Papua (province) - Wikipedia
WEBPapua is a province of Indonesia, comprising the northern coast of Western New Guinea together with island groups in Cenderawasih Bay to the west.
Papua conflict - Wikipedia
WEBThe Papua conflict (Indonesian: Konflik Papua) is an ongoing conflict in Western New Guinea (Papua) between Indonesia and the Free Papua Movement (Indonesian: Organisasi Papua Merdeka, OPM).
Papua | Indonesia’s Easternmost Province | Britannica
WEB4 days ago · Papua, propinsi (or provinsi; province) of Indonesia, spanning roughly the eastern three-fourths of the western half of the island of New Guinea as well as a number of offshore islands—notably, Sorenarwa (Yapen), Yos Sudarso (Dolak), and the Schouten Islands. Papua is bounded by the Pacific Ocean.
Indonesia and the Papua Issue: Resolution Increasingly Unlikely
WEBNov 30, 2021 · The Papuan provinces, or West Papua, the easternmost part of Indonesia’s territory, have been wracked with conflict for decades. Indonesia annexed them through controversial means, including...
Separatist rebels release New Zealand pilot after 19 months of ...
WEB1 day ago · JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region was freed by separatist rebels, Indonesian authorities said Saturday.. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch, was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air when he was abducted by rebels from a remote airport on Feb. 7, 2023.
Separatist rebels say Indonesian army attacks threaten the safety …
WEB1 day ago · JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region warned Friday that increased Indonesian military attacks in recent days to rescue a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage over a year ago could instead threaten his safety.. Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed a single-engine plane on a small ...
Indonesia’s New Plans for Papua Can’t Hide Its Decades of Failures
WEBJun 21, 2022 · Indonesia’s New Plans for Papua Can’t Hide Its Decades of Failures. A plan to create three new provinces in the Papua region highlights how Jakarta’s development approach has failed to resolve...
‘Free Papua Movement’ Intensifies Amid Escalating Violence
WEBDec 12, 2020 · Indonesia has no intention of granting independence to the two provinces that make up West Papua. The country’s minister for political, legal and security affairs, Mohammad Mahfud MD, rejected...
UN Experts Call Out ‘Shocking Abuses’ in Indonesia’s Papua Region
WEBMar 3, 2022 · Indonesia’s Papua and West Papua provinces, which form the western half of the island of New Guinea, have seen a simmering separatist conflict since Papua was incorporated into Indonesia...
Indonesia: UN experts sound alarm on serious Papua abuses, call …
WEBGENEVA (1 March 2022) - UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua, citing shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans, including child killings, disappearances, torture and mass displacement of people.
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