West Papua: Four Paniai Residents Shot Dead By Police
Jayapura: Four civilians of Bogobaida District, Paniai, were shot by Paniai Regional Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) on the night of May 15, at around 20.00 pm local time. ...
Oil palm plantation cheats indigenous Papuans in outrageous land deals
An oil palm plantation paid tribe members in Indonesia's Papua as little as 65 cents per hectare for their land. "Papuans, some of the poorest citizens in Indonesia, are being utterly exploited in legally questionabl ...
Vanuatu: Strengthened Military Ties with Indonesia Spark Protests, Arrests
Protestors say that the arrival of Indonesian officials and military personnel in the country is unacceptable given Vanuatu's longstanding support for West Papuan self-determination. Under a recently signed co-operat ...
Prisoner Abuse: Over 40 Papuan Prisoners Beaten
At least 42 prisoners - both political and criminal - have been beaten by wardens in Abepura Prison where they are being held. ...
Police brutally beat woman at Nabire, West Papua, protests
Selvina Muyapa was hit in the face by the Indonesian Army/Police, causing her to bleed heavily, during a demonstration where the people were opposing measures imposed by the Indonesian Government on Papua. ...
If Taylor Can Be Tried For War Crimes, Why Not Kissinger, Putin, Bush, etc.?
Should Vladimir Putin be studying the conviction of Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president? What about Henry Kissinger? It’s striking that the very same legal reasoning could apply to those in Washington, M ...
Indonesia must attend to the health of imprisoned Jayapura 5
Indonesia has been urged to pay close attention to the health and well-being of Forkorus and his colleagues who are now being held in Abepura Prison and to make sure that their conditions are being regularly monitore ...
Namorong: Media Freedom Day Address
If we are to talk about media freedom, we are to talk about creating enabling mechanisms for the purposes of defending Our People and promoting and preserving Our Papua New Guinean Ways. What’s the point of having ...
A Grim Portrait of Palm Oil Emissions in Indonesia
INDONESIA RANKS RIGHT BEHIND THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA IN THE LINEUP OF THE WORLD’S TOP 10 GREENHOUSE GAS EMITTERS. It’s not because of smokestacks or freeways, but massive deforestation starting in the 1990s â ...
An appeal for Filep Karma’s freedom, from his daughter
Former civil servant Filep Karma is currently serving 15 years in prison after taking part in an annual ceremony at which a Papuan independence flag was raised. He was charged and convicted of rebellion on 26 May 200 ...
West Papua – 3 Documentaries by Damien Faure
For more than 40 years, the Indonesian government has been conducting an aggressive colonialization policy against the Papua population of Western New Guinea (formerly Irian Jaya) marked by intense violence. Despite ...
KNPB: We Never Seek Justice from the Republic of Indonesia
Following the death of a sympathizer of the KNPB , the deputy chairman of the organization Mako Tabuni said that such a thing is part of the risk of the KNPB’s struggle for a referendum. He said: “We do not regar ...
OPM History (Free Papua Organization)
The OPM was originally founded in Manokwari in February 1965. This organization was set up with the name of the Free Papua Liberation Organization (OPPM) but the Government of the Republic of Indonesia willfully rel ...
Violence reinforces West Papua’s independence aspirations
Jayapura: A number of acts of violence have occurred in Papua, but none of these incidents have been investigated. which creates the impression that the Indonesian government it simply not interested, while these inc ...
A Prayer to the Gods
Bakchos was attacked by four men, he had a pillowcase placed over his head, a noose around his neck and petrol poured over him, whilst all sorts of abuse were hurled in his direction, including terms such as ‘nigge ...
Morning Star Rising Over West Papua
The TPN/OPM is planning to fly Morning Star flags throughout the territory of West Papua for three days from 1 - 3 July this year. ‘The aim of this plan it to remind people that we continue to exist,’ Pakage sai ...
Indonesia’s treatment of prisoner Filep Karma labelled illegal
The Free Filep Karma Campaign says Indonesia must adhere to international obligations on the treatment of prisoners by addressing the Papuan political prisoner’s medical needs. Mr Karma, who is serving a 15-year ja ...
Leak exposes Indonesian plan to assassinate Papuan leaders
The Indonesian Republic’s top-level intelligence of its special forces (KOPASSUS) held a secret meeting in Manokwari on Friday 27 April 2012 to finalize plans for the kidnapping and assasination of key leaders of t ...
Mass Rallies Across West Papua Challenge Anniversary of Indonesian Invasion
Indonesian security forces are currently preparing to disperse a mass demonstration near Serui, as tens of thousands of people take to the streets across West Papua to reject the Indonesian annexation of West Papua o ...
Indonesia Restricts Journalists, Activists in West Papua
The Indonesian government has restricted the number of foreign journalists who are given access to enter West Papua and write about the situation there, according to a new report. ...
