Tag: West Papua human rights
Papuan residents fearful as Indonesian military buildup still grows
By Victor Mambor in Jayapura
Calm has yet to return to Nduga regency in Indonesia's Papua province where pro-independence rebels killed 19 construction workers in...
WCC mission criticises Papua rights violations in plea for ‘openness’
A special mission from the World Council of Churches has criticised the ongoing human rights violations by Indonesian security forces in the West Papua...
Enembe – the Papuan traditional chief Indonesia regards as ‘dangerous’
By Yamin Kogoya in Canberra
In the days leading up to Christmas, 16 Indonesian construction workers were killed in Nduga by the West Papuan National...
‘Not a big deal’ claim police, rejecting UN call for Papua...
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Papua Regional Police public information head Assistant Superintendent Suryadi Diaz is asking all parties not to dramatise or make a big...
West Papuan campaigners welcome UN call to halt Indonesian torture
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
The Free West Papua Campaign has welcomed the call by the United Nation’s human rights experts for "Prompt and impartial investigations...
Papuans plan to boycott Indonesian elections, say independence activists
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West Papuan people will not take part in Indonesia's 2019 presidential and legislative elections, say the Indonesian People's Front for West...
West Papua film exposes plight of ‘ignored’ local journalists
By RNZ Pacific
A short documentary which highlights the risks of being a journalist in Indonesian-ruled Papua region (West Papua) has won an international film...
Police use snake to interrogate Papuan, apologise for ‘racist’ torture
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Indonesian police have apologised for wrapping a snake around an indigenous Papuan they suspected of theft, reports The Jakarta Post.
A video...
Don’t lump Pacific issues into ‘Asia Pacific’, warns PNG’s Juffa
By RNZ Pacific
The Asia-Pacific tag is a "misnomer" and should not be used to lump in Pacific Island countries, says Papua New Guinean opposition...
‘Don’t be afraid’ – give Bougainville, West Papua freedom, says Parkop
By Clifford Faiparik in Port Moresby
National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop is pushing for Bougainville and West Papua to gain independence from Papua New...
Time for US, Australia to change policy on West Papua or...
By Ben Bohane
Reports of the Indonesian military using white phosphorous munitions on West Papuan civilians last month are only the latest horror in a...
Sincha Dimara: My mother, a West Papuan survivor of many hardships,...
PROFILE: By Sincha Dimara in Port Moresby
I once asked my mother how was it that she married at the tender age of 16 and...
UN official defends West Papuan rights – free speech, peaceful assembly
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West Papuan rights to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly have been defended by the Office of the UN High Commissioner...
Widodo wants security forces to guard all development projects in Papua
By Ray Jordan in Lampung, Indonesia
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo insists that work on the Trans-Papua road project will continue despite this week's shooting of...
Indonesian police arrest more than 530 over West Papua flag demos
By Arnold Belau in Jayapura and Wahyoe Boediwardhana in Surabaya
More than 530 Papuans in several cities across Indonesia and West Papua were arrested following...
Nationalist militia attack Papuan pro-independence rally in Surabaya
By Tony Firman of Tirto in Surabaya
A protest action by the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) in Indonesia's East Java provincial capital of Surabaya yesterday...
Surabaya counterprotest, 300 arrested in West Papua flag demonstrations
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Hundreds of Papuan students faced off with counterprotesters in Indonesia’s second largest city of Surabaya today in a rally calling for...
Memo NZ: ‘Get on the right side of history’ over West...
Vanuatu says New Zealand should get on the right side of history and support West Papuan self-determination. However, reports James Halpin of Asia Pacific...
Indonesia arrests 67 Papuan students in Jayapura backing Vanuatu’s UN bid
Some of the arrested students being taken to jail in Jayapura. Video: Majalah Kunume Net
By Benny Mawel in Jayapura
Students from several tertiary institutions in...
Vanuatu steps up UN bid for West Papua rights, new referendum
West Papua has been sidestepped by both the the Melanesian Spearhead Group and the Pacific Islands Forum. But, reports James Halpin of Asia Pacific...
Amnesty demands Jokowi honour pledge on Papuan human rights
By Budiarti Utami Putri in Jakarta
Human rights organisation Amnesty International Indonesia has demanded President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo fulfil his promises to resolve the alleged...
Pacific Forum backs ‘constructive engagement’ over West Papua
By Royson Willie in Port Vila
The Pacific Islands Forum has supported "constructive engagement" with Indonesia over "elections and human rights" at this week's leaders...