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Peace Talks & Dialogue with Jakarta

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August 5, 2011

Jakarta Post - August 5, 2011

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August 3, 2011

IRIN News - August 3, 2011

Jakarta – Indonesia needs to boost economic development in Papua, human rights activists say, a day after thousands in the restive region rallied for independence.

July 8, 2011

Tempo Interactive - July 8, 2011

Jakarta – A widely publicized conference aimed at seeking peace in Papua concluded on Thursday that the best way to seek long-term resolutions to problems faced by Papuans – ranging fro

July 6, 2011

Antara News - July 6, 2011

Jayapura, West Papua – Three Indonesian soldiers were shot during a clash with unknown attackers in Kalome village, Tingginambut district, on Tuesday evening.

July 5, 2011

Jakarta Post - July 5, 2011

Jayapura – Some 300 indigenous Papuans from all regions in Papua and West Papua provinces are expected to join a peace conference from July 5-7 in Jayapura to seek solutions to conflict

July 1, 2011

Jakarta Post - July 1, 2011

Jakarta – Security was heightened in the town of Kwamki Baru, Timika, on Friday after two groups of local residents were caught in brawl, putting the city in fear of further violence.

June 28, 2011

Jakarta Post - June 28, 2011

Jakarta – A group of Papuans staged a protest at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) office on Monday, urging the commission to follow up on Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) findings

March 11, 2011

Bintang Papua - March 11, 2011

The leaders of a number of churches in Papua have called on the central government to hold a dialogue with indigenous Papuans, stressing that it should be mediated by a neutral third pa

February 25, 2011

Radio New Zealand International - February 25, 2011

An academic specialising in Papua affairs says it's unlikely effective popular uprisings like those in the Middle East and North Africa will take place in Indonesia's Papua region.

Alliance for Papua Statement - February 25, 2011

Jakarta – We welcome the plan for a Jakarta-Papua dialogue that is now being pursued by the Indonesian Government.

February 15, 2011

Tabloid JUBI - February 15, 2011

Speaking on behalf of the United Baptist Churches in Papua, the Rev.

January 11, 2011

Jakarta Post - January 11, 2011

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Church leaders across Papua have asked the government to stop the election process of Papua People's Council (MRP) members until a national dialog between

December 15, 2010

Jakarta Post - December 15, 2010

Jakarta – The central government must remove their security forces from Papua and West Papua provinces and communicate better with residents in order to reduce tensions in the region, a

September 2, 2010

Jakarta Post - September 2, 2010

Activists have described the need for dialogue between the central government and Papuans as "urgent" and "critical" if Jakarta hopes to save the country's easternmost provinces from po

August 30, 2010

Jakarta Globe - August 30, 2010

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The government must rethink its relationship with Papua as soon as possible if it wants to avoid further civil violence and more adamant calls for independence,

July 23, 2010

West Papua Advocacy Team - July 23, 2010

The decision of the Obama Administration to begin "gradual and limited" engagement with the Indonesian Special Forces (Kopassus) ignores more than a decade-old, bi-partisan, bi-cameral

July 8, 2010

Agence France Presse - July 8, 2010

A prominent Papuan activist jailed for raising an outlawed separatist flag has been released after Indonesia granted him a pardon, an official said on Thursday.

April 19, 2010

Radio New Zealand International - April 19, 2010

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences, or LIPPI, says there is support in Jakarta for dialogue over the key issues concerning Papua region.

April 15, 2010

Radio New Zealand International - April 15, 2010

The Australia West Papua Association has questioned why an Australian parliamentary delegation which is visiting Indonesia this week is not visiting Papua region.

March 10, 2010

Jakarta Post - March 10, 2010

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Papua People's Assembly on Monday issued a ruling stating that only native Papuans could run for the posts of regent or mayor in the province.

Radio New Zealand International - March 10, 2010

The Australian-based West Papuan National Coalition for Liberation says Indonesia's President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, should show his goodwill to Australia and the international comm

March 9, 2010

Southeast Asian Times - March 9, 2010

Sydney – Australia West Papua Association representative Joe Collins has rejected a Sydney-based Lowy Institute paper that argues that the trust of Australians in Indonesia is low.

February 16, 2010

Al Jazeera - February 16, 2010

Jono van Hest – With strictly limited international media access to West Papua, Australian filmmaker Jono van Hest decided that he wanted to help West Papuans tell their own stories.

January 8, 2010

Jakarta Post - January 8, 2010

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Papuans can learn Aceh's transition to democracy, which has been far more successful than Papua, an activist from South Papua's Association of Pegunungan

January 4, 2010

Kompas - January 4, 2010

Wisdom cannot be measured by how long one has lived...

