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Indonesia and Britain sign defense agreement
Sunday, 4 November 2012, 10:29 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro and his British counterpart Philip Hammond have signed a memorandum of understanding on defense. More >>
Indonesian special forces hunt West Papuan environmentalist
Sunday, 21 October 2012, 11:33 am | West Papua Media Alerts
Indonesian Special Forces have redoubled their efforts to hunt down non-violent womens’ and environmental rights activist Fanny Kogoya, after a failed attempt to capture her and Papuan student activists from the West Papua National Committee. More >>
Paniai offensive intensifies - troops conduct house searches
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 5:18 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Unconfirmed reports have been received by West Papua Media from reliable sources in Paniai district, West Papua, that troops from the notorious Indonesian Army (TNI) Battalion 753 Arga Vira Tama (from Nabire, Korem 174 - Kodam XVII/Trikora) are currently ... More >>
House committee to deal with Papua issues
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 5:15 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The House of Representatives has set up a working committee (Panja) to push the government to find solutions to eventually end recurring violence in the resource-rich province of Papua. More >>
ETAN: Commit the U.S. to work for justice in Timor-Leste
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 5:07 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
On the eve of her visit to Timor-Leste, the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) urged Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to commit the United States to support justice and accountability for U.S.-backed crimes committed during Indonesia's ... More >>
Security Deteriorates in Papua after Attack on Motorcyclists
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 5:04 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The security situation in the Papuan village of Kwamki Lama in Mimika has reportedly deteriorated again on Tuesday, after two men who were mistakenly thought to be residents of Harapan kampong were fatally attacked while driving their motorcycles through ... More >>
Indonesian Air Force Welcomes Anti-Guerrilla Fighter Planes
Sunday, 2 September 2012, 3:56 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Four A-29 Super Tucano fighter planes arrived at East Jakarta’s Halim Perdanakusuma Base on Saturday in the first wave of new “counter-insurgency” turboprop fighters purchased as part of the Indonesian Military’s (TNI) push to modernize its fleet. More >>
Obamacopters Give West Papuans Another Reason to Worry
Sunday, 2 September 2012, 3:49 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
There has been talk of an arms deal between the United States and Indonesia. Reportedly on the table are eight Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopters. These are top-of-the-line attack machines, the best in their class. More >>
Locals Blockade Papua Airstrip, Cite Lack of Compensation
Friday, 10 August 2012, 12:52 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
A Susi Air aircraft landed at Mozes Kilangin airport, Timika, Papua. Recent protests have largely limited travel to the region, such as the current blockade of an airstrip in Asmat. More >>
Papuans Arrested for Celebrating UN Indigenous Day
Friday, 10 August 2012, 12:47 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
On the International Day of the Indigenous Peoples, Papuan people took to the streets to celebrate their continued survival as indigenous people, and called for an end to the Indonesian government’s occupation of their land. More >>
West Papuan Talk for Academy of Management Meeting ( AOM )
Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 10:59 am | West Papua Media Alerts
West Papuan Talk for Academy of Management Meeting ( AOM ), Boston, 2012 West Papua is a province in New Guinea , a land with around three hundred different languages and a habitat to ancient cultures including the oldest cultivating society. The geography ... More >>
Sound Of West Papua, Pre-Olympic Concert London July 21st
Friday, 27 July 2012, 4:16 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The sound of West Papua was brought to the people of London at the official pre-Olympic concert in Greenwich Park, London, July 21st 2012. More >>
Trial Of Buchtar Tabuni Postponed
Friday, 27 July 2012, 4:13 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The second hearing in the trial of Buchtar Tabuni did not proceed as planned because a witness who was due to appear failed to turn up, More >>
Papua Choir Was Stranded in China Too
Friday, 27 July 2012, 4:09 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
A congregation in Madisonville, Ohio, applauding for the Gema Chandra chior on July 15. (AP Photo/The Enquirer) More >>
Police Disperse Humanitarian Action In Jayapura
Monday, 23 July 2012, 11:11 am | West Papua Media Alerts
The police in Papua forcibly dispersed a humanitarian action taking place when Papuans were out collecting money to help political prisoners. They were from an organisation called Solidarity for Human Rights Victims, SKPHP. The police said that they had ... More >>
Police Disperse Humanitarian Action In Jayapura
Monday, 23 July 2012, 11:05 am | West Papua Media Alerts
The police in Papua forcibly dispersed a humanitarian action taking place when Papuans were out collecting money to help political prisoners. They were from an organisation called Solidarity for Human Rights Victims, SKPHP. The police said that they had ... More >>
Human Rights Activist Tried For Vandalism
Friday, 20 July 2012, 3:40 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura | Archipelago | Thu, July 19 2012, 7:37 AM A- A A+ Paper Edition | Page: 5 The trial of Buchtar Tabuni, 32, human rights activist and leader of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) , began at the Jayapura ... More >>
Journalists in Papua allegedly serving TNI interests
Thursday, 19 July 2012, 1:20 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
Eleven journalists working in Papua are alleged to be passing on information to TNI, the Indonesian army. In response to this report, the Jayapura branch of the Alliance of Independent Journalists, AJI, said: 'AJI is very concerned that a number of Papuan ... More >>
Statement from International Parliamentarians for West Papua
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 1:16 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
As members of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua, we voice our concerns over the escalating violence in West Papua, especially in Wamena and Jayapura. We are saddened by the recent murder of West Papuan independence leader Mako Tabuni ... More >>
Australia wants transparency as TNI sends troops to Papua
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 1:12 pm | West Papua Media Alerts
The Australian Foreign Minister, Bob Carr, raised sensitive issues relating to alleged human rights abuses and violence in Indonesia's poorest province, Papua, during a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart, Marty Natalegawa, on Monday. More >>
