Time for US, Australia to change policy on West Papua or risk major setback
By Ben Bohane
Reports of the Indonesian military using white phosphorous munitions on West Papuan civilians last month are only the latest horror in...
Sincha Dimara: My mother, a West Papuan survivor of many hardships, spurred along by...
Dominguis and Dolfintje Dimara pictured on the day they were married. Image: #InspirationalPapuaNewGuineans
PROFILE: By Sincha Dimara in Port Moresby
I once asked my...
Human rights watchdog calls for police probe into ‘unclear’ Papua killings
Christmas spirit at a Human Rights Day rally in the Papuan capital of Jayapura this week. Image: Voice Westpapua
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UN official defends West Papuan rights – free speech, peaceful assembly
UN’s OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani … “there are many West Papuan grievances, and we’ve seen this in many parts of the world...
Surabaya counterprotest, 300 arrested in West Papua flag demonstrations
An unnamed Papuan student beaten during the December 1 West Papuan flag demonstration in Surabaya, Indonesia. Human rights sources report more than...
3 killed in West Papua clashes as military pursue elusive rebel leader
Indonesian military and West Papuan pro-independence militants in fresh clashes … new intensity in the Highlands fighting. Image: Victor Yeimo FB page
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Memo NZ: ‘Get on the right side of history’ over West Papua
Vanuatu says New Zealand should get on the right side of history and support West Papuan self-determination. However, reports James Halpin of Asia...
