Killings of two Papuan teachers Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – A human rights defender in Papua denounced the killings of two teachers in Beoga Sub-district, Puncak District, calling such assaults on … Continue Reading Killings of two Papuan teachers are inhuman: human rights defender
Atrocities of Free West Papua The cruelty of Free West Papua armed group is almost like unimaginable horror. Adjectives alone cannot convey the reality best associated with images the Jewish … Continue Reading West Papua: the story of atrocities of Free West Papua
Human rights in West Papua Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) Representative of the Papua Province emphasized that the Marius Betera death case has been … Continue Reading Komnas HAM Papua emphasized that the death case of Marius Betera was completed
What’s happening in West Papua? This question is about curiosity or provocation? In one side, such question has been used repeatedly to attract international attention by separatist group, but the … Continue Reading What’s happening in West Papua?
Veronica Koman a.k.a Vero and LPDP is trending in Twitter Indonesia. West Papua Blog (WPB) – I don’t like to write an argumentum ad hominem (a term that refers to … Continue Reading Veronica Koman case: A Question of Integrity and Honesty
From a webinar host by Kompas TV, West Papua Blog would like to share several articles regarding statements from Papuan influential figures. We received this free translation from Indonesian language … Continue Reading Benny Suweni: Special Autonomy has protected Papuan
Herry Ario Naap (Regent of Biak Numfor, Papua) during a webinar hosted by Kompas TV on 15 June 2020 said that despite many practice of racism against Papuans, how do … Continue Reading Regent of Biak Numfor: Indonesia would be intact if Papua could be seen as part of Indonesia.
West Papua Blog received another statement regarding racism in Papua from Papuan student activist. Please check the statement during a webinar here. Wakol Yelipele (Chair of Papua Catholic Students Union … Continue Reading Wakol Yelipele on Racism in Papua
Racism issue in West Papua Thomas Eppe Safanpo (Deputy Regent of Asmat, Papua) stated that in his experience in Solo there had never been racist treatment that was open to … Continue Reading Thomas Eppe Safanpo: Racism Issue
The following story was sent to West Papua Blog by West Papuan student who watched Kompas TV on 15 june 2020 webinar. As a Papuan student studying in Java, Ayub … Continue Reading Ayub Antoh: West Papuan Student in Solo
The impact of #BlackLivesMatter campaign in the US and other countries in the world has reached to Papua and West Papua provinces. Some people in Australia, UK, US, and also … Continue Reading Yoel Mulait on Racism against Papuan People
West Papua political prisoners Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s National Police spokesman, Inspector General Argo Yuwono, dismissed a claim that seven Papuan youths, being tried in connection with a treason case … Continue Reading Seven Papuans tried in Balikpapan are not political prisoners
Jenny Munro is an anthropologist who has worked on gender, health and sexuality in Indonesia since 2003. She contributes a lot in understanding racism in the context of education and … Continue Reading Between Black Lives Matter, Papuan Lives Matter, and Indonesian Lives Matter
Elvi R15 Juni 2020, 21:16 WIBRILIS.ID, Jakarta — Papua NKRI Solidarity said that West Papua separatist groups were riding racism issues behind the vociferous of #BlackLivesMatter with #PapuaLivesMatter on social … Continue Reading Separatists in Papua are said to ride the #BlackLivesMatter issue
West Papuan Lives Matter, Papuan Lives Matter Hashtag #blacklivesmatter has been gone viral in social media. social media have become a common way for political groups and social movements to … Continue Reading #PapuanLivesMatter: A Question of Honesty
11:56 am on 18 March 2020 RNZ Human development index figures are improving in Papuan provinces of Indonesia. Indonesian and West Papuan girls play in a market in Jayapura. Photo: RNZ / … Continue Reading Human development figures show progress in Papua