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Richard Di Natale grills Foreign Minister on human rights in West Papua
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Richard Di Natale grills Foreign Minister on human rights in West Papua

Senator Richard Di Natale questions Foreign Minister Bob Carr about allegations of ongoing human rights abuses in West Papua. ...

KNPB Rally Forcibly Broken up by Police – Yeimo Arrested

KNPB Rally Forcibly Broken up by Police – Yeimo Arrested

Indonesian police in Jayapura have violently dispersed a pro-independence rally being held by the West Papua National Committee (KNPB). KNPB leader Victor Yeimo was arrested along with media worker Marthen Manggaprou ...

KNPB Leader Victor Yeimo Among Arrests on Dec 1 FlagRaising Day (Update)

KNPB Leader Victor Yeimo Among Arrests on Dec 1 FlagRaising Day (Update)

Indonesian security forces have arrested several people, including Victor Yeimo, the Chairman of the West Papua National Committee, in West Papua today as demonstrations were held to commemorate the 51st anniversary ...

Brutal attacks and assassinations continue in West Papua crackdown

Brutal attacks and assassinations continue in West Papua crackdown

Search and arrest operations, raids and killings have been undertaken continuously by the Indonesian Special forces in an effort to eradicate the peaceful resistance movement led by the KNPB. Will the world stand qui ...

Defending West Papuan Activism
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Defending West Papuan Activism

Jennifer Robinson: "it’s very well known in the history of West Papua that those who dare to stand up and lead their people and to speak out against Indonesian oppression have either been killed, people like A ...

We Need The Truth On West Papua

We Need The Truth On West Papua

The recent history of West Papua is a violent one. The Indigenous people of West Papua have been waiting a long time to have a say in their own political future. ...

Australian Minister’s Comments on Papuan Independence Show Disconnect

Australian Minister’s Comments on Papuan Independence Show Disconnect

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr surprised many Indonesians with his latest statement that his country categorically rejected Papuan independence and that public opinion in Australia was “in support of Indo ...

Indonesian Police Torture Students After Brutal Police Attack on Papuan University

Indonesian Police Torture Students After Brutal Police Attack on Papuan University

Scores beaten, arrested, tortured and injured in major raid by Indonesian Police, Army and allegedly Australian Funded counterterror unit Detachment 88 on Yakuhimo Dormitory at Cenderawasih University, Abepura. ...

West Papuan Independence Leader on Trial in New Crackdown

West Papuan Independence Leader on Trial in New Crackdown

West Papuan independence leader Buchtar Tabuni has been put on trial as part of Indonesia's crackdown on the independence movement. ...

Chronology of Events surrounding the Shooting of Mako Tabuni

Chronology of Events surrounding the Shooting of Mako Tabuni

Chronology Report of Shooting of MAKO TABUNI, Deputy head of West Papua National Committee (KNPB) ...

Song for Mako Tabuni
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Song for Mako Tabuni

Activist Mako Tabuni was shot dead by the Indonesian authorities for the dubious claim that he was responsible for the series of shootings in Jayapura in May-June 2012. ...

Indonesia colonial media in Papua exposed as “Fake Journalism”

Indonesia colonial media in Papua exposed as “Fake Journalism”

Indonesian owned media outlets in Papua have long been identified with Indonesian intellgience and propaganda agctivities, with many outlets being directly owned by military officers for profit, and almost all media ...

Mako Tabuni’s killers must be brought to justice

Mako Tabuni’s killers must be brought to justice

According to the Network for Law Enforcement and Human Rights in the central highlands, JAPHPT, the Criminal Code requires that those who were responsible for shooting Mako Tabuni should be brought to justice. ...

West Papua: US and UN hidden secret
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West Papua: US and UN hidden secret

"The West" will lose its credibility if they fail to fulfill their international obligations for West Papua! Every country, every nation and every human being deserves equal rights!! ...

Interview with the late Mako Tabuni, KNPB Chairman
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Interview with the late Mako Tabuni, KNPB Chairman

Mako Tabuni, Chairman of West Papua National Committee talking about position KNPB, and root of conflict in west Papua. He said the best solution for Papua people is referendum. ...

Peter King, Ronny Kareni & Richard Di Natale discuss West Papua
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Peter King, Ronny Kareni & Richard Di Natale discuss West Papua

Senator Richard Di Natale, Greens spokesperson for West Papua, joined SKY News on 18 June to discuss escalating violence and tensions in West Papua. ...

West Papua buries another national hero

West Papua buries another national hero

Today Papuans mourned the loss of Mako Tabuni, deputy chairman of the KNPB (National Committee of West Papua). He joins Theys Eluay, Arnold Ap, Tom Wainggai, Kelly Kwalik and countless other Papuan freedom fighters ...

The Assassination of Mako Tabuni

The Assassination of Mako Tabuni

The BBC is reporting that Mr Mako Tabuni one of Papua’s most vocal independence activists was shot dead on Thursday by troops from the Australian funded and trained Detachment 88 counter-terror troops. Detachm ...

KNPB: We Never Seek Justice from the Republic of Indonesia

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 ...

3,000 Papuans Gather in Jayapura for Pro-Independence Rally

3,000 Papuans Gather in Jayapura for Pro-Independence Rally

Thousands of protesters staged a pro-independence rally in Indonesia’s restive and resource-rich Papua region Monday demanding a referendum for self-determination. Protest coordinator Mako Tabuni said, “ ...