How the UN Failed West Papua
- The UN no longer considers West Papua to be “colonized,” leaving activists hard pressed to find solutions.The Diplomat.com – By Prianka Srinivasan, September 19, 2016 NEW YORK — A decade ago, Herman Wainggai caused a diplomatic furor between Indonesia and Australia when he boarded a homemade canoe and crossed the Arafura Sea to the northern tip of Australia. Escaping his home in the Indonesian-controlled territory of West Papua, Wainggai feared that his campaign for […]
Can the US Marines Help Build Indonesia’s Amphibious Capabilities?
- The effort could play an important role in the rebalance.The Diplomat.cm – By Grant Newsham and Swee Lean Collin Koh, September 10, 2015 s a vast archipelagic nation-state prone to natural disasters, having a strong amphibious capability would appear to be a natural requirement for Indonesia. And as a part of the Indonesian Navy, the Marine Corps (Korps Marinir or KORMAR) has a key […]
Inside the West Papua Resistance
- In the jungles of West Papua with the military wing of the Organisasi Papua Merdeka.By Rohan Radheya June 29, 2015 The Organisasi Papua Merdeka (OPM) was first created in the 1960s by a group of comrades who called themselves West Papuan Freedom fighters. The organization was created to fight the Indonesian Army, which had occupied large parts of West Papua after the Dutch colonialists withdrew. The movement grew rapidly […]
Inside the West Papua Resistance
- In the jungles of West Papua with the military wing of the Organisasi Papua MerdekaThe Diplomat.com – By Rohan Radheya, June 29, 2015 The Organisasi Papua Merdeka (OPM) was first created in the 1960s by a group of comrades who called themselves West Papuan Freedom fighters. The organization was created to fight the Indonesian Army, which had occupied large parts of West Papua after the Dutch colonialists withdrew. The […]
The Human Tragedy of West Papua
- The suspicious death of a rebel leader is the latest in a long line of alleged human rights abuses.The Diplomat.com – By Gemima Harvey, January 15, 2014 The people of West Papua have been calling for self-determination for half a century – a struggle for liberation from an Indonesian military occupation that has seen as many as 500,000 Papuans killed. A recent development in this long campaign is the suspicious death of a […]
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