2020-08-06 02:58
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Free West Papua Blog is an independent blog on Papua and West Papua Provinces of Indonesia. News and opinions on Papua Development are two main categories inside this Blog.
2020-08-05 20:30
Jayapura Regency – Special Autonomy II – Boaz Enock (Ondoafi / Leader of Sosiri Village) said that if the indigenous Papuan had fully supported the Unitary State of the Republi… Read More
2020-08-05 01:59
Timika (ANTARA) – The continuation of Papua’s Special Autonomy – Catholic religious leader and diocesan administrator in Timika, Papua, Father Marthin Kuayo Pr called on th… Read More
2020-08-04 23:21
Jayapura (ANTARA) – Papuan public figure John Gluba Gebze is pushing for the implementation of the Special Autonomy Law to be evaluated rather than making a discourse of rejection with… Read More
2020-08-03 23:22
Papua’s Sepcial Autonomy – West Papua Blog
Customary figure or Chairman of the Port Numbay Indigenous Peoples Institution (LMA) George Awi said if there are groups or politic… Read More
2020-08-02 23:08
Wamena, Papuatoday.id (02/08/2020) – Yusen Tabuni, who is Head of Murapame II Kodap, stated that he was ready to fully support the Indonesian Government’s program regarding the c… Read More
2020-08-02 21:29
Jayapura, West Papua Blog – Arguing that special autonomy did not fail, Christian Arebo (Chair of National Leadership Council of the Papuan Indigenous Youth) said that the central gove… Read More
2020-08-02 01:52
Timika (ANTARAhttps://westpapua.blog/2007/12/12/papua-province/) – Flooding in the coastal region of Mimika – Two villages in the coastal region of Mimika Regency, Papua Province… Read More
2020-08-01 22:38
Wamena (ANTARA) – Conservation of land – Tolikara District Government, Papua, asked 50 agricultural instructors in the area to invite farmers to conserve land to prevent landslid… Read More
2020-08-01 00:03
Studying in the midst of the COVID-19
Jayapura (ANTARA) – Studying in the midst of the COVID-19 is not easy for children. Corona virus outbreak caused all activities in the country… Read More
2020-07-31 23:21
Jayapura (ANTARA) – The Papua Provincial Government plans 28 regencies out of 29 regencies and cities in the region to be able to implement new normal adaptations, while one city is st… Read More
2020-07-31 19:51
Jayapura (ANTARA) – Papua COVID-19 Task Force spokesperson, Dr. Silwanus Sumule said six districts in the Papua province were free of the corona virus or included in the green zone… Read More
2020-07-30 05:44
Jayapura (ANTARA) – The Asmat Local Government has now reopened flights to and from Ewer, since the new normal implementation and the area was declared a COVID-19 green zone.
It is… Read More
2020-07-30 05:16
West Papua separatist strategy is a brief analysis of the latest discussion of West Papua issue. It highlights the rejection of special autonomy by some element of West Papua separatist… Read More
2020-07-30 02:08
Jayapura (ANTARA) – Head of the Papua Health Service Robby Kayame said as many as 2,400 reagents for examination of COVID-19 patients’ swab from the National Disaster Management… Read More
2020-07-29 10:33
The following news is about aspirations of Papuan students on scholarships that has been published in ANTARA NEWS. Specific support for Papuan students in the form of scholarships will help… Read More
2020-07-29 09:56
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Chairman of the Papua Special Committee (Pansus) DPD-RI Filep Wamafma said that there are four main issues in Papua so that a dialogical approach that prioritizes eq… Read More
2020-07-29 04:04
Jayapura (ANTARA) – The Government of the Papua Province has asked the University of Cenderawasih (Uncen) to conduct a study of Special Autonomy (Otsus), which has recently been widely… Read More
2020-07-29 01:32
PAPUAinside.com, JAYAPURA – Chief of the Keerom Tribe, Herman Yoku, revealed that he approved the continuing Special Autonomy volume two in Papua, provided the central government. He a… Read More
2020-07-28 22:02
Why a chief tribe in Papua supports special autonomy?
