The general was killed during a shoot-out after rebels opened fire at patrolling security forces in the Papuan highlands. An Indonesian regional…
April 2021
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South Pacific
Regenvanu: Vanuatu needs to maintain strong support for West Papua
by melaninby melaninVanuatu needs to continue to maintain its strong support for West Papua by ensuring that the United Liberation Movement of West Papua…
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THE Pacific Conference of Churches has joined regional Civil Society calling for West Papua to be allowed membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group
by melaninby melanin.Here is a Press Release calling for Papua’s recognition: THREE members of Pacific civil society have called for the United Liberation Movement…
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West Papua
Religious leaders in West Papua are calling on the United Nations to investigate allegations in West Papua
by melaninby melaninReligious leaders in West Papua are calling on the United Nations to investigate allegations of human rights abuse and a growing military…
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The West Papua Council of Churches has called on the United Nations to intervene in what it describes as a humanitarian tragedy…
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The West Papua Council of Churches has called on the United Nations to intervene in what it describes as a humanitarian tragedy…
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MSG Secretariat Received French Ambassador to Vanuatu and Solomon Islands, H.E Pierre Fournier
by melaninby melaninPORT VILA, VANUATU (13 April 2021): The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat today received a courtesy call from the French Ambassador to…
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South Pacific
Former Vanuatu PM disputes Somare legacy as Melanesian decolonisation champion
by melaninby melaninA former Vanuatu prime minister says praise heaped on the late Sir Michael Somare as a supporter of political freedom in the…
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West Papua
Three brothers killed by Indonesian soldiers at Papuan health clinic: army and witness accounts differ
by melaninby melaninJAKARTA (Reuters) – One mid-February morning in the central highlands of the Indonesian province of Papua, the army said Prada Ginanjar Arianda,…
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West Papua
UN human rights chief and Vanuatu condemn Indonesian abuses in West Papua
by melaninby melaninAPRIL 5, 2021 The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has spoken out against the ‘alarming situation’ in West Papua…