Tag: West Papua
Behind the elusive mythmaking over Fiji, West Papua
By David Robie
On the eve of a vital meeting in Port Vila planning a more unified stance over independence in West Papua by disparate...
West Papua a media black spot
By David Robie and Alex Perrottet
The state of Pacific media freedom is fragile in the wake of serious setbacks, notably in Fiji, with...
Pacific Islands Forum shuns West Papuan issue at the annual talkfest
By David Robie
The most astonishing unreported story in this week’s Pacific Island Forum in Auckland was a remarkable shift by the United Nations...
Pacific Islands Forum shuns West Papuan issue
By David Robie
The most astonishing unreported story in this week’s Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Auckland was a remarkable shift by the United Nations...
John Pilger: The ghosts of Indonesia won’t lie
East Timor's history is repeating itself as Jakarta colludes with the West to crush another resource-rich land -- West Papua. The world is watching...
Tu Galala: Social Change in the Pacific (1992)
Edited by David Robie
"The Pacific is in upheaval -- growing poverty, nuclear testing, independence struggles, militarisation and massive social dislocation are pressing, often intractable...