Activists have described the need for dialogue between the central government and Papuans as "urgent" and "critical" if Jakarta hopes to save the…
West Papua
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September 2, 2010
September 1, 2010
Maire Leadbeater – New Zealand's diplomacy with respect to Indonesian-controlled West Papua, especially in light of its aid to the Indonesian…
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…
The two sentiments that define the political impasse in Papua are frustration on the part of many Papuans that "special autonomy" has meant so…
August 23, 2010
In the past decade, the combined population of Papua and West Papua has grown 64 percent, making them the provinces with the fastest population…
August 22, 2010
An Australia-based Papua specialist says it remains to be seen whether an increase in state funding for Indonesia's Papua region will…
August 20, 2010
The New Zealand Police says that its community police training-the-trainers in Indonesia's Papua region is making a positive impact.…
August 18, 2010
Jayapura – Local church leaders have called for an independent investigation of a series of church shootings in Puncak Jaya, Papua,…
August 17, 2010
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President
Republic of Indonesia
Istana Merdeka
Jakarta Pusat 10110 Indonesia
Via Fax, E-mail…
August 16, 2010
Jason Tedjasukmana – Rising tensions in Papua have Indonesian authorities worried about possible international intervention in the nation's…
August 15, 2010
Jakarta – A legislator has called on the government to be more serious in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Indonesian province of Papua.
…August 11, 2010
The death of a local journalist has increased concerns about a giant food estate launched today in Merauke, Southeastern Papua by Indonesia's…
Daniel Flitton – Indonesian officials have tried to put a stop to a public lecture in Melbourne tonight to discuss the troubled province of West…
Arti Ekawati, Indonesia – Indonesia on Wednesday launched a giant project to create a $5 billion agricultural estate spanning three districts in…
August 9, 2010
The Indonesian government has banned a Dutch funding agency, for allegedly supporting Papuan separatists and running a commercial…
Banyan – Slowly but surely, Papua is emerging as a serious international problem for the otherwise well-liked Indonesian administration of Susilo…
August 7, 2010
Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Papua Police were urged Friday to take serious action to solve several fatal shootings, with the latest…
The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) today congratulated U.S. Congress members for their letter to Indonesian president, Dr. H.…
Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Indonesia still opens its door to NGOs that want to operate in Papua, as long as they benefit the people without…
August 6, 2010
Farouk Arnaz & Banjir Ambarita, Papua – The National Police have denied allegations that officers disemboweled a Papuan detainee with a…
Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Security in Puncak Jaya, Papua, continues to deteriorate with the latest incident on Wednesday resulting in the…
August 5, 2010
West Papuan activists have voiced disappointment that the issue of West Papua was not brought up at the Forum Leaders Summit in Port…
Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Edward Aritonang confirmed Thursday the video showing a prisoner lying in a…
Dina Indrasafitri, Jakarta – Flexible policy implementation in the field is required to handle tension in Papua, a natural resources-…
August 4, 2010
Jakarta – Ahead of an audit of Papua's special autonomy regional development fund, an NGO has urged the government to recognize that the root of…
Robin McDowell, Jakarta – The jumpy video shows a prisoner lying in a jungle clearing in eastern Indonesia moments after troops allegedly sliced…
No official decision was made at a special sitting of the upper house of the Papua provincial parliament to formally return special…
August 3, 2010
Rebecca Henschke, Jakarta – Papua's most well-known pro-independence leader, Filep Karma, is serving 15 years in jail for rebellion. Amnesty…
Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – The prevailing violence being committed by police and military personnel to quell separatist sentiment in…
Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The government must shift its policy approach on Papua away from the welfare model and toward one focused on resolving the…
August 2, 2010
Fifty members of the United States Congress have called on President Barack Obama to hold Indonesia accountable for what they call…
August 1, 2010
John M. Glionna, Jakarta – The video, shot in the jungle of Indonesia's restive Papua province, shows a wounded political activist lying face-up…
Jakarta – After a decade of implementation, the central government plans to thoroughly evaluate the special autonomy for Papua next year, an…
July 31, 2010
Jakarta – A high-profile prisoner sentenced to 15 years' jail for raising a banned flag in Indonesia's Papua province returned to…
July 29, 2010
Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – A planned dialogue between the central government and Papua to seek a comprehensive settlement to long-standing…
Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday demanded an audit of Papua's special autonomous status following…
July 26, 2010
Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Papua's special autonomy fund should be kept separate from the province's budget and independently managed by a new…
July 25, 2010
Indonesia Human Rights Committee,
Box 68-419,
Auckland, 1125
New Zealand
25 July, 2010
The Secretary General
…
July 24, 2010
Dev Nadkarni – A push for independence in Indonesia's rich but troubled territory of Papua is set to become an issue for the Pacific Island Forum…
July 23, 2010
The decision of the Obama Administration to begin "gradual and limited" engagement with the Indonesian Special Forces (Kopassus) ignores more than…
Banjir Ambarita & Nurfika Osman, Jayapura – The separatist Free Papua Movement, which has been engaged in a low-profile armed resistance…
July 22, 2010
A decision that was adopted at a recent congress of the OPM (Organisasi Papua Merdeka) along with its armed wing, Tentara Papua Nasional/TPN, made…
July 21, 2010
The Industry Ministry said Tuesday that the government planned to expand the pulp and paper industry to eastern Indonesia, including Papua,…
July 17, 2010
Re: Pacific Islands Forum
Dear Prime Minister,
The Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) is writing to you concerning the issue of…
July 14, 2010
Nivell Rayda – A report published by an Australian university this month warns that massacres such as those alleged to have occurred in East Timor…
July 13, 2010
Dear MSG leaders,
The Australia West Papua Association (Sydney), is writing to you concerning the issue of West Papua. The human rights…
Camelia Pasandaran & Banjir Ambarita – If the broad autonomy accorded to Papua had not raised the region's prosperity it was the local…
July 12, 2010
Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Several correctional officers were injured when dozens of prisoners at Abepura Penitentiary rioted on Sunday in…
July 11, 2010
Jayapura – Tolikara district on Saturday afternoon succeeded in ending a tribal war that erupted in the small hour of the morning.
Papua…
July 10, 2010
Jakarta – Most political prisoners in Papua refused to ask for a pardon from the President as they claimed not guilty for their…