“FOR too long, we have failed to speak out against Indonesia’s brutal oppression of the West Papua people,” says president of the Methodist Church in Fiji and Rotuma, Reverend Tevita Banivanua. [ Visit Website ]
Editorial/ Opinion
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Struggle and survival in West Papua
SIMON DEGEI sat amid the ground cover, a gaping hole in his right shoulder obscured by a bloodied tank-top, and his face covered in dirt. It is difficult to tell from the picture precisely how long he had left. But Degei is looking to the sky and his gaze is distant; these are his last […]
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West Papuans Clamor for Justice After Indonesian Police Kill Young Protesters
West Papua activists and independence advocates are demanding justice for the killing of young civilians by the Indonesian police last month. [ Visit Website ]
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Papuans to ask for MSG membership
The West Papua National Liberation Front will submit its application for West Papua to become a full member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group by the end of the next week. [ Visit Website ]
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West Papua group to submit MSG application in February
The international spokesperson for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua says the group will submit its application to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group in February. [ Visit Website ]
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Claims of torture by security forces in West Papua
The spokesperson for the global Free West Papua Campaign claims up to 1000 police and military deployed to the Timika region in West Papua have tortured people in the area. [ Visit Website ]
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Two policemen, guard shot dead near US mine in Indonesia
At least two policemen and a security guard working for a US-owned mine have reportedly been found dead in Indonesia’s restive Papua province. [ Visit Website ]
