By WPNews Dec 19, 2008, 03:22 After the arrest of Buchtar Tabuni (Committee chairman of the International parliamentarians for West Papua in Papua) with subversive charges, now Sebby Sambom (one of the committee member of the launch of International Parliamentarians for West Papua in Papua) was arre

West Papua Report December 2008 This is the 55th in a series of monthly reports that focus on developments affecting Papuans. This series is produced by the non-profit West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) drawing on media accounts, other NGO assessments, and analysis and reporting from sources within Wes

The Jakarta Globe Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Barry Manembu It is said that you haven’t seen Papua until you travel to Wamena. Thi may sound like an overstatement. What makes this town, situated at an altitude of 1,600 meters in the heart of the Cyclops Mountains, so special? While the inhabi

The Jakarta Post Saturday, October 18, 2008 The Kamoro are an ethno-linguistic group of more than 18,000 people spread throughout 40 villages along the South Central coast of Papua on the Arafura Sea.”10,000 years ago they could have walked the land bridge to Australia,”says Kamoro cultu

Please read the article HERE Table of Contents in Inside Indonesia Oct - Dec 2008. West Papua: Inside Indonesia? West Papua: Inside Indonesia? This edition of Inside Indonesia marks an important anniversary, and explores the multiple faces of Indonesian Papua today - Jennifer Robinson Rulers in thei