Tag: West Papua self-determination
From nuclear to climate crisis survivors: unfinished business in the Pacific
COMMENTARY: By David Robie, author of Eyes of Fire
Climate crisis concerns shouldn’t overshadow the legacy of nuclear testing in the Pacific, where there are...
Wenda condemns ‘cruel’ arbitrary arrests of West Papuans in Tambrauw
Asia Pacific Report
An exiled leader of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has condemned Indonesia's "cruel and humiliating" arbitrary arrest of 12...
West Papua’s humanitarian crisis stalls Prabowo’s ‘global peacemaker’ credibility bid
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has increasingly presented himself on the international stage as a mediator and promoter of peace.
Yet this global...
Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum...
Asia Pacific Report
A new documentary film on the devastating "ecocide" happening in West Papua will be screened as a world premiere at a weekend...
Pesta Babi – ‘Pig Feast’ . . . a vivid new...
REVIEW: Jubi Media
Yasinta Moiwend was startled when, on a quiet morning, a massive ship docked at her village pier in West Papua.
The vessel carried...
Confusion over West Papua bombing, displacement claims
RNZ Pacific
The Indonesian government has dismissed a claim that its military has been bombing villages in West Papua.
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua...
West Papuan liberation fighters risk ‘extermination’ by Indonesia’s high-tech forces
As activist groups around the world observe December 1 -- flag-raising "independence" day for West Papua today marking when the Morning Star flag was...
Four Papuan activists jailed on treason charges – NZ advocate says...
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific reporter
Four Papuan political prisoners have been sentenced to seven months' imprisonment on treason charges.
But a West Papua independence advocate...
Canberra pandering to Prabowo, while ignoring unrest in West Papua
While Indonesians worry about President Prabowo Subianto’s undemocratic moves, the failures of his flagship "breakfast" policy, and a faltering economy, Australia enters into another...
ULMWP alleges 15 civilians killed in West Papua military operation
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) claims more than a dozen civilians have been killed in the...
Prisoner transfer sparks new human rights concerns in West Papua
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific Waves presenter/producer
A West Papuan activist says the transfer of four political prisoners by Indonesian authorities is a breach of...
West Papuan civil society groups protest over brutal security forces crackdown...
Asia Pacific Report
West Papuan civil society and solidarity networks are calling for urgent action over a brutal Indonesian security forces crackdown that has led...
Wenda accuses Indonesia of killing West Papuans for ‘independence’ day
Asia Pacific Report
A West Papuan independence advocate has accused Indonesia of "continuing to murder children" while escalating its military operations across the Melanesian region.
United...
Fiji human rights coalition challenges Rabuka over decolonisation ‘unfinished business’
Asia Pacific Report
The NGO Coalition on Human Rights in Fiji (NGOCHR) has called on Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka as the new chair of the...
Fiji advocacy group slams Indonesian role in MSG as a ‘disgrace’
Asia Pacific Report
A Fiji-based advocacy group has condemned the participation of Indonesia in the Melanesian Spearhead Group which is meeting in Suva this week,...
Pro-independence advocates urge MSG to elevate West Papua membership
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent
Two international organisations are leading a call for the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to elevate the membership status...
Human Rights Watch warns renewed fighting threatens West Papua civilians
Asia Pacific Report
An escalation in fighting between Indonesian security forces and Papuan pro-independence fighters in West Papua has seriously threatened the security of the...
Indonesian military operations spark concerns over displaced indigenous Papuans
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
A West Papua independence leader says escalating violence is forcing indigenous Papuans to flee their ancestral lands.
It comes as...
AWPA calls on Albanese to raise West Papuan human rights with...
Asia Pacific Report
An Australian solidarity group for West Papuan self-determination has called on Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to raise the human rights crisis...
Did Australia back the wrong war in the 1960s? Now Putin’s...
ANALYSIS: By Ben Bohane
This week Cambodia marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh to the murderous Khmer Rouge, and Vietnam celebrates...
Activist group praises Pacific support for West Papua but slams NZ
By Christine Rovoi of PMN News
A human rights group in Aotearoa New Zealand has welcomed support from several Pacific island nations for West Papua,...
West Papua liberation group demands Indonesia releases 12 arrested activists
Asia Pacific Report
A West Papuan liberation advocacy group has condemned the arrest of 12 activists by Indonesian police and demanded their immediate release.
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