Vice President Boediono was scheduled to chair a meeting on acceleration of development in Papua and West Papua, at his office Tuesday. The meeting was expected to be attended by … Continue Reading VP to chair meeting on accelerated development in Papua
Australia Network News Linda Mottram, Canberra — Australia’s foreign minister Stephen Smith has reiterated Canberra’s support for Indonesia’s sovereignty over Papua. Activists have used the visit of Indonesia’s president to … Continue Reading Canberra backs Indonesia’s sovereignty over Papua
Reuters India Sunanda Creagh — Separatists in Indonesia’s politically sensitive Papua province were behind deadly attacks in 2009 on workers near a mine run by a unit of Freeport McMoRan … Continue Reading Report: Papuan radicals behind Freeport attacks
Nethy Dharma Somba — The government is being urged to immediately issue 19 government regulations to assist the implementation of special bylaws in Papua. Sophie Maipauw, Regional Representatives’ Council (DPD) … Continue Reading Regulations ‘needed’ to back Papua autonomy
Tribal leaders in Papua will accommodate special autonomy or popular as Otsus. “The Bill 21/2001 on Otsus for Papua and West Papua provinces is a real form of recognition and … Continue Reading Indigenous People to Accommodate Special Autonomy
Mummi not only exists in Egypt, but also in Papua province. Papuan mummi is made by evaporating its human body fluids so it becomes a dry, hard, and rigid body. … Continue Reading Papuan Mummi
Free Papua Movement (OPM) founder Nicholas Jouwe, on Thursday, said that Papua Merdeka is only a dream. Papua will never be independent, because it has been independent in the frame … Continue Reading Jouwe: Papua Merdeka Only a Dream
(Jakarta Post) Mimika — About 700 workers from US-based gold mining company PT Freeport Indonesia held a mass prayer Wednesday, calling for peace after a shooting incident broke months of … Continue Reading 700 Freeport workers pray for peace
Amersfoort — Viktor Kaisiepo passed away at the age of 61 in Amersfoort, the town where he resided. He was an internationally renowned fighter for developing the people of West … Continue Reading Prominent Figure of West Papua passed away
The OPM claimed responsibility for killings or shootings around the mining area, including the recent shooting on Mile 60 on 24th January 2010. “The OPM has claimed every involvement in … Continue Reading Press Release West Papua National Coalition: The OPM Claim the Recent Shooting
ANTARA News/Monday, January 25, 2010 — The founder of the separatist Free Papua Organization (OPM), Nicolaas Jouwe, here Monday declared his commitment to supporting development in Papua under the special … Continue Reading Nicolaas Jouwe: I am ready to work with the government to develop Papua province
TIMIKA, Indonesia, January 25, 2010 – The arm wing of Free Papua Movement (OPM) or known as National Liberation Army (TPN) fired at two vehicles carrying employees of U.S. miner … Continue Reading OPM fire on Papua mine employees, nine wounded
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 01/12/2010 5:04 PM Free Papua Organization (OPM) rebel group founder Nicholas Jouwe arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday and vowed to spend the rest … Continue Reading Papua is part of Indonesia
In 1969, in an ‘Act of Free Choice’ the UN gave West Papuans the choice between the same two options put before the Timorese in 1999: integration with Indonesia or … Continue Reading 40 years of Act of Free Choice and the integration of West Papua into Indonesia
Neles Tebay , Abepura | Thu, 12/24/2009 9:08 AM | Jakarta Post Kelly Kwalik was recognized as a prominent Papuan leader of the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement … Continue Reading The killing of Kelly Kwalik and Papua conflict
Free West Papua This early December 2009, less than 5 papuans and several British citizens gathered in Westminster to demonstrate a small disturbance to the peaceful development of Papua and … Continue Reading Free West Papua separatism is a problem, not a solution