SKANTO- KEEROM– Inauguration of Wie and Khaya War Chiefs who oversees 7 Large Tribes in Skanto District, Keerom District, Mr. H… Read More
2020-07-28 09:59
Timika (ANTARA) – Flash flood that struck the Trans Nabire Road area, Iwaka District, Mimika Regency. I happened from Saturday (7/25) to Sunday (7/26) displaced a number of houses of M… Read More
2020-07-28 02:45
PT Freeport Indonesia Is a mineral mining company affiliate of Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) and MIND ID Indonesia’s Mining Industry. PTFI mines and process ores produces concentrates contain… Read More
2020-07-27 03:06
Mama Yosepha Alomang or Mama Yosepha is from the Indonesian province of Papua, a famous Amungme tribe figure and activist who active in defending Papuan women’s right. S… Read More
2020-07-26 22:01
More and more armed West Papuan rebels have surrendered and declared their allegiance to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia over the past few months of 2020.
This good trend c… Read More
2020-07-26 10:37
JAYAPURA – Deputy Governor of Papua, Klemen Tinal, said he was ready to provide full support for the development of UNCEN (Cenderawasih University), especially the construction of teac… Read More
2020-07-26 01:25
Dishonest twitter campaign is not something new. Political campaign using twitter platform is massive in every corner of the world.
West Papua Blog calls for fact-checking of political ca… Read More
2020-07-25 10:22
West Papua history controversies comes to life, not as a mere recitation of names and dates but as a series of turning points where the future hung in the balance and opinions raged on all s… Read More
2020-07-25 01:43
Papua environmental health.
JAYAPURA, Indonesia – It wasn’t even noon yet in Jayapura, but the temperature was already rising, and the air was thick with humidity. Beads… Read More
2020-07-24 06:44
The city without slums program (Program Kota Tanpa Kumuh – Kotaku) is one of a number of strategic efforts by the Directorate General of Human Settlements of the Ministry of Public Wor… Read More
2020-07-23 21:56
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – Five armed Papuan rebels of the Puron Wenda-led separatist group declared their allegiance to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia in Wame Village… Read More
2020-07-23 04:38
The following article is a history of saving Papua written by Ambassador Freddy Numberi (Vice Admiral of the TNI (ret)), who is an exceptional historical witness, because as Papuan… Read More
2020-07-22 22:07
TIMIKA | The former Mimika Regent, from 1996-2001, Titus Potereyauw died on Monday (7/20) at the Timika Community Hospital (RSMM), Papua.
The deceased was then buried in a funeral home in… Read More
2020-07-22 10:09
Suaranewspapua.com– MANOKWARI- Manokwari Acting Regent, Edi Budoyo handed over superior rice seeds to farmers and extension workers in Prafi, Manokwari, Papua on Saturday (18/7).
Th… Read More
2020-07-22 04:29
West Papua part of Indonesia is unquestionable. However to add further explanation please the following translated article from Suara News Papua.
Campaigns on the issue of colonialism in… Read More
2020-07-22 03:09
Armed Separatist Criminal Group (KKSB) in Nduga, Papua is very active in carrying out acts of terror and killing of innocent civilians. The following news exposed evil propaganda of the Free… Read More
2020-07-21 14:37
Jayapura (ANTARA) – The Climatology and Geophysics Meteorological Agency (BBMKG) region V Jayapura urges people in their area who live on hillsides, cliffs and river banks to be more v… Read More
2020-07-21 11:39
Papua Covid-19 Pandemic news here is a free translation from ANTARA PAPUA NEWS.
Jayapura (ANTARA) – The Papua Provincial Government (Pemprov) is still refocusing or changing budget… Read More
2020-07-20 22:22
West Papua is a province of Indonesia with many unique and exotic cultures, amazing scenery and challenging trekking terrain in the world. You will not find any discussion about Free We… Read More
2020-07-20 09:04
Greeners.co on 26 October 2019 published Young West Papua: Guardians of the Papua Forest article in bahasa Indonesia.
