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Kausea Natano new PM of Tuvalu; Sopoaga ousted
uvalu’s Parliament has elected a new prime minister, ending the six-year premiership of Enele Sopoaga. Kausea Natano was this morning voted…
Tongan PM blasts Pacific regionalism ‘myth’ and silence over West Papua
By Pacific Media Watch – Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk By Makereta Komai in Funafuti, Tuvalu Tonga’s Prime Minister, ‘Akilisi Pohiva, has delivered a stinging…
West Papuan independence group says it is ‘ready to take over country’
Three rebel armies fighting for liberation from Indonesia join forces under movement headed by exiled leader Benny Wenda Helen Davidson…
West Papua rebels unite to form new army
Armed rebel groups in Indonesia’s West Papua have reportedly united to form a new army under a single command. A…
Chief Gen. WPRA Mathias Wenda: Indonesia Must Go Home! Leave Us Alone!
In celebrating the Independence Anniversary of the Republic of West Papua that was proclaimed by the Organisasi Papua Merdeka (OPM)…
Why I was Absent from Parliament – Part 1 of 2
Following the election of James Marape as the 8th Prime Minister, there has been numerous articles posted on social media…
Residents, Business Houses and Diplomatic Corps Assured PNG Capital Covered CCTV
MEDIA RELEASEFRIDAY, MAY 25, 2019 PORT MORESBY: City dwellers, diplomatic corps and business houses have been assured the city is…
Sekjen PBB kunjungi Vanuatu
Reporter: Elisabeth Giay Port Vila, Jubi – Vanuatu dan negara-negara Pasifik lainnya dapat mengajar dunia, kata Sekretaris Jenderal PBB, António Guterres pada…
House of Commons Hansard: West Papua: Human Rights
4.30 pm Robert Courts (Witney) (Con) I beg to move, That this House has considered human rights in West Papua.…
Bougainville independence referendum postponed
A meeting today in Port Moresby between the Papua New Guinea national government and the Autonomous Bougainville Government resolved to…
UN demands probe into Indonesian treatment of Papuans
JAKARATA, 22 FEBRUARY 2019 (THE AUSTRALIAN) – United Nations human rights experts have demanded an independent probe into “alleged killings,…
Why nearly 2 million people are demanding an independence vote for West Papua province
Earlier this week, a petition signed by more than 1.8 million people calling for an independence referendum in Indonesia’s West…
Forum SG says Vanuatu position on self-determination issue admirable
Daily Post – Vanuatu has always been very principled in its approach to West Papua, in the issue of self-determination of…
MSG DG Congratulates Gov’t Delegation on Recent Universal Periodic Review
The Vanuatu Daily Post – The MSG Secretariat’s Director General, Ambassador Amena Yauvoli has congratulated the Government of Vanuatu, in particular…
PNG’s Parkop pushes for referendum for West Papuans
The newspaper The National reported that Powes Parkop wants PNG to push for a legitimate independence referendum for West Papuans He said…
West Papua Liberation Army refuses to surrender
The West Papua Liberation Army is refusing to bow to Indonesia’s ultimatum and surrender. After the Army claimed responsibility for…
Human Rights Watch calls for end to killings in Papua
Human Rights Watch is calling on Papuan militants to stop unlawful killings, after a massacre of Indonesians took place in…
TNI gives Papua Liberation Army ultimatum to surrender
The Liberation Army claimed responsibility for killing up to 31 Indonesians, mainly road construction workers, this month in the Highlands…
31 people have been killed in West Papua. Why?
The construction workers were shot dead by separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua province, marking the region’s deadliest bout of violence…
West Papua Flag Raised in Port Vila, Vanuatu
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) in partnership with the Vanuatu West Papua Association and the South Moluccas association…
Christmas Message from the Solomon Islands Prime Minister in Honiara
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE. BY THE PRIME MINISTER, HONOURABLE RICK HOUENIPWELA. My fellow Solomon Islanders, let me on behalf of the Government…
Joe Natuman: We are All Melanesians
“We are all Melanesian,” said Deputy Prime Minister Joe Natuman. “We are family. We regard it as an obligation to help…
Melanesian leaders condemn UN for turning ‘a deaf ear’ to West Papua atrocities
Solomon Islands and Vanuatu leaders want investigation into alleged abuses and support for independence campaign Ben Doherty @bendohertycorro Sunday 24 September…
West Papua protest at Forum summit in Apia
A small, but vocal, group of protesters gathered this morning outside the Sheraton Aggies Resort in Apia, venue of the…
Officials rubbish West Papua protest
By Joyetter Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu , 07 September 2017 A senior staff member of Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Franz Albert…
Speech by Hon. Peter O’Neill CMG MP – Prime Minister Upon Election to Form Government
In the 10th Parliament of Papua New Guinea – 2 August 2017 Mr Speaker, Firstly, may I congratulate you, on…
International Day Of Solidarity For Free West Papua
3 March 18, 2017 Washington, DC Website: WPAN World-wide protest demanding that Indonesia end military colonization of West Papua and free…
Author praised for opening readers’ eyes to West Papua’s repression
Posted on March 15, 2017 | 1 Comment By Pacific Media Watch editor Kendall Hutt, March 15, 2017 Bookstore owners,…
Female Melanesian tattooists to make their mark in Spain
APReport – By Hele Ikimotu A threatened tradition will get fresh focus when a female Melanesian tattoo collective takes up…
UN Decolonization Committee Urges U.S. To Refrain From ‘Harmful And Unproductive Activities’ In American Samoa
PIReport – By Fili Sagapolutele PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (The Samoa News, March 9, 2017) – The United Nations has “strongly…
Indonesia working with UN rights chief on Papua visit
Indonesia’s government says it’s working with the office of the UN Human Rights Commissioner to arrange access to West Papua.…
Nation marks the funeral of Tongan PM
The funeral of the late Tongan prime minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva is taking place this morning in Nuku’alofa. Mr Pohiva died…
WPRA Congratulates New Tuvalu Prime Minister
In a statement issued today, Secretary-General of West Papua Revolutionary Army (WPRA), one of the tree affiliate commands of West…
Vanuatu and Solomons raise Papua at UN rights council
Vanuatu and Solomon Islands have raised the issue of human rights abuses against West Papuans at the UN Human Rights…
Pacific leaders pay tribute to ‘Akilisi Pohiva
Pacific leaders are paying tribute to the late Tongan prime minister, ‘Akilisi Pohiva, who died on Thursday. The 78-year-old died…
Spikes of Violence: Protest in West Papua
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019, Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/ by BINOY KAMPMARK Like Timor-Leste, West Papua, commonly subsuming both Papua and West Papua, remains a…
West Papuan leader taken into custody in dramatic arrest
Activists say Buchtar Tabuni, seen as a mastermind of recent protests, was forcibly taken into custody by armed troops A…
Tonga’s Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva dies aged 78
Pacific Beat By Pacific affairs reporter Liam Fox and Michael Walsh Tonga’s Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva has died at the age of 78. Key…
Late Tongan PM ‘Akilisi Pohiva remembered as ‘beacon of democracy’
Akilisi Pohiva, a school teacher who evolved into the leading figure of Tonga’s democracy movement to eventually become prime minister,…