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The president-elect of Indonesia is bad news for indigenous West Papuans
The Indonesian New Boss is bad news for West Papua and other freedom fighters. The people of Indonesia flocked into the election polls on February 15, 2024, to elect their presidential leader after President Joko Widodo reached his term limit as permitted by the Indonesian constitution. Mr. Prabowo Subianto won the election and will be sworn
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The Guardian: Australia ignores West Papua because of fear of China
A Guardian report indicated that Australia fears China’s expansion and aggression in Southeast Asia and the Pacific and is willing to turn a blind eye to the human rights violations that are going on in West Papua. The Australia defense force has been training Indonesian military as a buffer against Chinese expansion and aggression. As
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Religious leaders and political activists demand dialogue to end violence in West Papua – JP
The Jakarta Post reported that church leaders and political activists are calling for “dialogue” with the Indonesian government to end violence in West Papua. JP reports: A number of religious figures and prominent human rights activists have called for dialogue to end violence in Papua, where incidents of violence continue as a result of conflict
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Massive Land Grab in West Papua by Palm Oil Company and the Indonesian government
World leaders continue to attack Israel over lands they claim Israel is illegally occupying, but they are awfully quiet about the theft of West Papuan lands by the Indonesian government and their foreign partners. An article published by the Jakarta Post a few days ago states: An Indigenous tribe in Indonesia is at risk of
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The Indonesian government’s statement at the UNSC and UNGA
Our hearts go out to the victims and their families in Gaza and the families of those who were brutally murdered in southern Israel. This conflict demonstrates one thing: some people are more important than others. For the murder of children of other ethnic groups, the world doesn’t care. This is not to say that
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Mr. Paiki and Robaha presented ‘Washington Solution’ to Indonesian representatives
In Port Numbay, West Papua, yesterday (August 15), indigenous people gathered to remember the New York Agreement, and how that agreement affected our indigenous people for the past six decades. Leading the meeting were Mr. Septinus Paiki and Pilipus Robaha. Some West Papuan Representatives of the Indonesian State Intelligence Agency also attended. Mr. Paiki and
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Today in 1962, powerbrokers of the UN signed the New York Agreement on West Papua without our consent
1962: The New York Agreement The New York Agreement (NYA) was the most cruel agreement ever perpetrated on our indigenous West Papuan people. It is the basis of the sham referendum of the 1969 ‘Act of Free Choice’ election and the very reason West Papua is being occupied by Indonesia today. Today, we look back
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West Papuan case for MSG Membership
WEST PAPUA IS MELANESIA, INDONESIA IS NOT! There are several arguments that can be made regarding why West Papua should be part of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG). It’s important to note that West Papua is not currently a member of the PIF, the UN due to the fact that it is not considered an
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Herman Wainggai Rejected Indonesian Presence in West Papua in front the Indonesian embassy in Washington, D.C.
On Wednesday, December 14, 2022, Mr. Herman Wainggai (CEO of WPHRC, D.C) and friends gathered at the front gate of the Indonesian embassy in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the ‘Declaration of the Independent State of West Melanesia’, and to call on the Indonesian government to respect and recognize West Papuans’ rights to self-determination. Mr. Wainggai
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Indonesia’s Imperial Highway – Douglas Gerrard
The question is ‘does the Indonesian government own any land in the highlands region of West Papua’? The answer is, NO! The fact is, indigenous lands have been stolen by the Indonesian government to construct its 4,000 km (2,500 miles) highway into the heart of West Papuan highlands. It is an attempt by the Indonesian
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