Tag: West Papuan demographics
Indonesia at 81 – who owns the Land of Papua’s...
ANALYSIS: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta
As Indonesia marks the 81st anniversary of its independence today -- August 17 -- the republic has much to...
Papuan academics accuse Indonesia of new ‘indigenous marginalisation’ strategy
Jubi News in Jayapura
Academics at Papuan tertiary institutions have accused Indonesian authorities of a new "indigenous marginalisation" programme through the establishment of the autonomous...
Why Indonesia’s planned new Papuan provinces will cause division and destruction
The politics of divide and rule and how Indonesia's attempt to separate indigenous Papuans is an irrational and unrealistic proposal that will damage the...
Shifting demographics in West Papua highlight conflict, says academic
New statistics show indigenous Melanesians are not yet the minority they were previously thought to be in West Papua, reports Radio New Zealand International's...
