Indonesia:Papuan bombers attack British-American mine – reprisals feared 30 September 2008There 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.
Indonesia:Papua cholera deaths spark fears of major epidemic 17 September 2008Two 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.
Indonesia:West Papuans beaten and charged with subversion 24 July 2008Six West Papuans are to be charged with ‘subversion’ after peacefully raising the banned West Papuan independence symbol, the Morning Star flag. The protest took place in the town of Fakfak, which is 550 miles to the west of the capital, Jayapura.
Indonesia:Doublespeak distorts brutal truth in West Papua 7 July 2008Indonesia’s foreign minister has defended his government’s policy of restricting access by foreign journalists and human rights monitors to the troubled province of Papua.