UN Responds after Indonesia arrests own law-makers in new crack-down
Eighty-four Papuans were arrested for ‘treason’ on November 17, 2020, in Merauke, as Indonesia moves to crush dissent in illegally occupied West Papua. Civil unrest is growing over Jakarta’s proposed extension of the failed 2001 ‘Special Autonomy’ law, set to expire on January 1, 2021. Those arrested included staff members and advisors of the Papuan People’s Assembly […]
Indonesia’s False Autonomy in West Papua in Dilemma
By Gpan West Papua Papua autonomy was given on a golden plate on a dark background of 40 years military occupation by Jakarta to Papuans as a gift without any reason whatsoever with lots of strings attached to it. Papua and Aceh inclusive of former Timor Timur provinces were categorized as “daerah daerah rawan” conflict […]
UK Solidarity: British MP Anneliese Dodds Expresses her serious concern on worrying developments in West Papua.
UK Solidarity: British MP Anneliese Dodds Expresses her serious concern on worrying developments in West Papua. Indonesia has deployed over 16,000 new security personnel in West Papua in a move clearly showing its intentions to carry out fresh large scale genocide like it did in 1963 when it invaded West Papua. This […]
An Uprising in West Papua: To Independence Now
An Uprising in West Papua: To Independence Now An Uprising in West Papua BY TAMARA SOUKOTTA After suffering under colonial oppression from Indonesia for decades, West Papuans recently rose up. Their struggle for independence deserves our solidarity. mid the loud yells celebrating freedom during the Indonesian Independence Day celebration last month, West Papuan students in […]
Monkeys have long memories too: West Papuans are still waiting for response from Jakarta
As human beings in Jakarta are so much carried away by scheming, criminalizing, falsifying and blaming in fear of their own uncertain future due to their dark history of cover-ups and shameless determination to continue the shameful job of deceit and propaganda in their dollar diplomacy both inside and outside West Papua; Papuans have been […]
History of West Papua:Indonesia colonialism in West Papua, a crime against Humanity
Introduction on West Papua I have been part of the liberation struggles for West Papua driven by the desire to seek justice to a nation which is under brutal Indonesian occupation since 1962. In order to understand why this cause its so important to me knowing the history of West Papua will help you understand […]
GPAN Statement on Human Rights Violations in West Papua
GPAN STATEMENT ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN WEST PAPUA DATED: 16/09/2019 Global Pan Africanism Network (GPAN) strongly condemns arrests of Papuan Activists by Indonesian security forces in an attempt to cover up the black genocide in West Papua. Indonesia has displayed aggression towards West Papua and even went ahead to launch a military warfare against Indigenous people […]
Breaking: A West Papuan mother arrested for carrying flags briefly reunited with her son.
Image: West Papuan Human Rights Center A young West Papuan woman was taken into custody by Indonesian security forces after taking part in a peaceful protest to march for Independence of West Papua which has been under brutal colonial occupation since 1963. Her only crime was transporting 1,500 West Papuan flags from Sorong to […]