Indonesian security forces killed 15 West Papuans during a military operation in the Intan Jaya Regency. Meanwhile, Indonesia and the European Union have just finalised an economic agreement that gives a green light to the exploitation of West Papua’s natural resources, reports Susan Price.
Bougainville and West Papua represent two fundamentally different approaches to Indigenous struggles for self-determination, writes Ali Mirin.
Indonesian security forces opened fire on a peaceful protest in Sorong, West Papua, killing one person and injuring several others, reports Susan Price.
July 6 marked 27 years since the Biak massacre in 1998, when Indonesian security forces massacred scores of people in Biak, West Papua, reports Kerry Smith.
Peter Boyle speaks to Indonesian socialist Ignatius Mahendra Kusumawardhana about the disturbing return to the former Suharto dictatorship era’s notorious “dual function” policy for the military.
While the world focuses on superpower competition, Indonesia is quietly striking deals with its Pacific neighbours in an effort to weaken support for occupied West Papua, writes Ali Mirin.
