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Peace Talks & Dialogue with Jakarta

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October 14, 2019

Jakarta Post - October 14, 2019

Jakarta – United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) chairman Benny Wenda has called on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to make good on his claim that he is willing to meet with

October 3, 2019

Radio New Zealand - October 3, 2019

Johnny Blades – The West Papuan pro-independence movement is insisting that genuine talks with Indonesia's government must address self-determination.

October 1, 2019

Radio New Zealand - October 1, 2019

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has told media he is prepared to meet West Papuan pro-independence groups to discuss problems in Papua.

Reuters - October 1, 2019

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has opened the door to holding talks with separatists in the restive easternmost region of Papua, a departure from the stance of

September 30, 2019

CNN Indonesia - September 30, 2019

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says that he doesn't have any problems will a proposal that he meet with pro-referendum Papuan figures, including those in the United Liberatio

September 25, 2019

Tempo - September 25, 2019

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Politics, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto refused to establish a formal meeting with the United Liberation Movement for West Papua

September 24, 2019

Tempo - September 24, 2019

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Dozens of Papua and West Papua Legislative Council (DPRD) members met with presidential chief of staff Moeldoko in discussing the current situation and

September 14, 2019

CNN Indonesia - September 14, 2019

Jakarta – Around 20 Papuan students from the Javanese cities of Bandung, Malang and Yogyakarta have met with the family of former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid to discuss the c

September 13, 2019

KBR - September 13, 2019

Wahyu Setiawan, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says that the meeting between President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and scores of Papuan figures

September 10, 2019

Tempo - September 10, 2019

Hans Arnold Kapisa, Jakarta – West Papuan human rights activist and Manokwari Legal Aid Assessment, Research and Development Institute (LP3BH) Director Yan Christian Warinussy is criti

September 5, 2019

Tempo - September 5, 2019

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – Vice President-elect Ma'ruf Amin mentioned his willingness to visit Papua together with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in order to curb the heightening tension i

Tempo - September 5, 2019

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Legal and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly has responded to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet's call for dialogue between t

KBR - September 5, 2019

Valda Kustarini and Adi Ahdiat, Jakarta – The Papua representative office of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) is urging the government to deal with the Papua conflict

Antara News - September 5, 2019

The Indonesian government has been facing the ultimate litmus test to placate public outrage rife among members of the native Papuan community in the provinces of Papua and West Papua

September 4, 2019

Tempo - September 4, 2019

Jakarta (Antara) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) had lunch with the winners of the "Gapura Cinta Negeri" (Country Love Gate) Festival, who came from Nduga and Yapen Islands Districts,

August 28, 2019

Antara News - August 28, 2019

Biak, Papua – Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Air Chief Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto and National Police Chief Gen.

April 26, 2019

Indonesia at Melbourne - April 26, 2019

Richard Chauvel – Father Neles Tebay, who died of cancer in Jakarta on 14 April, was a champion of peace in Papua.

February 21, 2019

Radio New Zealand International - February 21, 2019

The Free West Papua Movement, or OPM, has called on the international community to mediate negotiations with Indonesia's government to end conflict in Papua region.

January 7, 2019

Associated Press - January 7, 2019

Oki Raimundos, Dili – Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta has urged Indonesia's government to hold talks with the Papuan independence movement to help end a decades-long insurg

September 5, 2017

Radio New Zealand International - September 5, 2017

There are signs of a significant peace dialogue opening up between Indonesia's government and West Papuans.

March 15, 2016

Jakarta Post - March 15, 2016

Jakarta – The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has suggested that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo appoint a special envoy to prepare a dialogue aimed at pursuing peace in the easternmost regi

January 27, 2016

Tabloid JUBI - January 27, 2016

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – Papuans want dialogue between with Jakarta and this has been constantly echoed in recent years, but there has been no response from Jakarta.

January 12, 2016

Tabloid JUBI - January 12, 2016

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – Vanuatu based West Papua National Coalition for Liberation Acting Chairman Andy Ayamiseba has welcomed the latest initiative by the President of the Republic of Indo

January 5, 2016

Jakarta Post - January 5, 2016

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The government said on Monday that it would prioritize a soft approach in addressing separatism, including by engaging in negotiation and dialogue, as well as the possibility

December 30, 2015

Jakarta Post - December 30, 2015

Jakarta – The Papua Police have set up a joint team comprising police and military personnel to pursue perpetrators of an armed attack that killed three police officers at the Sinak Pol

Jakarta Post - December 30, 2015

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Papua Governor Lukas Enembe is expecting the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police to capture the perpetrators who shot and killed three police of

December 17, 2015

Jakarta Globe - December 17, 2015

Jakarta – The local theater company Teater Koma staged a politically charged performance of "Cahaya dari Papua" ("Light from Papua") at Galeri Indonesia Kaya last Saturday.

