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French Polynesia Battles for Independence

French Polynesia Battles for Independence

- If President Oscar Manutahi Temaru gets his way, French Polynesia could one day become an independent nation - but at what cost?
Published by lanitribe on October 10, 2012 | Leave a response Views: 12

By Rachel Reeves and Luke Hunt RAROTONGA – In a far flung corner of the South Pacific a secessionist movement is stirring with its protagonists preparing for a major battle looming half a world away. And if Oscar Manutahi Temaru gets his way French Polynesia could one day become the world’s newest country. Temaru has [...]

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PNG to raise Papuan rights with Indonesia

PNG to raise Papuan rights with Indonesia

- Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says he will raise concerns over human rights abuses committed by the Indonesian Military in the Indonesian province of Papua with the government of Indonesia
Published by lanitribe on October 03, 2012 | Leave a response Views: 39

Updated 2 October 2012, 11:12 AEST PNG to raise Papuan rights with Indonesia (Credit: ABC) The statement, made an interview with EMTV last Friday, breaks with the relatively neutral stance usually taken by PNG. Presenter: Geraldine Coutts Speaker: Peter O’Neill, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister; Maire Leadbeater, spokeswoman for the Indonesian Human Rights Committee in [...]

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NZ Superannuation Fund ends investment in Freeport Gold project

NZ Superannuation Fund ends investment in Freeport Gold project

- Freeport McMoRan # New Zealand Superannuation Fund # Grasberg mine
Published by lanitribe on September 27, 2012 | Leave a response Views: 11

According to reports, human rights breaches have prompted the New Zealand Superannuation Fund to end its investment in the project. WELLINGTON(BullionStreet): Freeport McMoRan’s huge copper and gold mine project in Indonesia’s Papua region is in trouble after New Zealand Superannuation Fund decided to end its investment in the project. According to reports, human rights breaches [...]

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New Zealand Fund Pulls Freeport Investment, Cites Papua Rights Offenses

New Zealand Fund Pulls Freeport Investment, Cites Papua Rights Offenses

Published by lanitribe on September 27, 2012 | Leave a response Views: 23

Jonathan Vit | September 27, 2012, The JakartaGlobe New Zealand’s public pension fund pulled more than $1 million in investment from Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold over allegations of human rights offenses committed by security forces around the company’s controversial Grasberg mine in Papua. The $15.7 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund announced on Wednesday that it [...]

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New Zealand Fund Ends Investment In Freeport Mine

New Zealand Fund Ends Investment In Freeport Mine

- $1 million in shares pulled over human rights abuses
Published by lanitribe on September 27, 2012 | Leave a response Views: 13

Pacific Islands Report -WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, Sept. 26, 2012) – Human rights breaches have prompted the New Zealand Superannuation Fund to end its investment in the huge Freeport McMoRan copper and gold mine in Indonesia’s Papua region. The fund has sold shares worth just over a million U.S. dollars in the [...]

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Fiji Prime Minister and WPNCL Officials with Barak Sope, WPNCL Adviser

Fiji leader meets West Papuan self determinatiion group

Published by lanitribe on March 30, 2013 | Leave a response Views: 20

The Fiji Prime Minister and chairman of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, Frank Bainimarama, has told a West Papuan self determination group their quest for membership of the MSG will need extensive consultation among members. He met representatives of the West Papua National Coalition for Liberation in Suva this week. The Port Vila based group, led [...]

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West Papuan Independence leader to visit Vanuatu

West Papuan Independence leader to visit Vanuatu

Published by lanitribe on March 15, 2013 | Leave a response Views: 27

By Glenda Shing West Papuan tribal leader and international lobbyist for the independence of West Papua from Indonesia, Benny Wenda, is scheduled to arrive in Port Vila tomorrow. The Free West Papuan activist is expected to stay in Port Vila for a week, and according to the program drafted for the occasion, upon the arrival [...]