Story of Alfa and Abdel
Jakarta (Greeners) – Alfa Ahoren an… Read More
2020-07-19 22:19
Food Security
Jakarta (Greeners) – The tribes in Papua have wisdom and food security strategies for survival. Residents are able to provide local food independently using traditiona… Read More
2020-07-19 04:15
Mahkota Dewa or God’s Crown (Phaleria macrocarpa) is a dense evergreen tree, indigenous to Indonesia. It is found in tropical areas of New Guinea up to 1,200&n&hell…Read More
2020-07-18 22:15
West Papua Kangaroo are considered threatened and endemic only found in Papua Island. The following article is written by Sarah Megumi in Greeners.co.
Many thought that only Aus… Read More
2020-07-18 10:43
Noken Papua here is translated from Trubus.id – It’s incomplete to visit an area without buying souvenirs. Now, if Trubus Mania has the opportunity to come to Papua, don’t… Read More
2020-07-18 10:28
This endemic snake article is translated from Trubus.id — Papua has a special destination for reptile enthusiasts when visiting Raja Ampat, West Papua. In addition to the beauty o… Read More
2020-07-18 09:45
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – The management of Jayapura Provita Hospital decided to shut down all health services, including the emergency unit (IGD), from Friday, after its 54 health wo… Read More
2020-07-17 01:00
Floods in Sorong City. (free translation from ANTARA) – The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Sorong City, West Papua Province stated that the victims died from landslides… Read More
2020-07-16 21:41
Jaleswari Pramodhawardani, Deputy Five for Politic, Law, Defense, Security, and Human Rights of the Presidential Staff Office wrote the following article in Kompas. It is very important to l… Read More
2020-07-16 01:00
On West Papua autonomy, spokesperson for the West Papua National Committee (KNB), Victor Yeimo, former Papuan prisoners Sayang Mandabayan, and Benny Wenda have something in common, they reje… Read More
2020-07-15 01:00
Welfare approach in Papua and West Papua news is taken from ANTARA News.
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The government has prioritized welfare, anthropological, and evaluation approaches in han… Read More
2020-07-14 01:13
British radical left movements have existed since around the late 19th century, with the formation of various organisations following ideologies from the far-left’s revolutionary… Read More
2020-07-14 00:44
Gerakan Papua Mengajar (GPM) a.k.a Papua Teaching Movement is a movement of educating Papuan young generation by sending teachers to the whole region. General Secretary of GPM, Orgenes Ukago… Read More
2020-07-13 07:24
Jayapura, Jubi – Gold grains at the location of people’s gold mining are in the middle of the Korowai forest, Papua is a place to reap fortune and provide life for the citizens o… Read More
2020-07-13 04:26
What actually happened in West Papua? How do foreign media preach it to foreign readers? What information is spread outside Indonesia about Papua, especially in the Pacific and European coun… Read More
2020-07-12 14:12
Seputar Papua | TIMIKA | Mimika Regency DPRD (Regional People’s Representative Council) held a Plenary Session I of the Second Session Period on the Discussion of the Regional Medium-T… Read More
2020-07-11 13:08
The following article is taken from Jakarta Post written by Rob Goodfellow who successfully gave an illustration of success stories of Papuans that showed equality of opportunity matters… Read More
2020-07-11 07:19
Merauke, comes from a story where when the Dutch first entered the Merauke region, precisely around the river Maro. They asked the Marind tribe (native of Merauke) about the name of this reg… Read More
2020-07-10 06:56
West Papua hoax campaign is like a virus that can create violent conflict in Papua and West Papua provinces. The picture above is taken from Free West Papua Campaign twitter account. This se… Read More
2020-07-10 03:09
Merauke, Papua – Concentration camp does not only exist in Auschwitz, Poland. In Indonesia, there is also a Dutch Boven Digoel concentration camp in Papua. Who does not know Auschwitz?… Read More
2020-07-10 02:15
The stone burning ceremony was carried out by the Dani tribe in the Baliem Valley, Papua, one of which served as a form of peace to end hostilities due to tribal warfare or to resolve other… Read More
2020-07-09 09:26