October 31, 2015

Jakarta Post - October 31, 2015

Jakarta – The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) expects continued conflict in Papua unless the government takes immediate steps to better coordinate its security forces in the region and hold

March 26, 2015

Antara News - March 26, 2015

Jayapura (ANTARA News) – Commander XVII/Cenderawasih Major General Fransen Siahaan asserted, Jakarta-Papua dialogue that aggressively championed by a number of people, will be presented in the fram

January 7, 2015

Wall Street Journal (blog) - January 7, 2015

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December 10, 2014

Jakarta Globe - December 10, 2014

Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Police chief on Wednesday denied police were behind a fatal shooting in Papua which killed at least four people and injured more than 20.

August 17, 2013

Jakarta Post - August 17, 2013

Jakarta – While the country celebrates Independence Day, the Oikoumene Churches Forum in Papua called on the central government to organize a dialogue to channel Papuans' political aspi

July 27, 2013

Federal Republic of West Papua News Release - July 27, 2013

As announced by Mr Herman Wainggai, on Monday 29 July at 11am the West Papuan people will be conducting a peaceful demonstration in the city of Jayapura – The people call upon the gover

June 21, 2013

East Asia Forum - June 21, 2013

Hipolitus Yolisandy Ringgi Wangge & Agustinus Kambuaya – The Free Papua Movement (Organisasi Papua Merdeka or OPM) has opened an office in the city of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

March 10, 2013

Socialist Alternative - March 10, 2013

West Papua, the western territory of island of New Guinea, was placed under Indonesian control in 1963. The transfer of power from Dutch colonialism was supposed to be temporary.

March 2, 2013

Tempo Interactive - March 2, 2013

Ira Guslina Sufa, Jakarta – Newly elected Papua governor elected on January 29 Lucas Enembe believes that adding military troops in Papua will not solve the security issues in the area.

September 21, 2012

Jakarta Post - September 21, 2012

Jakarta – The bounty offered by a separatist group, the Free Papua Movement (OPM), for the arrest of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during his October visit to Britain has no legal

June 30, 2012

Jakarta Post - June 30, 2012

Arya Dipa, Bandung – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has reiterated that he will not pursue dialogue with any party intending to push for a referendum or plebiscite in Papua.

June 29, 2012

Jakarta Globe - June 29, 2012

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – A person claiming to speak for the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) says members of the pro-independence group will soon surrender themselves to Indonesi

June 20, 2012

Jakarta Globe - June 20, 2012

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A Papuan pastor calling for justice and an end to the violence in the restive province told the Jakarta Globe on Tuesday that a dialogue between Papua and the

June 11, 2012

Jakarta Post - June 11, 2012

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The government has been urged to be more active in beginning an initiative for a peace dialogue for Papua to avoid international intervention.

June 4, 2012

Papua Peace Network (JDP) Press Release - June 4, 2012

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is urged to immediately appoint members to a dialogue team in order to intensify dialogue with stakeholders both in the Land of Papua and Jakarta.

January 30, 2012

Statement by the Alliance of Churches in Papua (PGGP) - January 30, 2012

We wish you a Happy New Year 2012

(un-official translation)

November 5, 2011

Jakarta Post - November 5, 2011

Jakarta – The government must first withdraw its military and police personnel from Papua if it really wants peace talks to start, says the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas

October 21, 2011

Medical Association for Prevention of War Media Release - October 21, 2011

The shootings and arrests of people meeting peacefully at the Third West Papuan Peoples Congress at Abepura this week are the latest instance of Indonesia's violent and repressive rule

Bintang Papua - October 21, 2011

Jayapura – Imparsial had condemned the shooting that occurred on 19 October during the Third Papuan People's Congress which was held at the Zakeus field and has called on the president,

August 25, 2011

Agence France Presse - August 25, 2011

Rights group Amnesty International on Thursday urged Indonesia to free a Papuan activist jailed for staging a peaceful protest and raising an independence flag in the remote province.

August 17, 2011

Jakarta Post - August 17, 2011

Jakarta – A group of armed men launched attacks in the Papua regency of Paniai as Indonesia celebrated on Wednesday its 66th Independence Day.

August 15, 2011

Jakarta Post - August 15, 2011

Faisal Maliki Baskoro – After two years with little progress, the government is considering shifting the location of its planned food estate to East Kalimantan from Papua because of the

August 14, 2011

Human Rights Watch Statement - August 14, 2011

The Kopassus documents show the deep military paranoia in Papua that conflates peaceful political expression with criminal activity.