Tag: diplomacy
The silent war – Australia and Indonesia mum on Papuan human right abuses
An Australian academic has lit the fuse of diplomatic fury by publicly criticising Indonesia’s brutal response to the Papuan independence movement, a sensitive topic...
Vanuatu – West Papua – MSG: An epic saga of messianic hope, betrayal, tragedy and resurrection
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
The name Vanuatu has taken on a sacred significance in Papuan liberation consciousness.
The Free Papua Movement (OPM) elders ignited this...
20 MPs walk out as PNG’s Tkatchenko apologises for ‘media trolls’ comment
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
The last time Papua New Guinea heard “there is a stranger in the House” was when two men walked...
Hipkins grants Fiji $11m in climate crisis aid as Rabuka renews NZ links
By RNZ reporters and Rachael Nath of RNZ Pacific
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka was welcomed to the New Zealand Parliament yesterday while on his...
West Papuan ‘provisional’ government backs full membership of MSG
Asia Pacific Report
The self-styled provisional government of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua
“with the people” of the Melanesian region have declared political support...
Duncan Graham: Compromise worked in Aceh – why not West Papua?
There are parallels between Indonesia’s Aceh where an Australian surfer faced a flogging, and West Papua where a New Zealand pilot may be facing...