West Papua’s Armed Struggle For Independence – A Historic Shift? International media poses the inevitable question. The new drama prompts answers to…
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TIMIKA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s military said Monday that a soldier was killed in an ongoing clash between security forces and a…
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The mining company Freeport-McMoRan has signed an agreement to proceed with divestment of its lucrative mine operations in Indonesia’s Papua province. Under…
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Where Is West Papua’s Struggle for Independence From Indonesia Headed?
by melaninby melaninSimon Philpott Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018 John Ondawame greatly admired the independence struggle in East Timor, especially its ability to win active support…
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New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters is being asked to appeal to Jakarta to peacefully negotiate an end a stand off in…
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New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters is being asked to appeal to Jakarta to peacefully negotiate an end a stand off in…
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West Papua
Bishop speaks up for jobless Papuan workers in Indonesian mining dispute
by melaninby melaninBy Katharina R. Lestari in Jakarta APReport – A bishop in Papua has called for government aid for thousands of Papuans made…
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West Papua
The $100bn gold mine and the West Papuans who say they are counting the cost
by melaninby melaninIn 1936, Dutch geologist Jean Jacques Dozy climbed the world’s highest island peak: the forbidding Mount Carstensz, a snow-covered silver crag on…
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The spokesperson for the global Free West Papua Campaign claims up to 1000 police and military deployed to the Timika region in…