Buerk criticized after 'primitive' gaffe
Former BBC newsreader Michael Buerk has been criticized by West Papuans after calling them ‘primitive’ and claiming they kill outsiders.
News from West Papuan people
Papuan lawyer acquitted for text message 'insult'
A Papuan human rights lawyer has been cleared of all charges under Indonesian law after accusations he sent a text message deemed ‘insulting’ to Indonesia’s president.
Christmas killing spree and increased repression in West Papua
There is mounting evidence that violence and repression in West Papua are intensifying. Over the Christmas and New Year period, there were several reports of killings and shootings, and a rise in ‘accidental deaths’.
HIV/AIDS set to soar in West Papua
A recent investigation by the Aljazeera programme ‘101 East’ has shown the devastating impact of the HIV/AIDS crisis amongst the tribal people of West Papua, Indonesia.
Papuan bombers attack British-American mine – reprisals feared
There is more trouble for British company Rio Tinto in Indonesia – West Papuan independence fighters have attacked its Grasberg mine, which is devastating the land of the Amungme and Kamoro tribal people.
Papua cholera deaths spark fears of major epidemic
Two hundred and ninety one Papuan tribal people have died from cholera since April this year in West Papua, Indonesia, according to local church officials, sparking fears of a major epidemic.
Norwegian government – Rio Tinto’s Papua mine ‘unethical’
The Norwegian government has sold its shares in British company Rio Tinto, whose Grasberg mine in West Papua, Indonesia, has devastated the land of the Amungme and Kamoro tribes.
Commander indicted for crimes against humanity is removed from West Papua
An Indonesian military commander accused of crimes against humanity has been removed from his post in West Papua. Colonel Burhanuddin Siagian faces two indictments in the UN-backed courts in East Timor.