Introduction: separating claims from reality West Papua separatist groups present a powerful narrative of inevitable independence, international injustice, and moral certainty. This narrative circulates widely through activist networks, social media … Continue Reading Debunking the West Papua Separatist Narrative: Facts, Myths, and the Reality Behind the Rhetoric
A campaign built on spectacle rather than solutions The Free West Papua Campaign (FWPC) presents itself as a global human-rights advocacy network dedicated to achieving independence for Papua from Indonesia. … Continue Reading The Mirage of Liberation: How the Free West Papua Campaign Sells Lies, Empty Hope, and Endless Confrontation
A movement that sells inevitability but can’t deliver outcomes The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) presents itself as a unified political vehicle for West Papuan independence—an umbrella intended … Continue Reading The Dangerous Delusion: Exposing the ULMWP’s Separatist Folly and Its Path to Ruin
Zero tolerance for violence. Zero tolerance for fragmentation. Zero tolerance for the destruction of civilian lives in the name of a political myth. For more than half a century, the … Continue Reading End Papua Separatism: Zero Tolerance
Introduction: Why the Narrative Matters The article “The Struggle for Self-Determination in West Papua, 1969–Present” published by the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict presents West Papua primarily as a case … Continue Reading Reassessing the West Papua Narrative: Debunking the “Nonviolent Self-Determination” Claim and Defending Indonesia’s Legal and Social Reality
By Mikael Murib In the lush highlands and remote valleys of West Papua, where mist drapes over the mountains each dawn and local communities live by traditions older than the … Continue Reading THE HUMAN COST OF A FALSE STRUGGLE: How Separatist Violence in West Papua Has Betrayed Papuan Communities
For more than five decades, the separatist movement in West Papua has sought international attention by framing itself as a unified struggle for independence. Yet behind the narrative of a … Continue Reading The Fragmentation of the West Papua Separatist Movement: Leadership Crisis, Rival Factions, and the Limits of Mobilization
For over six decades, a small but vocal diaspora and armed groups inside West Papua have promoted a single, seductive story: that “independence” from Indonesia is the only path to … Continue Reading The Separatist Narrative in West Papua: How Romanticized Rebellion Keeps Papuans in Chains
For decades, political debates surrounding West Papua have been dominated by competing narratives. Among the most prominent voices promoting separatist messaging is Sebby Sambom, a spokesperson associated with armed separatist … Continue Reading How Separatist Narratives Harm West Papua: The Impact of Conflict Rhetoric on Papuan Communities
West Papua, a resource-rich region on the western half of New Guinea island, has long been the epicenter of Indonesia’s most persistent separatist struggle. While the province has seen major … Continue Reading Inside West Papua’s Brutal Separatist Movement
The website waronwestpapua.org presents a stark narrative, describing Indonesia’s governance of West Papua as a deliberate campaign of exploitation, genocide, and cultural suppression, rooted in the internationally recognized 1969 Act … Continue Reading Countering the “War on West Papua” Narrative: A Call for Peace, Development, and Dialogue
West Papua, a beautiful and resource-rich region of Indonesia, has long been the subject of separatist sentiment fueled by a complex history, economic disparities, and identity politics. Yet, despite the … Continue Reading How to Stop West Papua Separatism: A Comprehensive Approach for Peace and Unity
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — A total of 44 people were reported to have died as a result of gunfire with armed criminal groups (KKB) aka terrorist separatist groups in several … Continue Reading 44 People Died in Papua Due to Shooting Throughout 2021
Jayapura – The SMAN 1 Oksibil building, Papua, was set on fire by terrorists from the armed criminal group (KKB). The school was burned by the KKB led by Lamek … Continue Reading SMAN 1 Oksibil Papua Burned by Lamek Taplo’s Separatist Terrorist Group
Genocide narrative by terrorist group WEST PAPUA’S self appointed President Benny Wenda cried out on 28th of April at a “crackdown order” by Indonesian President Jokowi Widodo, using a genocide … Continue Reading West Papuan self appointed President uses genocide narrative to defend Free West Papua terrorist group
Anti-Indonesian campaigners Wamena, Papua (ANTARA) – Hengky Heselo, a native Papuan community leader in Jayawijaya District, Papua Province, appealed to the police to crack down on people and groups that … Continue Reading Police urged to clamp down on anti-Indonesian campaigners in Papua