West Papua

A Chronology of PT Minersave’s (Freeport’s) Entry into Intan Jaya Regency, West Papua

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This article from KOMISI, a group of students from Intan Jaya in West Papua (in co-operation with the Suara Papua website), recounts how the Freeport mining company, through its subsidiaries, established exploration activities in remote Intan Jaya regency over twenty years ago with the help of a western missionary. Currently, as local politicians grant permissions for further … Read more

AMP Yogyakarta holds silent protest commemorating Operation Trikora invasion of Papua.

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Hundreds of Papuan students belonging to the Papuan Students Alliance (AMP) staged a silent protest on Wednesday (19/12) commemorating the 51st anniversary of Trikora, the campaign that enabled the military invasion of West Papua by Indonesian forces. The mass action began with a long march from the Papuan student hostel ‘Kamasan 1’ to the centre … Read more