Guerilla Fighters in West Papua Are Facing Extermination by Indonesia's High-Tech Forces

Guerilla Fighters in West Papua Are Facing Extermination by Indonesia's High-Tech Forces

This dispatch from Kristo Langker is from the mountains of West Papua, a part of the world we don’t typically cover, and it’s different in another way, too: we usually report on, and from, parts of the world where the U.S. war machine operates. In this story, the weaponry in question is made by a multinational French weapons manufacturer and Chinese manufacturer, but you’ll see the structure is the same: the Indonesian government using drones an…

MeLAWAN demands active support from PNG government for West Papua

MeLAWAN, an intellectual institution dedicated to principled political thought and the defense of Melanesian self-determination, urges the PNG government to move beyond passive diplomacy and actively support West Papua’s right to self-determination. In a strongly worded statement, MeLAWAN commends Prime Minister James Marape for raising concerns in Parliament and advocating for West Papuan rights at international forums such as the United Nation…