THE 6th Melanesia Arts and Cultural Festival has ended but memories from the event will remain for two skillful craftsmen from Vanuatu. The duo, James Zepeta and Philemon Jimmys, completed a wood carving associated with traditional culture of Vanuatu. Like…
West Papua National Army is constitutionally obliged to defend the territory and people it is responsible for, even as the Indonesian State continues to hunt them—and Nduga civilians—down in the high-mountain forest. In preparations for the election of a…
To the President of Indonesia, the Commander of the TNI, and Chief of Indonesian Police; On behalf of the people of West Papua, and as Chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, we firmly reject the military actions…
The mining company Freeport-McMoRan has signed an agreement to proceed with divestment of its lucrative mine operations in Indonesia’s Papua province. Under the agreement, state-owned company Inalum would pay US$3.85 billion to increase Indonesia’s stake in Freeport’s mine to 51…
Sorong — Papua Forest Watch (PFW), organisasi masyarakat sipil yang mengawasi dan mendorong penegakan hukum kejahatan kehutanan di Papua, mempertanyakan proses hukum penebangan liar di Kabupaten Kaimana, Teluk Bintuni, dan Sorong. Juru bicara PFW, Gunawan, di Sorong, Papua Barat, pekan lalu,…
Oleh Catherine Wilson* Ketika kita berbicara tentang ‘dekolonisasi’, kenangan yang muncul dalam benak kita adalah era tahun 1950-an dan lahirnya negara-negara baru, khususnya di Afrika, ketika kolonialisme Eropa tunduk pada seruan emansipasi yang merupakan ciri khas tatanan dunia baru pasca-1945.…
Honiara, Jubi – Polisi Kepulauan Solomon telah membela tindakan penyitaan bendera Papua Barat yang dilakukan oleh beberapa oknum anggotanya di luar stand Indonesia saat Festival Seni dan Budaya Melanesia (MACFest) berlangsung di Honiara. Sabtu lalu, seorang laki-laki asal Solomon, Ben Didiomea,…