Tag: Indonesian colonialism
Open letter to PM Albanese: Canberra must call on UN to ‘rectify breaches’ over West Papuan decolonisation
Café Pacific
An author and human rights advocate for West Papuan self-determination today sent an open letter to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the...
Vila-based Indonesian ‘troll’ page targets Papuan advocates
By David Robie
As part of an Indonesian-backed disinformation and troll campaign against West Papuan pro-independence advocates, a Facebook page has emerged making bitter and...
Indonesian security crackdown in West Papua – ‘traumatising raids, torture’
Asia Pacific Report
Indonesian security forces have intensified operations in various conflict areas in West Papua, reports Human Rights Monitor.
According to information received by the...
Jakarta should ‘learn from the Aceh, Philippines experience’ and talk to West Papuan rebels, says researcher
By Singgih Wiryono in Jakarta
An Indonesian human rights researcher has cricitised his government's failure to negotiate with West Papuan rebels, saying security officials should...
Deadly clash in West Papua during Indonesian rescue bid for NZ pilot
By Stefan Armbuster
Indonesia’s military confirms one soldier was killed and more are unaccounted for after clashes with the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB-OPM)...
Wenda accuses Indonesia of imposing ‘martial law’ abuses on West Papua
Asia Pacific Report
A West Papuan leader has accused Indonesia of imposing a “martial law” on the Melanesian region in response to the kidnapping of...