Tag: West Papua self-determination
PNG’s Parkop tells exiled Papuans ‘don’t lose hope – keep up...
Asia Pacific Report
Governor Powes Parkop of Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby has appealed to West Papuans living in his country to carry on...
West Papua: Once was Papuan Independence Day, now facing ‘ecocide’, transmigration
On Papuan Independence Day, the focus is on discussing protests against Indonesia’s transmigration programme, environmental destruction, militarisation, and the struggle for self-determination. Te Ao...
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...
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,...
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...
West Papuan fighters who kidnapped Kiwi pilot propose terms of release
RNZ Pacific
Pro-independence fighters in the Indonesian-ruled West Papua region have proposed the terms of release for the New Zealand pilot taken hostage almost 18...
Papuan aspirations at stake in divided Melanesian Spearhead Group politics
COMMENTARY: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta
The Land of Papua is widely known as a land full of milk and honey. It is a name...
Indonesian human rights groups seek independent probe of NZ pilot’s death...
By Victor Mambor in Jayapura and Pizaro Gozali Idrus in Jakarta
Indonesian human rights groups have called for an independent investigation into the death of...
OPM blames Indonesia over tragic death of NZ helicopter pilot
Asia Pacific Report
The West Papuan resistance movement OPM has blamed the tragic death of a New Zealand helicopter pilot in a remote part of...
Fiji, PNG fail to secure UN human rights mission to Indonesia’s...
By Stefan Armbruster, Harlyne Joku and Tria Dianti
No progress has been made in sending a UN human rights mission to Indonesia’s Papuan provinces despite...
Latest Puncak Jaya massacre reveals West Papua ‘is a time bomb’,...
Asia Pacific Report
A brutal killing of three Papuan civilians in Puncak Jaya reveals that occupied West Papua is a ticking time bomb under Indonesian...
PIF hopes to send delegation to New Caledonia, says Forum chair
By Pita Ligaiula in Tokyo
The Pacific Islands Forum hopes to send a high-level delegation to Kanaky New Caledonia to investigate the current political crisis...
Fiji, anchor of Indonesian diplomacy in the Pacific – a view...
Indonesia's commitment to the Pacific continues to be strengthened. One of the strategies is through a commitment to resolving human rights cases in Papua,...
Fiji protesters call for freedom and justice in the Pacific –...
Asia Pacific Report
The Fiji NGO Coalition on Human Rights and other protesters took to the streets of Fiji's capital Suva yesterday in a rare...
Indonesia accused of subverting Pacific push for UN rights mission to...
By Stefan Armbruster, Victor Mambor and BenarNews staff
An unheralded visit to Indonesia’s Papuan provinces by a leading Pacific diplomat has drawn criticism for undermining...
No breakthrough in hostage Kiwi pilot talks held by West Papuan...
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
All parties, including West Papuan pro-independence fighters who took Phillip Mehrtens hostage, want the New Zealand pilot released but...
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: ‘People of Palestine and Kanaks are in...
By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao Māori News
Kanak people in Aotearoa New Zealand are lamenting the loss of family and friends in Kanaky...
OPM’s Bomanak accuses UN of failing to uphold decolonisation role over...
Asia Pacific Report
A West Papuan resistance leader has condemned the United Nations role in allowing Indonesia to "integrate" the Melanesian Pacific region in what...
OPM leader’s open letter condemns Australia’s ‘treachery’ over Papua
Asia Pacific Report
The West Papuan resistance OPM leader has condemned Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Joe Biden, accusing their countries of...
More videos of Kiwi hostage in Papua – warning over Indonesian...
RNZ Pacific
More videos appear to have been released by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) showing New Zealand hostage Phillip Mehrtens.
The New Zealander...