester critically injured by rubber bullet, 7 arrested in protest over...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Papua Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) director Emanuel Gobay says a participant of a demonstration in Jayapura opposing the creation of new...
West Papuans reject Jakarta plan for extension of special autonomy
Asia Pacific Report
The indigenous people of West Papua have rejected the extension of special autonomy and the planned expansion of new provinces announced by...
Jailing of Jakarta Six fuels virus fears over Papuan political prisoners
PACIFIC PANDEMIC DIARY: By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch
The jailing of the Jakarta Six – five Papuans and the first Indonesian to...
Renewed Papuan independence call amid alleged ‘hostage’ standoff
By Lalu Rahadian in Jakarta
Conflicts in Papua province will not be resolved until the Indonesian government provides the Papuan people with an opportunity to...
