Tag: Indonesia
Motarilavoa Hilda Lini – strong, passionate fighter for decolonisation, nuclear-free Pacific
By Stanley Simpson in Suva
I am saddened by the death of one of the most inspirational Pacific women and leaders I have worked with...
Asia Pacific Report editor honoured for contribution to Pacific journalism
Pacific Media Watch
Asia Pacific Report editor David Robie was honoured with Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) at the weekend by...
Ben Bohane: Did Australia back the wrong war in the 1960s? Now Putin’s Russia is knocking on the door
ANALYSIS: By Ben Bohane
This week Cambodia marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh to the murderous Khmer Rouge, and Vietnam celebrates...
‘Ghost of Suharto’ marks Prabowo’s new phase in West Papua occupation
SPECIAL REPORT: By Paul Gregoire
United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) provisional government interim president Benny Wenda has warned that since Indonesian President Prabowo...
Wenda calls for West Papuan unity in the face of Jakarta’s renewed ‘colonial grip’
Asia Pacific Report
An exiled West Papuan leader has called for unity among his people in the face of a renewed “colonial grip” of Indonesia’s...
West Papua: Once was Papuan Independence Day, now facing ‘ecocide’, transmigration
On Papuan Independence Day, the focus is on discussing protests against Indonesia’s transmigration programme, environmental destruction, militarisation, and the struggle for self-determination. Te Ao...