Tag: special autonomy law
Wenda calls on Euro politicians to sign Brussels Declaration on West...
Asia Pacific Report
A leading West Papuan advocate has welcomed this week's launch of the Brussels Declaration in the European Parliament, calling on MPs to...
Papua People’s Petition protesters hold rallies against new Papuan provinces
By Reiner Brabar in Jayapura
Papua People's Petition (PRP) protesters have braved brutal police blockades, forced dispersals and assaults while staging simultaneous mass actions across...
Yamin Kogoya: Fatal disconnect between Jakarta and West Papua worsens settler-colonial...
COMMENTARY: By Yamin Kogoya
A flurry of peaceful rallies and protests erupted in West Papua and Indonesia on Friday, June 3.
Papuan People's Petition (PRP), the...
How colonial puppeteer Indonesia uses ‘autonomy’ to disempower Papuans
On Thursday, 10 March 2022, thousands of Papuan people in the Lapago Wamena Cultural Area took to the streets to paralyse Wamena city. They...
Global Papuan student body condemns Jakarta’s disruption of study funds
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
A global Papuan student welfare advocacy group has condemned the Indonesian government's disruption of autonomous local education grants supporting studies abroad,...
Papuan People’s Petition calls for release of advocate Victor Yeimo
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The Papuan People's Petition -- "Petisi Rakyat Papua" -- has called on the Indonesian government to release detained human rights advocate...
Sharp rise in Papuan mass arrests during military operations, says ICP
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The International Coalition for Papua (ICP) says there has been an increase in the number of arbitrary arrests in its latest...
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...
