Tag: military
Why is Israel bombing Syria? – ‘because it can get away with it’, says Bishara
Asia Pacific Report
Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst, has condemned Israel’s extensive airstrikes on Syrian installations — reportedly almost 500 times in 72...
Indonesian military impunity, poor training condemned over torture of Papuans
Jubi/West Papua Daily
Repeated cases of Indonesian military (TNI) soldiers torturing civilians in Papua have been evident, as seen in the viral video depicting the...
Te Kuaka calls for urgent law change on spy agency, warns over Pacific
Asia Pacific Report
Te Kuaka, an independent foreign policy advocacy group with a strong focus on the Pacific, has called for urgent changes to the...
Question for PNG foreign minister Tkatchenko – what does the defence pact mean for West Papua?
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin
Papua New Guinea and Indonesia have formally ratified a defence agreement a decade after its initial signing.
PNG’s Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko...
It may be genocide against Gaza, but it won’t be stopped
ANALYSIS: By Chris Hedges
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) refused to implement the most crucial demand made by South African jurists: “The State of...
‘Uphold right to life’ says watchdog in aftermath of deadly PNG unrest
By Caleb Fotheringham
Amnesty International is calling on Papua New Guinea authorities to protect human rights in response to the riots.
Port Moresby is in a...