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Chevron to Expand to West Papua

Chevron to Expand to West Papua

US-based Chevron, the leading crude oil producer in Indonesia, is set to spread its wings to the eastern part of the country after wrapping up a seismic survey of two exploration blocks in West Papua. The firm†...

Arming the Illegal Occupation of West Papua

Arming the Illegal Occupation of West Papua

Despite glaring human rights concerns, western nations are lining up to feed the Indonesian military's (TNI) thirst for blood in West Papua. While the TNI engages in ethnic cleansing "sweeps" in remote areas of West ...

Police who shot 5 Papuans in Degeuwo must be arrested

Police who shot 5 Papuans in Degeuwo must be arrested

The Indonesian Human Rights Monitor, Imparsial, in Jakarta has urged the police in Papua to arrest those members of Brimob, the elite police force that shot five Papuans in Location45 where they were panning for gold ...

Shameless Cameron’s hypocrisy in arms peddling

Shameless Cameron’s hypocrisy in arms peddling

"Now Cameron is to sell even more weaponry to a country which, although ostensibly a democracy, is still prosecuting a largely hidden war." ...

Massive demonstrations across West Papua demanding UN protection

Massive demonstrations across West Papua demanding UN protection

Source: West Papua Media Rallies held across West Papua, Indonesia, and Australia have drawn tens of thousands of people on to the streets calling on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to do more to protect West Papuan ...

March 19th: Protests in Papua & Australia demanding UN protection for Papuans

March 19th: Protests in Papua & Australia demanding UN protection for Papuans

“The Indonesian government brands us as separatists, and then hosts international fora to escalate support for what it says are ‘non-war military operations’ against us” ...

West Papuan Students Hold Peaceful Rally in Jakarta
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West Papuan Students Hold Peaceful Rally in Jakarta

Students in Jakarta demonstrate against the illegal Indonesian occupation of West Papua. ...

West Papua: Walk For Peace– “Thou Shalt Not Kill”

West Papua: Walk For Peace– “Thou Shalt Not Kill”

In the distinguished tradition of non-violence, West Papua National Authority’s rally in Manokwari on Friday 10 June begins with a three-mile jigjog—from the Sanggeng soccer stadium to the governmentâ ...

The Betrayal of West Papua and the Ongoing Cultural Genocide Part 2/2

The Betrayal of West Papua and the Ongoing Cultural Genocide Part 2/2

“Mr Speaker, in other words, it was our national policy to sacrifice the lives and future of some 800,000 West Papuan New Guineans to the Indonesian military in exchange, supposedly, for Sukarno and later Suhar ...

The Betrayal of West Papua and the Ongoing Cultural Genocide Part 1/2

The Betrayal of West Papua and the Ongoing Cultural Genocide Part 1/2

‘The reality is grim…’ reads an newly de-classified cable to the Department of State, ‘Now there is no freedom of speech, no freedom of movement, and forceful oppression is the rule ’. ...

Uprisings in the Middle East Resonate for West Papuans

Uprisings in the Middle East Resonate for West Papuans

The ramifications of the fast moving events in Libya and the middle east could be felt as far away as Papua in Indonesia. ...

Indonesian Military Continues Crackdown in West Papua – Innocent Civilians Killed

Indonesian Military Continues Crackdown in West Papua – Innocent Civilians Killed

2 Papuan civilians shot dead in military raid on village in highlands. ...