Tag: Papua province

RNZ Pacific A rebel group in the Indonesian-ruled Melanesian province of Papua who abducted New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens says he is safe. The New Zealander,...

By Laurens Ikinia Many organisations, NGOs, churches and student leaders have called on the Indonesian government in Jakarta to consider Papua Governor Lukas Enembe’s health...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Laurens Ikinia Governor Lukas Enembe of Indonesia's Melanesian province of Papua has been banned from travelling abroad by the state Directorate General...

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 –...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...