Tag: West Papua self-determination
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...
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...
Wenda slams Jakarta’s ‘hypocrisy’ over support for Palestine, but denying West Papua
Asia Pacific Report
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has condemned an Indonesian government protest over Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka’s declared support for...
Indonesia protests over Fiji’s Rabuka backing Papuan independence leader
Asia Pacific Report
Indonesia has protested to the Fiji government after Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka met with a Papuan independence leader in a morale boost...
Two countries, two kidnappings – Port Moresby shows Jakarta how it’s done with 3 PNG hostages set free
ANALYSIS: By David Robie
Two countries. A common border. Two hostage crises. But the responses of both Asia-Pacific nations have been like chalk and cheese.
On...
Rabuka backs call for West Papuan independence group to fully join MSG
By Kelvin Anthony and Lydia Lewis
Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is the first Fijian leader in 16 years to hold a one-on-one meeting with...