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End Access Restrictions to Papua
Cartoonist's depiction of Indonesian government restrictions on media freedom and rights monitoring in Papua.Copyright 2015 Toni Malakian for Human Rights Watch Jayapura, Jubi – Indonesian authorities continue to restrict access by...
Palm Oil’s New Frontier is the Vast Rainforest Covering the World’s Second-Largest Island
High-confidence fires during the period of Oct. 9 to Oct. 16, 2015, in the Papua and West Papua provinces - Global Forest Watch/NASA Jayapura, Jubi/Quartz -Think of New Guinea and...
Despite Military Crackdown in Papua & Other Rights Abuses, Obama Hosts Indonesian President in D.C
Indonesia Presiden, Joko Widodo and US President, Barack Obama - Suplied Jayapura, Jubi/DemocracyNow - On Monday, President Obama met Indonesia’s new president, Joko Widodo, at the White House to discuss...
A Glimmer of Hope for West Papua?
Maire Leadbeater - Suplied By Maire Leadbeater Jayapura, Jubi - It is frustrating that serious human rights abuses in Indonesian-controlled West Papua continue to fly below the radar. This year...
BP, Security and Human Rights in West Papua
Image by AK Rockefeller http://akrockefeller.com/ By Kylie McKenna Jayapura, Jubi - BP is trialing new approaches to security at a major gas site in the Indonesian province. It provides an...
Pacific Forum Leaders: Ready to Champion West Papua where the UN has Failed
Ilustration - Suplied By : Lealaiauloto Aigaletaulealea Tauafiafi In the 1960s, West Papuans were sacrificed in the name of Cold War politics – and the United Nations have done nothing...
Government Fails to Guarantee Religious Freedom, Rights Group Says
Haris Azhar - Youtube Yogyakarta, Jubi – The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) deplored the incident in which a mosque was burned in Tolikara, Papua. The...
The Upside of Melanesian Leaders’ West Papua Compromise
ULMWP at press conference after plenary session of Leaders Meeting - Jubi By Gregory B. Poling Jayapura, Jubi - Ongoing troubles in the West Papua region, and the unwanted attention...
Anything Less than Defeat is a Victory
West Papua while meet Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Manasseh Sogavare in Honiara - Suplied By Dan McGarry Jayapura, Jubi - Last week’s Solomonic decision by the Melanesian Spearhead Group...
PNG Ignores West Papua at Its Own Peril
Ilustration - suplied By Dr Jim Elmslie Honiara, Jubi - When considering the West Papuan application for MSG membership, Papua New Guinea should look closely at its own national interests....
As Melanesian, Fiji and PNG at Least is Unapologetic if Shameless
Oktovianus Mote and Ham Lini - pacificpolicy.org By Dan McGarry Jayapura, Jubi - No matter how we slice and dice the issue of West Papuan independence, it always comes down...
Melanesia Stands at a Crossroads, Which Way?
MSG flags - Jubi By Yamin Kagoya (Yikwanak) Jayapura, Jubi - Melanesia Stands at a Crossroads, Which Way…? Indonesian, white man or Melanesian? The Indonesian way, the white man’s way...
Jokowi’s Second Presidential Visit to Papua : Reflection and Agenda for Dialogue
Theo van den Broek - Jubi By Theo van den Broek Jayapura, Jubi - Papuans have supported the election of Jokowi, who received about 70% of the vote in Papua....
West Papua: MSG’s Challenge, Indonesia’s Melanesian Foray
Tarcisius Kabutaulaka - sibconline.com.sb By Dr. Tarcisius Kabutaulaka West Papua will be the highest-profile issue at the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) leaders’ summit in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on 24–26 June...
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