Tag: Indonesian colonialism
West Papuan doco Pig Feast exposes oligarchs, food security crisis and ecocide under noses of military
REVIEW: By David Robie, Asia Pacific Report
West Papuan diaspora, academics, students and community activists warmly applauded the screening of the new investigative documentary, Pesta...
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...
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...
Survey warning on Papua ‘box ticking’ mega estates project goes unheeded
By Stephen Wright for Radio Free Asia
Indonesia’s plan to convert over 2 million ha of conservation and indigenous lands into agriculture will cause long-term...