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Indonesia’s ambassador to Vanuatu describes West Papua as very unlawful

Indonesia’s ambassador to Vanuatu describes West Papua as very unlawful

Published by lanitribe on February 26, 2013 | Leave a response Views: 19

Indonesia’s new ambassador to Vanuatu has described West Papua as very unlawful and that his country is determined to bring calm there. Nadjip Riphat Kesoema fielded questions about West Papua from Vanuatu journalists at a press conference after he had presented his credentials to Vanuatu’s President, Iolu Johnson Abil on Tuesday. Mr Nadjip says he [...]

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Response to Call to Apply Indonesia’s Anti-Terrorism Law in West Papua

Response to Call to Apply Indonesia’s Anti-Terrorism Law in West Papua

Published by lanitribe on February 04, 2013 | Leave a response Views: 32

by Ed McWilliams Edmund McWilliams is a retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer who served as the Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta 1996-1999. He received the American Foreign Service Association’s Christian Herter Award for creative dissent by a senior foreign service official. He is a member of the West Papua Advocacy Team and [...]

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Dutch Parliament Question and Answer on West Papua in January 2013

Dutch Parliament Question and Answer on West Papua in January 2013

- About reports of political violence in Papua in December 2012
Published by lanitribe on February 04, 2013 | Leave a response Views: 19

http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten-en-publicaties/kamerstukken/2013/01/29/beantwoording-kamervragen-inzake-politiegeweld-in-papua.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Translation: Pro Papua Ministry of Foreign Affairs Asia and Oceania Department Postbus 20061 2500 EB The Hague The Netherlands www.minbuza.nl Contact person: DAO T +31 70 3486008 F +31 70 3485323 dao@minbuza.nl Our Ref.: DAO-10/13 Your Ref.: 2013Z00007 To the Chairman of the Dutch House of Representatives Binnenhof 4 2500 EB The Hague, The [...]

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Destroying Local Livelihoods With Mifee

Destroying Local Livelihoods With Mifee

Published by lanitribe on February 04, 2013 | Leave a response Views: 5

At the launch of the Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate project in 2010, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced that the agribusinesses involved would “feed Indonesia, then feed the world.” But the Malind Anim people of Merauke, Papua, say they are worried that the impacts of the project known as Mifee will prevent them from [...]

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Weekly Report on West Papua per 2 February 2013

Weekly Report on West Papua per 2 February 2013

Published by lanitribe on February 02, 2013 | Leave a response Views: 15

1) Indonesia defends policies in West Papua 2) Papua Police Searching for Gunman in Paniai Shooting 3) TNI, police join forces to deal with unrest ——————————————————— view at http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/02/201321174145567896.html 1) Indonesia defends policies in West Papua Senior official says claims of brutality by security forces in province are exaggerated. Last Modified: 01 Feb 2013 18:56 Dewi Fortuna [...]

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West Papua group bids for MSG membership

West Papua group bids for MSG membership

Published by lanitribe on February 01, 2013 | 1 Response Views: 18

A group seeking West Papua’s independence from Indonesia has applied to become a member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group. Delegates of the West Papua National Coalition for Independence met the head of the MSG Secretariat in Port Vila, Peter Forau, to submit its application. Its Vice Chairman, Dr. John Ondawame, says this marks an historic [...]

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Goodbye Indonesia – People & Power investigates one of the world’s most forgotten conflicts – the West Papuan struggle for independence.

Goodbye Indonesia – People & Power investigates one of the world’s most forgotten conflicts – the West Papuan struggle for independence.

Published by lanitribe on February 01, 2013 | Leave a response Views: 15

When the Dutch decolonised their East Indies empire after the Second World War they handed it all to the emergent country of Indonesia – all except the territory of West Papua, which forms one half of New Guinea, the second largest island on Earth. This remarkable landmass – split neatly by colonial powers into West [...]

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West Papua to ask for full MSG membership today

West Papua to ask for full MSG membership today

Published by lanitribe on January 31, 2013 | Leave a response Views: 33

There was no mention of the struggle for Independence in West Papua when Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Caledonia commemorated the Melanesian Spearhead Group Silver Jubilee in Port Vila on Monday. Guest Speaker Prime Minister Sato Kilman told visiting dignitaries and members of the public from the Melanesian countries that [...]

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