Tag: West Papuan self-determination
Police hunt four covid-suspect Papuan prisoners after escape from hospital
Indonesian police in West Papua say four prisoners isolated for suspected covid-19 infection have escaped from Bhayangkara Police Hospital and are still at large.
A...
‘#PapuanLivesMatter’: George Floyd’s death exposes double standards
By Budi Sutrisno in Jakarta
As the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died while being arrested in the United States, sparks a...
West Papua’s highway of blood – a case of destruction not...
REVIEW: By David Robie
The 4300-km Trans-Papua Highway costing some US$1.4 billion was supposed to bring “wealth, development and prosperity” to the isolated regions of...
Education key to better life for West Papua, says one of...
By Sri Krishnamurthi
A remarkable 120 West Papuan students - all on scholarships - are studying in New Zealand, says Laurens Ikinia, a postgraduate student...
#I’llridewithyou, West Papua – three women who speak out
Pacific Media Watch
After the 2014 Lindt cafe bombing in Sydney, the social media hashtag #illridewithyou went viral in solidarity.
At the same time, three women...
Rights advocate says security chief’s ‘garbage’ slur will open Papua wounds
By Devina Halim in Jakarta
Lawyer and human rights activist Veronica Koman says Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs Mahfud MD "garbage" comment...
Activists give Indonesian leader details of Papuan deaths, political prisoners
Pacific Media Watch
Pacific human rights activists have personally handed Indonesian President Joko Widodo a protest letter which includes a list of deaths and political...
West Papua: Five urgent issues for Indonesia’s president to address
By Elaine Pearson
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (known as Jokowi) addressed Australia’s Parliament yesterday.
Indonesia is often referred to as the democratic success story of Southeast...
Accused Papuans ‘flew Morning Star flag’, police chief tells Jakarta court
By M Yusuf Manurung in Jakarta
An East Jakarta Metropolitan District police chief has given prosecution evidence at the trial this week of six Papuan...
PMC director blasts politicians, media over ‘shameful silence’ on West Papua
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Pacific Media Centre director Professor David Robie condemned the Australian and New Zealand governments and mainstream media for their "deafening silence"...
Veronica Koman wins prize for West Papua work
By RNZ Pacific
An Indonesian lawyer being pursued by the state has won a human rights award for shining "a light on violations of the...
Indonesia blocks NZ diplomats entry into West Papua
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Indonesia has denied New Zealand diplomats’ requests to visit Papua and assess the conflict and human rights situation in the turbulent...
Vanuatu and Solomons raise Papua at UN rights council
By RNZ Pacific
Vanuatu and Solomon Islands have raised the issue of human rights abuses against West Papuans at the UN Human Rights Council in...
Michael Andrew: On the NZ media’s coverage of West Papua
OPINION: By Michael Andrew of Pacific Media Watch
For the past three weeks a wave of violent protest has been spreading across West Papua and...
Vanuatu Daily Post: Indonesia online propaganda undermining West Papua
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
In the wake of a Vanuatu Daily Post investigation into what appeared to be a deliberate attempt to spread...
West Papua internet restored after Wenda, Koman accused of ‘provocation’
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Internet access in West Papua has been at least partially restored just days after Indonesian police accused human rights lawyer Veronica...
Indonesian police target Veronica Koman for West Papua ‘incitement’
By RNZ Pacific
An Indonesian human rights lawyer working with West Papuans has been named as a criminal suspect.
Veronica Koman is accused of "incitement" and...
Selwyn Manning: New Zealand govt should advocate for West Papua peace
Evening Report editorial by Selwyn Manning
It is clear and proper that New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is closely monitoring a concerning situation...
FLNKS calls for West Papua self-determination, condemns violence
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
The New Caledonian-based Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front or FLNKS has condemned the ongoing human rights violations in West Papua...
Fiji police caution Conference of Churches for raising Morning Star
Pacific Media Watch Newdesk
Fijian police have reportedly cautioned the Pacific Conference of Churches Secretariat
from flying the Morning Star – the West Papuan flag of Independence...
Indonesian police arrest Papuan activists for ‘treason’
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Indonesia police have arrested eight Papuan demonstrators for treason or "makar" in Jakarta, reports CNN Indonesia.
Indonesian People’s Front for West Papua...
Three students reported killed in West Papua as ‘confronting’ video emerges
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Police-backed armed militias have killed three West Papuan students in Abepura district, Jayapura, reports The Guardian.
The students were reportedly killed in their...