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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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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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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin must ask Indonesia to open up West Papua
Good afternoon to all our brothers, sisters, and supporters here in America. And hello to our brothers and sisters back home in West Papua Melanesia and to all our brothers and sisters in the Pacific, including Pacific Island leaders all over Oceania. Greetings from America! I’m standing here in front of the US Congressional building
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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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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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New Year’s Message from our CEO (PNG Pijin with Subtitles)
In his New Year’s message to supporters around the world and back home in West Papua, Mr. Wainggai – speaking in PNG Pijin – urged supporters to speak up against Indonesian colonial oppression and human rights violations, which he said continued unabated in West Papua. As we reported earlier, more than seventy West Papuans have
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Indonesian military murdered 72 West Papuans in 2022 – Rights Group’s Report
A Rights Group in West Papua released a report indicated that the Indonesian government was responsible for the deaths of 72 indigenous West Papuans, a shameful record for a government that lied about its human rights record for decades. And for a world that often infuriated by little things, the government-sanctioned murder of Indigenous West
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We lost a great man – Filep Karma
By Herman WainggaiWest Papua Human Rights Center, Washington, D.C. In 1996 I escaped to Papua New Guinea (PNG) because we were targeted by the Indonesian police following a massive protest that broke out in West Papua following the death of their leader Dr. Thom Wainggai who died mysteriously in Cipenang penitentiary serving only eight years
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Thank you, Marshall Islands
The 77th Unite Nations General Assembly 2022 brought many leaders to the Big Apple to speak to the world about things their countries had done since the last session. Some changed their tunes, others announced new diplomatic, while some accused each other of violating their ‘territorial integrity.’ But the majority bragged about meeting specific goals.
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Indonesia must open up West Papua
Every September, members of the United Nations descended on the United Nations headquarter in New York City to speak to each other and discuss among themselves about issues facing their countries, regions and the world. They also break up into different forums where specific issues are debate and recommendations issued. Attending this important global meeting
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