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Amungme leader warns Freeport it could be closed down

Amungme leader warns Freeport it could be closed down

In view of the fact that there has been no response from Freeport -Indonesia or Freeport McMoran, ‘I, Anthonius Alomang, as executive-director of Lemasa, the Association of Amungme tribal people, herewith warn ...

West Papua – Freeport Workers and Tribesmen Defend Road Blockades

West Papua – Freeport Workers and Tribesmen Defend Road Blockades

Police failed to lift road blockades stopping fuel and food reaching Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold's mining operations in West Papua, after clashes with striking miners and local tribesmen on Friday ...

West Papua’s ‘Arab Spring’

West Papua’s ‘Arab Spring’

It was not in the headlines, but our neighborhood has had its own ‘Arab Spring’. The Melanesian people of Indonesian-controlled West Papua, have shown the same determination to pursue non-violent struggl ...

Freeport is emblematic of much that is wrong in West Papua.

Freeport is emblematic of much that is wrong in West Papua.

Indigenous Papuans are waging a four-decade long nonviolent struggle for independence from Indonesia. At the heart of Papuan grievances lies Freeport, the world’s largest gold and copper mine... ...

Freeport McMoRan: Crushing Hope and Killing Freedom in West Papua

Freeport McMoRan: Crushing Hope and Killing Freedom in West Papua

The US mining firm Freeport McMoRan has been accused of everything from polluting the environment to funding repression in its four decades working in the Indonesian province of Papua. Freeport is a symbol of everyth ...

Rio Tinto Questioned on Unethical Behavior in West Papua

Rio Tinto Questioned on Unethical Behavior in West Papua

Benny Wenda, a West Papuan independence leader, questions Rio Tinto regarding its conduct at the Grasberg Mine, in his home country. ...