Tag: West Papuan human rights
Discrimination faced by indigenous Papuans ‘isn’t something new’, says disturbing new...
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
Racism, torture and arbitrary arrests are some examples of discrimination indigenous Papuans have dealt with over the last 60...
From Papua to Gaza, military occupation leads to ‘ecocide’ – climate...
Environmental destruction is not an unintended side effect, but a primary objective in colonial wars of occupation.
By David Whyte and Samira Homerang Saunders
Many in the international...
Activists hail life jail sentence for army major over brutal Papuan...
RNZ Pacific
The Indonesian military says a tribunal has sentenced an army major to life in prison for his involvement in the brutal murder of...
This is more sinister than you think – my people’s freedom...
By Veronica Koman in Sydney
As an Indonesian lawyer living in exile in Australia, I find it deeply troubling that the changes to the Indonesian...
Revelations on the murky fate of flag ‘treason’ prisoners in West...
Today marks 1 December 1961 when the West Papuan national flag, the Morning Star was first raised and the date has been honoured across...
Papuan solidarity group criticises NZ for ‘weak’ concern over Indonesian human...
Asia Pacific Report
The solidarity group West Papua Action Aotearoa has criticised New Zealand for not "being stronger" over growing global concern about Indonesian...
Papua activist’s daughter happy with post-mortem, but suspicions linger
RNZ Pacific
The daughter of West Papuan human rights advocate Filep Karma who died on Tuesday aged 63 has confirmed that he died in a...
Farewell Filep Karma, the revered West Papuan leader who could have...
By David Robie
A tragic day of mourning. Thousands thronged the West Papuan funeral cortège today and tonight as the banned Morning Star led the...
Papuans mourn sudden loss of ‘one of their brightest stars’
OBITUARY: By Yamin Kogoya
The sudden death of activist Leonie Tanggahma has shaken Papuan communities. Her loss last week has shocked West Papuans who regarded...
Benny Giay: The reality behind West Papua’s ‘land of peace’ facade
OPEN LETTER: By Reverend Dr Benny Giay
The notion that Papua is the "Land of Peace" has no substance.
Many feel that this phrase "Papua Tanah...
Suspicious ‘Papuan’ tweets promoted Indonesian government’s agenda
ANALYSIS: By David Engel, Albert Zhang and Jake Wallis
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has analysed thousands of suspicious tweets posted in 2021 relating...
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...
Fiji women condemn Bainimarama government’s ‘silence’ on West Papua
By Rusiate Baleilevuka in Suva
A Fiji women's advocacy group has condemned their government for remaining silent over the human rights violations in West Papua...
OPM day – celebrating the 1971 Papuan ‘independence proklamasi’
COMMENTARY: By Benny Wenda
We celebrated the 51st anniversary of the independence declaration of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) at Markas Victoria on July 1,...
Indonesia’s new plans for Papua can’t hide its decades of failures
ANALYSIS: By Aprila Wayar and Johnny Blades for The Diplomat
A plan to create three new provinces in the Papua region highlights how Jakarta’s development...
Thugs attack student rally in Makassar against Papuan ‘carve up’
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
A protest action by Papuan students which took place in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar, which was opposing 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...
Police arrest 90 at rally in Jakarta against plan to ‘carve...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Indonesian police have arrested a total of 90 Papuan students during a protest action near the Presidential Palace complex in Central...
Families of victims reject Jakarta 2014 Paniai massacre investigation
By Yance Agapa in Jayapura
The Papuan people have rejected the investigation team formed by the Indonesian state through the Attorney-General's Office (AGO) to investigate...
Prayer events to mark 60 years since West Papuan ‘birth’ in...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
West Papuans will peacefully mark the 60th anniversary of the birth of West Papua next week -- on Wednesday, December 1.
It...
West Papuans pledge to make ‘ecocide’ serious crime in key global...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
West Papua indigenous independence leaders today launched "Green State Vision" at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, pledging to take decisive...
Covid-19 crisis a pretext for West Papua online, offline repression, says...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The Indonesian government has used the covid-19 pandemic as a pretext to crack down on West Papuan street protests and to...