Tag: Prabowo Subianto
Wenda calls for West Papuan unity in the face of Jakarta’s...
Asia Pacific Report
An exiled West Papuan leader has called for unity among his people in the face of a renewed "colonial grip" of Indonesia's...
Kiwi pilot kidnapping in West Papua leads to police raids in...
By Duncan Graham
An alleged plot involving firearms and threatening the life of New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens when held hostage in Papua this year...
Plea to bar Prabowo from UK as Indonesian security forces crack...
Asia Pacific Report
A West Papuan advocacy group for self-determination for the colonised Melanesians has appealed to the United Kingdom government to cancel its planned reception...
West Papuan leader makes ‘raise our banned flag’ plea over new...
Asia Pacific Report
An exiled West Papuan leader has called on supporters globally to show their support by raising the Morning Star flag -- banned...
West Papuan outcry over Prabowo’s plan to revive transmigration
By Victor Mambor in Jayapura
Just one day after President Prabowo Subianto’s inauguration, a minister announced plans to resume the transmigration programme in eastern Indonesia,...
Wenda praises PNG’s Marape over ‘brave ambush’ on West Papua
Asia Pacific Report
An exiled West Papuan leader has praised Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape for his "brave ambush" in questioning new Indonesian...
Prabowo takes power as Indonesian military set up new battalions – what...
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin
In the lead up to the inauguration of President Prabowo Subianto last Sunday, Indonesia established five "Vulnerable Area Buffer Infantry Battalions"...
Indonesia to offer ‘amnesty’ for West Papuans contesting Jakarta’s rule
The National, PNG
Indonesia will offer amnesty to West Papuans who have contested Jakarta's sovereignty over the Melanesian region resulting in conflicts and clashes with...
Prabowo’s presidency sparks fear and faint hope in Indonesia’s contested Papua
By Victor Mambor in Jayapura
With Prabowo Subianto, a controversial former general installed as Indonesia’s new president, residents in the disputed Papua region were responding...
West Papua – the war on our doorstep under The Pacific...
Pacific Media Watch
ABC’s The Pacific has gained rare access into West Papua, a region ruled by Indonesia that has been plagued by military violence...
Discrimination faced by indigenous Papuans ‘isn’t something new’, says disturbing new...
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
Racism, torture and arbitrary arrests are some examples of discrimination indigenous Papuans have dealt with over the last 60...
Fiji’s Rabuka ‘will apologise’ to Melanesian leaders over failure to visit...
By Lice Movono and Stephen Dziedzic of ABC Pacific Beat
Fiji's Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, says he will "apologise" to fellow Melanesian leaders later this...
Prabowo says democracy ‘messy and costly’, calls for improvement
Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto discusses democracy (in English) at the Mandiri Investment Forum on March 5. Video: Kompas TV
By Dani Prabowo in Jakarta
Indonesia's Defence...
Wenda accuses Indonesia of more human rights atrocities in Papua
Asia Pacific Report
A West Papuan pro-independence leader has accused Indonesia of new human rights atrocities this week while the republic has apparently elected a...
Prabowo camp to ‘report US journalist’ over Indonesian poll strategy exposé
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
The party backing a presidential challenger in today's Indonesian general election claims it is reporting an independent US journalist to police...
Presidential hopeful Prabowo urges people to accept election bribes
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) chairperson Prabowo Subianto is encouraging people accept electoral bribes if they are offered basic commodities (sembako)...
