Tag: West Papuan self-determination
Indonesian police seize public buses for 328 arrested at ‘free Papua’...
By Yudhistira Amran Saleh in Jakarta
Hundreds of Papuan demonstrators from the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) demanding independence for West Papua have been arrested and...
West Papua supporters gather at PMC for Morning Star flag event
A West Papua video marking the global Morning Star flag-raising event today.
About 20 academics, librarians, journalists, students and Pacific issues activists gathered at the...
The $100bn gold mine and the West Papuans who are counting...
Grasberg mine in the Indonesian region of West Papua has been a source of untold wealth for its owners, but, writes Susan Schulman in...
West Papua human rights violations ‘worse’ says new civil group
West Papuans have been standing alone in their struggle for independence since Indonesia started colonisation in 1963, says a statement by a new civil...
West Papuan solidarity events planned to mark Morning Star flag day
By Anne Noonan
It is now 55 years since the Morning Star flag was flown officially in West Papua for the first time on the...
How mining and militarisation led to an HIV epidemic in Indonesia’s...
By Susan Schulman in Kambele, Papua, reporting for IRIN
Martina Wanago was sick. In fact, she was sure she would die. She had contracted HIV,...
West Papuan documentary screened in UK cinemas
Two screenings of the award-winning documentary The Road to Home, which follows the life of West Papuan independence leader and lawyer Benny Wenda and...
West Papua rally: ‘We want to be free people!’
Thousands of people have rallied across West Papua this week demanding independence and their right to self-determination.
The Free West Papua Campaign (FWPC) stated those that...
Human rights must be ‘to the fore’ in Indonesia ties, says...
Australia must consider human rights, including the military crackdowns on the West Papuan provinces, when pursuing closer ties with Indonesia, says the Melbourne newspaper...
Benny Wenda’s planned visit to New Zealand now on hold
Trailer for the award-winning documentary The Road To Home about Benny Wenda, the Nobel Peace Prize nominated West Papuan independence leader, in his ongoing...
Benny Wenda documentary to screen on TV Down Under
The Road to Home, an award-winning feature length documentary about British-based West Papuan human rights campaigner Benny Wenda will be screening on Australian television from...
West Papuan leader Benny Wenda plans New Zealand visit this month
Benny Wenda, spokesperson for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and a traditional tribal leader, will visit New Zealand between August 23...
West Papuan refugees allocated Port Moresby land for settlement
By Nadia Marai in Port Moresby
About 10ha of land has been allocated to West Papuan refugees to resettle at Red Hills in the Papua...
Indonesian police under fire over arrest of Papuan students, racial abuse
By Ryan Dagur in in Jakarta
Indonesian Church officials and activists have accused police in Yogyakarta of racism and using excessive force after six Papuan...
West Papuans sold out for ’30 pieces of silver’, says Natuman
Compiled by Jane Joshua
Vanuatu's Deputy Prime Minister Joe Natuman believes other people are trying to use the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to drive...
Herman Wainggai: 14 years on, nothing has changed for West Papua
OPINION: By Herman Wainggai
In 2002, West Papuan leaders and I traveled to Fiji to urge leaders of the PIF to support West Papua.
I also...
Sir Michael Somare: We Melanesians must make right choice on Papua
By Sir Michael Somare
The four Melanesian prime ministers of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji will come together in Honiara, Solomon Islands...
WJEC16: Oceania Interrupted give journalism educators a taste of Papua
By Husain Malvi
The first event of the 4th World Journalism Education Congress conference 2016 got under way at the JERAA and Pacific preconference last...
PIANGO welcomes World Churches call for West Papua solidarity visit
The Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO) executive director, Emele Duituturaga, has welcomed a call made by the World Council of Churches (WCC) for...
Student leader criticises drop in Papuan intake for admin school
By Abeth You in Jayapura
The student executive leader of the University of Cendewasih, Elius Wenda, has criticised the recruitment of students in the Institute...
MSG, ACP and the (almost) forgotten case of West Papuan independence
By Veronika Kusumaryati and Cypri Dale
Two events of highest significance in the context of global history of decolonisation are taking place in the Pacific:
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18 years since the Biak massacre, but suffering still ongoing
OPINION: Contributed by the Australian West Papua Association
On the 2 July 1998, the West Papuan Morning Star flag was raised on top of a...