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Massive Indonesian Offensive Displaces Thousands In Paniai
Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 10:14 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Wednesday December 14, 2011 SPECIAL REPORT By Nick Chesterfield at West Papua Media, with local sources Thousands of people have reportedly fled in terror from a large area in Paniai, West Papua as a massive combined Police and military offensive attacked ... More >>
West Papua : We Don't Have the Gun But We Have the Truth
Friday, 9 December 2011, 12:05 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Herman Wainggai is a West Papuan educator and organizer who has dedicated his life to his homeland's self determination movement. In January 2006 Herman was granted political asylum in Australia after he and 42 other West Papuans escaped the island, ... More >>
'Pro M' Aspirations Are Guaranteed Under The Law
Friday, 9 December 2011, 11:32 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Jayapura: Activities that are conducted by people, such as freedom of assembly and the expression of opinion or aspirations such as pro-independence for West Papua ('M') which are being promoted by some West Papuan people are guaranteed under the ... More >>
Papuan Children To Be Proud Of
Thursday, 8 December 2011, 1:28 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
My mind is full of Papuan questions these days, because many things happened there that made me finally ask: whether Papua would be independent, as happened to the 27th province of Indonesia of East Timor? A fellow had been a senior diplomat and ... More >>
West Papua Headlines
Thursday, 8 December 2011, 1:16 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
1) Fearing police, 500 villagers take refuge in Paniai 2) No more cops to Papua: police chief 3) Police probe Papua mine murders 4) Indonesia urged to respect human rights in Papua 5) Papuans Report National Police Chief to Human Rights Commission ... More >>
Entire Paniai villages forcibly evacuated by Brimob Gegana
Thursday, 8 December 2011, 10:25 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Disturbing reports have been provided to West Papua Media overnight showing the latest human rights violations by Indonesian police against civilians in West Papua. Human rights, church sources and local activists had independently claimed that 542 people ... More >>
Accusations Fly Over Australia Network Decision
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 12:30 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
SYDNEY ( ABC News / Pacific Media Watch ): Sky News says it is an extraordinary decision, the Federal opposition says it is a shambles, but ABC managing director Mark Scott is delighted. Last night the Australian government suddenly ended the long saga over ... More >>
West Papua’s Rise and Defy
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 12:17 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The raising of the banned Morning Star flag across West Papua on December 1 made two things abundantly clear: political defiance in West Papua is growing and the Indonesian Government is losing control. More >>
TNI/Polri Accused Of Still Using Militaristic Approach
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 12:11 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The shooting that occurred while a Morning Star Flag was being lowered in Timika resulted in a civilian being shot and wounded would not have occurred if the security forces had adopted the 'persuasive' approach. Unfortunately such an approach is not ... More >>
Villagers flee to Papua’s Forests
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 10:49 am | West Papua Media Alerts
[West Papua News with additional reporting from West Papua Media] - About 110 residents of Berap and Genyem villages, near Lake Sentani in Papua, have been forced to flee to the forest after Indonesian Police terrorized the village on November 30 in retaliation ... More >>
Flag Raisers In Timika To Go On Trial
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 10:04 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Jayapura: Five people who were involved in a Morning Star flag-raising incident in Minika are due to go on trial, while the police say they are interrogating another five people to be called as witnesses, according to the public relations chief at ... More >>
Open Up Papua To Scrutiny
Monday, 5 December 2011, 12:36 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
HALF a century ago, the Dutch encouraged the people of Western New Guinea, now generally known as Papuans or West Papuans, to look forward to independence. That hope was dashed by the Kennedy administration's decision not to support the Netherlands. After ... More >>
TNI Troops Burn Down Churches And Villages In Puncak Jaya
Monday, 5 December 2011, 12:21 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
According to credible local sources in Puncak Jaya, Indonesian troops razed a civilian village while conducting a massive offensive against National Liberation Army guerrillas of Goliat Tabuni. Undercover local human right sources have claimed that at 1530 ... More >>
Clashes as West Papuans Mark Independence Call
Friday, 2 December 2011, 1:22 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Indonesian security forces and West Papuan activists have clashed during protests to mark the 50th anniversary of the province declaring independence. Local television stations showed footage of police driving through crowds of protesters who were waving ... More >>
West Papua: Reports on Flag Raising by SMS
Friday, 2 December 2011, 1:19 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Citizen journalists on the ground have started filing the following reports by SMS (translated from Bahasa Indonesia): Timika “December 1st was celebrated in Timika. The flag was raised for approximately 30minutes. A church service began at 9am. The ... More >>
West Papuan Flag Flies At Trades Hall
Friday, 2 December 2011, 1:01 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
While Indonesia bulked up and spread its military presence across West Papua this past week, West Papuan communities prepared to defy jailable laws of sedition and treason and fly their Morning Star flag in commemoration of the 50th anniversary ... More >>
'President' calls for recognition of West Papua
Friday, 2 December 2011, 12:22 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
THE man anointed as the leader of an independent West Papua, Forkorus Yaboisembut, says democratic countries that espouse human rights are hypocrites if they do not support the region's desire for self-determination. More >>
Tensions High In Papua Ahead Of OPM Day
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 1:59 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Authorities are beefing up security in Papua amid rumors of unrest ahead of events scheduled for the 50th anniversary of the separatist Free Papua Movement (OPM) on Dec. 1. Residents in several cities in the nation’s easternmost province have reported ... More >>
December 1st: West Papuan leader Urges Peaceful Defiance
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 11:48 am | West Papua Media Alerts
The President of the Federal Republic of West Papua may be behind bars, he may have been savagely beaten by the Indonesian police, but he has not been silenced. From his 5x4 meter cell in the bowels of the Jayapura Police Station – quarters he shares ... More >>
West Papua: Announcement by President Forkorus Yaboisembut
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 2:01 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Announcement From The President Of The Republic Federal State Of West Papua Jayapura-West Papua, 28 November 2011, "God Restores Papua For World Peace" More >>
