Students in Conflict Zones
Children transported in a reinforced vehicle to a nearby school in Narathiwat province. Despite the children’s smiles, they know about the violent state of conflict in their land, and must face the dangers f ...
security
US Pledges to Step Up Military Ties With Indonesia
The United States will step up its military cooperation with Indonesia, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in Singapore on Friday after meeting his Indonesian counterpart Purnomo Yusgiantoro. ...
Australian-Trained Indonesian Forces Kill More, Arrest More West Papuan Activists
“This year, so far, 22 West Papua National Committee (KNPB) members have been killed; three are missing; seven have been charged with various offences, as tensions linger.†– Michael Bachelard, Th ...
The War on Terror and Democracy’s Faustian Bargain
Unfortunately for Western democracy, Mephistopheles and his minions have finally grasped what is important in the 21st Century – national security, border control and injustice. These are what the denizens of ...
UK defends Indonesia arms sales as military run riot in Papua
Today UK human rights campaigners called for an immediate ban on all arms sales to Indonesia, following Wednesday’s brutal rampage by Indonesian security forces in the troubled Papua region. ...
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. ...
Injustice Reigns in West Papua: Jayapura 5 Found Guilty of Treason
Hundreds of security forces are on the streets around Jaypura, West Papua, in a show of force as an Indonesian court found five Congress leaders guilty of Makar (treason), and sentenced the defendants each to three y ...
Who will control the drones watching you?
Whether they are being used for surveillance or all-out combat, drones will soon pose serious risks for all of the world's citizens. ...
FCX Heavyweight Smackdown of West Papua
The people who are living in desperate fear amongst the barren, desecrated rainforest and mountains of the Freeport mining facility, are struggling to retain their human identity in our modern, global culture that tr ...
Terror and Force by Indonesian Army in West Papua
Six activists from West Papua National Committee (KNPB) have been arrested by Indonesia Police In Pucak Jaya (Wamena) for distributing leaflets for demonstrations on May 2nd. ...
Canadian Mining Company Named in Gang-Rape Lawsuit
A group of Guatemalan women is seeking millions from a Canadian mining company after claiming they were assaulted and gang-raped by security and police forces near the company's operations in the Central American cou ...
