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West Papua and the United Nations

West Papua and the United Nations

Upon hearing that the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, will be attending The Jakarta International Defence Dialogue on 21 March 2012, West Papuan activists rallied in various cities to bring ...

The Jayapura Five: Our Choices and Actions Do Affect the Lives of Others

The Jayapura Five: Our Choices and Actions Do Affect the Lives of Others

The actions of one country can seriously influence lives elsewhere. West Papua is a case in point, a seemingly small and remote area of the world, but nonetheless home to 245 different tribal peoples, each with their ...

The Jayapura Five face life in prison in West Papua

The Jayapura Five face life in prison in West Papua

FIVE Papuan independence activists are facing life in prison, with their trial getting underway in Jayapura, Papua, on Wednesday, February 8. ...

Australia Urged to Take Action on Indonesian Injustices in West Papua

Australia Urged to Take Action on Indonesian Injustices in West Papua

Human rights groups are calling for international observers to be allowed into Indonesia’s restive Papua province to monitor the trial of five activists facing life in prison for raising a pro-independence fla ...