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Forkorus: Independent Papua Will Come In A Matter Of Days
Friday, 2 March 2012, 10:34 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Jayapura: The trial of Forkorus Yaboisembut which is now under way in Jayapura has not lessened Papuan calls for Merdeka - independence. On the contrary, people are intensifying their calls for independence and secession from Indonesia. Forkorus ... More >>
Emerson Cowardly On West Papua: Greens
Friday, 2 March 2012, 10:32 am | West Papua Media Alerts
The split in the Labor party over West Papua is very disappointing, said Senator Richard Di Natale, Greens' spokesperson for West Papua. "Acting Foreign Minister Craig Emerson instructed caucus members to not attend the Greens hosting of International ... More >>
Freeport Says 32 Shootings Eroding Grasberg Output
Friday, 2 March 2012, 10:30 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Feb 29 (Bloomberg) -- Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) said 32 shooting incidents in almost as many months have hampered operations at its Indonesian mine, which holds the world's largest recoverable copper deposit. More >>
Papua: Reign of Terror | Bima Incident
Monday, 27 February 2012, 5:09 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The Jakarta Globe February 21, 2012 Papuan Politicians Named Suspects for Reign of Terror by Supporters by Banjir Ambarita More >>
Thousands of Papuans Demand Referendum
Monday, 27 February 2012, 3:27 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Thousands of Papuans who are members of the National Committee occupied the building of West Papua People's Assembly in Kotaraja Papua, Jayapura, Monday, February 20, 2012. Protesters demanding a referendum and ask for the revocation Unit to Accelerate ... More >>
Papua Students Reject UP4B
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 3:42 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/02/20/papua-students-reject-up4b.html Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi | Mon, 02/20/2012 6:49 PM Clear solutions: Papuan students studying in Makassar, South Sulawesi, read their ... More >>
Papua Councilors Recommend Revision In Local Election System
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 2:38 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Politicians have called for elections in Papua to revert a parliamentarian system, out of fears that the current direct voting system, while more democratic, may trigger social violence. “Many people have fallen as casualties in the lead-up to the elections ... More >>
Amnesty International, Accountability, Action and W. Papua
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 2:34 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Amnesty International welcomes the acknowledgement by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that security forces have committed human rights violations in the region of Papua. The President said further that he wants an end to repressive ... More >>
Indonesian Police Conduct Armed Sweep Of Treason Defendants
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 2:20 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Extraordinary scenes occurred at Abepura prison in West Papua on Saturday night when heavily armed police stormed the cells of non-violent Papuan leaders currently on trial for treason. More >>
Forkorus Cs Reject To Be Called Citizens Of Indonesia
Monday, 20 February 2012, 2:43 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Translated from bahasa Indonesia http://www.cenderawasihpos.com/index.php?mib=berita.detail&id=4974 Wednesday, 15 Februari 2012 , 08:14:00 More >>
Forkorus: International Community Must Acknowledge WP Rights
Monday, 20 February 2012, 11:24 am | West Papua Media Alerts
JUBI, 14 February 2011'The President of West Papua, Forkorus Yaboisembue has called on the international community which has raised the issue of basic human rights to give evidence of its recognition of the political rights of the West Papuan people. ... More >>
Czech Journalist Detained | Free West Papua To Speak Out
Thursday, 16 February 2012, 10:24 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Czech Journalist Detained | Free West Papua To Speak Out On Lini Day [....]Indonesian authorities detained a Czech journalist on Wednesday, then deported him for reporting without official permission from a restricted area of the country, according to news ... More >>
Statement Of The Leaders Of Churches In Papua
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 3:43 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Statement Of The Leaders Of Churches In Papua To The Indonesian President – Unofficial Translation by westpapuamedia More >>
Unconfirmed Reports Of Imminent Major Security Crackdown
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 3:34 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Across West Papua, a series of remarkable and disturbing text messages has been circulating the claim that Indonesian security forces are preparing a major security assault across Papua in an operation that allegedly began on February 10. More >>
From The Trial Of Forkorus And His Colleagues
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 3:21 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
• Forkorus Yaboisembut, President of the Federal Republic of West Papua, • Edison Waromi, SH, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of West Papua, • Agustinus Kraar, human rights activist, • Dominikus Surabut, human rihts activist, • Selpius Bobii, ... More >>
Treason Trials: Panel Of Judges Reject Demurrer By Defendant
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 3:07 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
At the fourth hearing of the trial of Forkorus Yaboisembut and his colleagues which was held on 13 February, the panel of judges chaired by Jack Jacobus Octavianus SH announced that they could not accept the demurrer of the defendants which was submitted ... More >>
An Insight Into The Down Under RSF Media Rankings
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 11:44 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Analysis: http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/articles/explaining-australia%E2%80%99s-fall-rsf-world-press-freedom-index More >>
The Jakarta Globe: Time for Closer Ties With East Timor
Friday, 10 February 2012, 3:45 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
On a recent trip to East Timor, while talking to fishermen on Areia Branca Beach, hanging out with taxi drivers, getting lost cycling in Dili with its new street names, catching up with friends working for the United Nations there, having dinner with ... More >>
Military Intelligence Operations are still underway in Papua
Friday, 10 February 2012, 2:54 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The appointment and deployment of Major-General Mohammad Erwin Syafitri (former deputy chief of BAIS, Indonesia's joint strategic intelligence agency) as commander of KODAM XVII Cenderawasih Papua is clear proof that the Land of Papua is still an area of ... More >>
Exhibition - West Papuan Women of Resistance
Friday, 10 February 2012, 2:43 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
You are invited to what is perhaps a unique exhibition featuring women of West Papua in their living response to the suppression of human rights and freedom under Indonesian occupation and military brutality over the past fifty years. More >>
