Tag: Indonesian colonialism
Author condemns Canberra ‘collusion’ with Jakarta on West Papua atrocities
Asia Pacific Report
An Australian human rights author and poet has accused successive federal governments of “deliberately aiding and abetting” the 1969 annexation of West...
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...
I was involved in stalled talks to free kidnapped NZ pilot in West Papua. What happens now?
ANALYSIS: By Damien Kingsbury
New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens has now been held hostage in West Papua for four months. Stalled attempts to negotiate his...
Papuan students accused of ‘treason’ over raising Morning Star flags
Jubi News
The trial of three Papuan “free speech” students accused of treason has resumed at the Jayapura District Court this week.
The defendants — Yoseph...
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...
Wenda calls on Papuan freedom fighters to free NZ pilot ‘unconditionally’
Asia Pacific Report
The president of a West Papuan advocacy group has appealed to the militants holding New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens hostage to free...