Papua traditional foods are famous for their exotic taste. The cooking isn’t just the principle fascination of this territory yet the food is an image of different societies in Papua… Read More
2020-07-09 08:20
When Benny Wenda said referendum is the only solution, he clearly showed his true intention not to discuss about anything else but referendum. His fixated attitude has caused many innocent p… Read More
2020-07-09 00:03
The following short video regarding Indonesia-Australia relations is the first video that West Papua Blog upload here. We received the video from fans of Explore Indonesia. Please give your… Read More
2020-07-08 07:34
Timika, Papua (ANTARA) – Indonesian police in Papua continue to crack down on liquor producers and sellers, with police officers in Mimika arresting Dani, alias DM, 37, Tuesday evening… Read More
2020-07-08 03:30
When a friend of West Papua Blog from Australia sent more than dozens of videos about West Papua, I think it is worth to put some of the videos in this blog with possibility of some implicat… Read More
2020-07-07 07:27
Manokwari (ANTARA) – COVID-19 National Task Force Head Doni Monardo perceives that West Papua Province has been successful in controlling the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-1… Read More
2020-07-06 08:23
The following video is really interesting. Please watch how Papua’s sticky food a.k.a Sago.
To know more about Sago Papua, please read A Quest to understand Sago.
The wiki expl… Read More
2020-07-05 07:18
Papua and West Papua are two most eastern provinces of Indonesia, which experience challenges from separatism. Since the reform movement in 1998, Indonesia has carried out serious reforms fr… Read More
2020-07-04 08:09
This brief article has no other intention but to questioning the rejection of special autonomy by separatist groups in Papua. On 27 June 2020, the spokesperson of West Papua National Committ… Read More
2020-07-04 04:11
Special autonomy in any state in the world is something special as clearly stated in the terminology. Special autonomy is the answer to the aspiration of the people in the specific region, s… Read More
2020-07-03 21:01
SENTANI-In order to absorb the agricultural products of Papuan farmers in the Sentani region, the Jayapura Regency Food Crops and Horticulture Office (TPH) facilitated the sale of agricultur… Read More
2020-07-03 14:03
Radar Timika reported the decreased number of Covid-19 cases in Papua and West Papua provinces (please recheck the translation by google translate).
The Provincial Governments of Papua an… Read More
2020-07-03 08:37
The General Secretary of Papua Sport Committee (KONI Papua), Kenius Kogoya, could not hide his pride when visiting a number of PON XX 2021 venues, all of which were of international standard… Read More
2020-07-02 22:10
The day Free West Papua deceived #Papuan people is a historical fact that many young west papuans didn’t realise. This blog is a political blog from the beginning, and I have stopped b… Read More
2020-07-01 14:51
Papua ab initio belongs to Indonesia (ab initio = From the beginning). Written by Papuan prominent figure Freddy Numberi, this article is a free translation from Indonesian online media Deti… Read More
2020-07-01 02:14
West Papua Independence Day
Why a small group of West Papua separatist can not accept the reality in Papua and West Papua provinces? For example, Jeffrey Bomanak last night gave political… Read More
2020-06-30 14:13
West Papua’s Future
The biggest region in East Indonesia is Papua Island, which consists of two provinces Papua and West Papua (Papua Barat). The two provinces cover the western par… Read More
2020-06-29 14:58
The article Papuan Indonesian or Indonesian Papuan is about ethnic identity and citizenship in Indonesia. In the last five years, since the creation of the United Liberation Movement for Wes… Read More
2020-06-28 11:12
The economist has predicted that separatist movements in the world will make headlines in 2020. At best, this will lead to political turbulence and tension. At worst, it could lead to violen… Read More
2020-06-27 11:33
The low-level insurgency of Free West Papua separatist has two big branches, armed criminal group and political wing (domestic and international. All of those groups propagate the fantasy of… Read More
2020-06-26 07:02
The following post is only showing evidences in pictures about Free West Papua separatists and Anarchist groups around the world.
