Tag: Papua province
Open letter to Minister Faafoi – an appeal to help 34...
OPEN LETTER: By David Robie
Kia ora Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi
It is unconscionable. A bewildering and grossly unfair crisis for 34 young Papuan students –...
Police break up protests in Jayapura over new Papuan provinces plan
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Hundreds of Cendrawasih University (Uncen) students took to the streets last week to hold actions opposing the creation of new provinces...
Indonesian policy switch cuts off funding for Papuan students in NZ
By Matthew Scott of Newsroom
International students in New Zealand are appealing to the Indonesian government in response to funding being pulled for the autonomous...
The Jakarta Post: New deal, old approach over West Papua
EDITORIAL: By the editorial board of The Jakarta Post
The unanimous House of Representatives decision in Indonesia last week to endorse the revised Papuan Special...
‘We’ll be extinct,’ warns West Papuan churches, call for halt to...
Tabloid Jubi in Jayapura
The West Papuan Council of Churches (WPCC) has condemned the Indonesian government's Special Autonomy (Otsus) law ratified by the Jakarta parliament...
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...