West Papua flag mural in Darwin remains intact despite criticism from Indonesian Consul
The Indonesian Consul to Darwin, Andre Siregar, has denied he pressured the owner of a wall to paint over a mural which features the West Papuan flag, but said he had reported its existence to Jakarta. “It is something that we respect, we have to respect, but please note that it, itself is offensive to […]
Protester arrested outside Indonesian Embassy held in custody overnight for fine-only offences
ABC Net Au – By Elise Scott m Photo: Protesters blocked the road outside the Indonesian Embassy. (Facebook: Free West Papua Campaign Australia) Map: Canberra 2600 A protester arrested outside the Indonesian Embassy has been fined and released from police custody after being held for almost 24 hours, under what his defence lawyer has described […]
Indonesia feared Australia would ‘recruit’ its best soldiers, General says
Exclusive by Indonesia correspondent Adam Harvey Indonesia stopped sending its best soldiers for training in Australia because of fears they would be “recruited” by the Australian military. Indonesia’s military chief General Gatot Nurmantyo said he stopped the training program before suspending all military relations between the two nations. In a speech from late November uncovered […]
“We’re in”: ULMWP spokesman Benny Wenda says MSG membership likely
ABC.net – Updated 15 Jul 2016, 9:22am Melanesian leaders, meeting in Honiara, have deferred a decision on whether West Papua can gain full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group until a special meeting in Vanuatu in September The postponement came despite a strong push by Vanuatu and Solomon Islands, which is chairing the MSG at […]
West Papua Situation Similar to East TImor Prior to Independence, Activist Says
By Alyssa Betts, ABC News, Posted 6 Jul 2015, 10:28am The situation in the Indonesian province of West Papua is similar to East Timor just before independence, a West Papuan activist has announced at a protest in Darwin. A group of about 60 people have erected a temporary hut embassy outside Parliament House, calling for […]
UN Human Rights Council Highlights West Papua
2:35 pm on 23 June 2016, radio anz Indonesia’s Papua region, or West Papua, has been highlighted at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva in recent days. A meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Photo: AFP During the 32nd session of the Council Plenary, the UN Special Rapporteur on the […]
West Papua gets international support
ABC.net-A few weeks ago, we heard from Catholic nun Susan Connelly who helped lead a church fact-finding mission to the Indonesian province of West Papua. Her report included allegations of widespread torture and harassment by Indonesian police and troops and even a “slow-motion genocide” of indigenous West Papuans. The West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda […]
Bougainville dan Papua New Guinea menetapkan target untuk referendum kemerdekaan
Presiden Bougainville John Momis dan Perdana Menteri Papua Nugini Peter O’Neill telah sepakat untuk bekerja menuju 2019 referendum kemerdekaan, setelah pertemuan di Port Moresby minggu lalu. Bougainville merupakan bagian otonom dari PNG dan berjuang perang saudara selama satu dekade dengan pemerintah nasional yang berakhir pada tahun 1999. daerah harus memegang referendum kemerdekaan pada tahun 2020 […]
Foreign journalists will still need permits and be subjected to ‘screening’ in Papuan provinces
By Indonesia correspondent George Roberts ABC News, Posted 12 May 2015, 3:55pm Foreign journalists will still need permits to report from Papuan provinces, according to Indonesia’s chief security minister, despite president Joko Widodo’s claims the region is now unrestricted. Mr Widodo announced last weekend that foreign media were free to report from the provinces of […]
West Papua: Jeremy Corbyn calls for democratic reform in Indonesian province
By Europe correspondent Steve Cannanem ABC News, Updated 4 May 2016, 2:40pm Papua New Guinea’s media watchdog has demanded an explanation for why local journalists were blocked from asking questions about West Papua during an official visit by Indonesia’s foreign minister, Retno Marsudi. UK Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn has spoken out about the plight of […]
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