Bishop visit to West Papua welcomed cautiously
RedioNZ – The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has cautiously welcomed news that Australia’s Foreign Minister is to visit Indonesian-ruled Papua region this year. Julie Bishop gave an undertaking to visit later this year, during talks in Jakarta this week with Indonesia’s government which has been touting a policy of openness about Papua. This […]
Call for more access to West Papua
RadioNZ – A church-backed coalition has called on Indonesia to open greater access to West Papua for international journalists, independent observers, human rights organizations and the International Red Cross. The call came at an international consultation hosted by the World Council of Churches with the International Coalition on Papua in Geneva. Also in Geneva this […]
Churches express solidarity with West Papua independence campaigners
Posted on: June 30, 2016 9:12 AM [ACNS, by Gavin Drake] The increasing tensions in Indonesian West Papua has attracted the attention of both the World Council of Churches’ Central Committee and the Bishops of the Anglican Church in Papua New Guinea. Sovereignty over West Papua has been disputed since the demise of the Netherlands […]
Flag day in Papua takes form of prayer events, petition
Events held in the cities of West Papua to mark the anniversary of the Papuan nationalist day mainly took the form of prayer events. Yesterday was the 55th anniversary of a declaration of independence by the indigenous people of the former Dutch New Guinea declared independence. The Papuan nationlist Morning Star was subsequently banned when […]
Gen. WPRA Mathias Wenda Expresses Deep Condolences and All Eni Faleomavaega Families and Friends to Continue Fight
After being reported by the Secretariat-General of the death of one our West Papua independence advocate Eni Faleomavaega, Gen. WPRA Mathias Wenda sang very long Lamentation Song as Lani tribal elder normally do, from morning to late afternoon, and declared days of mourning for the late Eni Faleomavaega. Gen. Wenda extends his deep condolences and […]
Government pledges assurance to investors to realize plans for petrochemical
(26-8-2013) Industry Minister has pledged government help for investors in order to realize plans to build a massive petrochemical complex in West Papua. The Minister met with senior managers of German industrial giant Ferrostaal, which, together with Indonesia’s Chandra Asri, plans to build a US$2 bln petrochemical facility in Bintuni Bay, West Papua, but is […]
Guam decolonisation, Trump and China
13 December 2016 – Ben Robinson Drawbridge – benjamin.robinson@radionz.co.nz A decolonisation plebiscite on Guam that was due to be held last month is likely to be deferred to 2018. Controversy over who was eligible to vote and fears voters wouldn’t understand their options have been blamed for the postponement. The delay means the US colony’s […]
Indonesia accused of arresting more than 1,000 in West Papua
Indonesian police have been accused of arresting more than 1,000 people at rallies in West Papua demanding an independence referendum. Part of Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province on New Guinea island, West Papua is ethnically distinct from the rest of the country and was annexed by Indonesia in 1969. Many Papuans consider the takeover to have […]
Indonesia arrests over 100 Papuans in Sorong
RadioANZ More than 100 indigenous activists were arrested by Indonesian police at the weekend in the West Papua city of Sorong. The police took in 106 activists from the West Papua National Committee, or KNPB, for their involvement in an inauguration of its local governing body last week. The KNPB is a pro-independence West Papuan […]
Indonesia must allow peaceful protests in Papua, stresses UN rights chief
un.org – 2 May 2013 – The United Nations human rights chief today expressed concern over the recent crackdown on mass demonstrations in Papua, Indonesia this week and called on the Government to allow peaceful protests and hold accountable those responsible for the violence. “These latest incidents are unfortunate examples of the ongoing suppression of […]
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