November 20, 2009

ABC News - November 20, 2009

Liam Fox, Papua New Guinea – More than 100 people who fled the Indonesian province of Papua to neighbouring Papua New Guinea have returned home.

November 9, 2009

Press Release - November 9, 2009

Washington, D.C. – The Chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment, Rep.

October 28, 2009

Tempo Interactive - October 28, 2009

Cunding Levi, Jakarta – Indonesian diplomats stationed in European countries faced a protest by dozens of Papuan students during a visit by the diplomats to a university in Jayapura the

October 10, 2009

Jakarta Post - October 10, 2009

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The West Papua National Coalition for Liberation (WPNLC) said dozens of organizations in the restive province of Papua demanded talks with the central gov

September 29, 2009

Radio New Zealand International - September 29, 2009

Thousands of West Papuans have turned out in rallies in Indonesia's Papua demanding international help in mediating a political settlement between Jakarta and a new so-called West Papua

ABC News - September 29, 2009

A group of West Papuans and their supporters have called on the Australian government to help mediate a settlement over the province of West Papua.

September 15, 2009

West Papua National Coalition for Liberation Statement - September 15, 2009

West Papuan people are hopeful that the re-elected President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will fulfil his election promise to resolve the West Papuan issue.

September 14, 2009

Jakarta Post - September 14, 2009

Jakarta – Human right activists are urging the government to initiate a dialogue with representatives of various groups in Papua to find a peaceful solution to violence and separatism i

June 26, 2009

Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) Press Release - June 26, 2009

In light of the latest Human Rights Watch report with accusations that members of elite special forces, Kopassus, had acted with impunity in Papua to detain, torture and beat up ordinar

June 18, 2009

Jakarta Post - June 18, 2009

Angela Flassy, Jayapura – Prosecutors told the district court in Jayapura, Papua, on Wednesday that pro-independence activist Bucthar Tabuni should be sentenced to 10 years imprisonment

June 10, 2009

The Australian - June 10, 2009

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Five Australians jailed in Papua for illegally flying into the Indonesian province without visas last year have won their freedom in the country's Supreme

April 30, 2009

Jakarta Globe - April 30, 2009

Christian Motte & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jayapura – Hundreds of soldiers went after senior officers on Wednesday and damaged their battalion headquarters in Papua after the famil

March 23, 2009

Sydney Morning Herald - March 23, 2009

Tom Allard, Jakarta – A co-founder of the outlawed Papuan independence movement, Nicolaas Jouwe, has returned to his homeland after more than 45 years in exile, calling for a new dialog

October 30, 2008

Jakarta Post - October 30, 2008

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Nine Christian leaders in Papua have suggested the government hold a dialogue with the Papuan people to find the best solution for the ongoing dispute ove

February 11, 2008

Joint appeal by Catholic and Protestant churches, Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists - February 11, 2008

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1. declared West Papua as 'Land of Peace' on the 5th February 2002.

October 2, 2007

Melbourne Age - October 2, 2007

Sarah Smiles – A united front of Papuan leaders has called for crisis talks with Jakarta as human rights abuses escalate in the militarised Indonesian province.

October 1, 2007

Sydney Morning Herald - October 1, 2007

A group of pro-independence Papuans said it has asked Indonesia's government to meet to discuss greater democracy and self-determination as well as the withdrawal of troops from the tro

July 4, 2007

Detik.com - July 4, 2007

Bagus Kurniawan, Yogyakarta – Accompanied by the beat of drums, West Papuan students danced and sang following a protest in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta on Wednesday July 4 in wh

February 10, 2007

KHNL TV (Hawaii) - February 10, 2007

Honolulu – Peace is possible in Indonesia's troubled eastern province of Papua, formerly known as Irian Jaya.

January 2, 2007

Indonesia Human Rights Committee Media Release - January 2, 2007

The Indonesia Human Rights Committee is calling on the New Zealand Government to offer to facilitate dialogue between West Papuan representatives and the Government of Indonesia.

April 18, 2006

Jakarta Post - April 18, 2006

Jakarta – A prestigious American think tank is urging the Indonesian government to make use of a "window of opportunity" to resolve unrest in Papua, and also calls on the international

April 9, 2006

Melbourne Age - April 9, 2006

Tom Hyland – Efforts are under way to start peace talks aimed at settling the growing dispute over control of the Indonesian province of Papua.

March 23, 2006

Radio Australia - March 23, 2006

The Uniting Church in Australia has called for dialogue and calm in the Indonesian province of Papua, in the wake of a violent demonstration which left four Indonesian security personne

December 30, 2005

November 26, 2005

Jakarta Post - November 26, 2005

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has again proved himself to be a more than competent mediator, bringing together officials from Papua and the central government