By : Roshni Kapur The province of West Papua continues to be shrouded in secrecy from the rest of the world. West Papua’s struggle for
Port Villa, Jubi – “We are all Melanesian,” said Deputy Prime Minister Joe Natuman. “We are family. We regard it as an obligation to help
By Adriana Elisabeth* for the Conversation In early November, police reported 1,300 people were “being held as hostages” by a “group of armed criminals” in
By Jonathan McLeod* Papua is Indonesia’s poorest and least populated region, but, as they say, rich in natural resources. It is developing quickly in the
Nabire, Jubi – International Coalition for Papua (ICP) and the German Westpapua-Netzwerk (WPN) have compiled a report analysis on the human rights and conflict situation
Nabire, Jubi – The Indonesian president, Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, is desperate to keep hidden Indonesia’s dark, dirty secret: its brutal 50-year war in its easternmost
Jayapura, Jubi – It was towards the end of my tour at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta when, in 1969, West Papua became the twenty-sixth province
Apia, Jubi – On Friday, the 48th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting — and all other related meetings — come to an end. With the Leaders Retreat and the
By. Dr. Pala Molisa Dear Editor, I write in response to the article titled “Officials rubbish West Papua Protest” on Samoa Observer Colonizers will always
Jayapura, Jubi – This weekend (August 5 and 6) the protracted elections in Papua New Guinea (PNG) finally came up with a winner. Peter O’Neill’s People’s
By James Borrowdale LIKE apartheid South Africa, I kept hearing. For a long time, the horrors behind the curtain thrown up by South Africa’s racist
By Nico Syukur Dister OFM As in Papuan society, so also in churches, there are members who opine that the western part of New Guinea
Even though his Dutch is still as fluent as ever, it is doubtful whether Theo van den Broek (70) can still be called a Dutchman.
Jayapura, Jubi – The development of online media and social media (medsos) encourages the importance of data-based journalism. This was stated by the executive editor of