Tag: West Papua self-determination
West Papua’s customary region leaders back full MSG membership
Asia Pacific Report
Seven executives representing all the customary regions of West Papua have declared their support for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua...
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...
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...
Duncan Graham: Compromise worked in Aceh – why not West Papua?
There are parallels between Indonesia’s Aceh where an Australian surfer faced a flogging, and West Papua where a New Zealand pilot may be facing...
Author-poet condemns Papuan rebel threat to shoot NZ hostage pilot if denied talks
Asia Pacific Report
An Australian author-poet and advocate for West Papuan independence has condemned a reported threat against the life of a New Zealand hostage...