1 – @FreeWestPapua tweet on support by Anarchist in… Read More
2020-06-25 03:51
From a webinar host by Kompas TV, West Papua Blog would like to share several articles regarding statements from Papuan influential figures. We received this free translation from Indonesia… Read More
2020-06-24 23:39
Herry Ario Naap (Regent of Biak Numfor) during a webinar hosted by Kompas TV on 15 June 2020 said that despite many practice of racism against Papuans, how do Papuans respond to racism is th… Read More
2020-06-24 02:18
West Papua Blog received another statement regarding racism in Papua from Papuan student activist. Please check the statement during a webinar here.
Wakol Yelipele (Chair of PapuaCatholic… Read More
2020-06-23 10:29
Thomas Eppe Safanpo (Deputy Regent of Asmat) stated that in his experience in Solo there had never been racist treatment that was open to Papua, but there were expressions and silly question… Read More
2020-06-22 10:48
The following story was sent to West Papua Blog by West Papuan student who watched Kompas TV on 15 june 2020 webinar.
As a Papuan student studying in Java, Ayub Antoh said that he would r… Read More
2020-06-21 01:07
The impact of #BlackLivesMatter campaign in the US and other countries in the world has reached to Papua and West Papua provinces. Some people in Australia, UK, US, and also in Indonesia som… Read More
2020-06-20 13:46
When I read an article on Morning Star Online, I almost jump from my chair. What the f**k!!! The so called leader of Free West Papua, Benny Wenda who involved in a huge corruption scandal… Read More
2020-06-20 11:36
Let’s play the blame game, I love you, moreLet’s play the blame game for sureLet’s call out names, names, I hate you, moreLet’s call out names, names, for sure
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2020-06-20 05:20
The following brief post is inspired by the Armed Christian article. Using the same title “Never Underestimate”, I change the subject to discuss West Papua Separatists.
I read… Read More
2020-06-19 22:29
Yesterday, one of my friends from Oxford based Free West Papua Campaign shared six links to West Papua celebrity lawyer sex scandal:
Australian lawyer Nuzzling Seumas MilneSeumas Milne Ho… Read More
2020-06-19 14:35
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – Local hospitals in Jayapura discharged 15 children and an adult in Indonesia’s Papua Province on Thursday after they fully recovered from the novel cor… Read More
2020-06-18 17:00
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s National Police spokesman, Inspector General Argo Yuwono, dismissed a claim that seven Papuan youths, being tried in connection with a treason case… Read More
2020-06-16 06:34
Elvi R15 Juni 2020, 21:16 WIB
RILIS.ID, Jakarta— Papua NKRI Solidarity said that West Papua separatist groups were riding racism issues behind the vociferous of #BlackLivesMatter wi… Read More
2020-06-15 21:51
Jenny Munro is an anthropologist who has worked on gender, health and sexuality in Indonesia since 2003. She contributes a lot in understanding racism in the context of education and health… Read More
2020-06-08 02:29
John Martinkus
If we try to find John Martinkus online, one of the references is Wikipedia. It said that John Martinkus is an Australian print and television journalist reporting fro… Read More
2020-06-05 01:59
Hashtag #blacklivesmatter has been gone viral in social media. social media have become a common way for political groups and social movements to organize their causes. Social media expert M… Read More
2020-06-03 05:33
When I started writing this blog, I planned to understand the rebellion attitude of small number of West Papuans. I fail to meet them one by one but successfully use other means like online… Read More
2020-06-02 06:31
Papua and West Papua Provinces of IndonesiaThe name “West Papua” is used differently by separatist group and government of Indonesia. It sometimes creates confusion due to its po… Read More
2020-06-02 02:21
United Nations docThe position of the United Nations and countries around the world on West Papua has been very firm in support to the referendum in 1969. Perhaps only Vanuatu with for its d… Read More
2020-06-01 01:00
by Bonifasius Y. Lody Maturbongs and Barakalla Robyn – 06 April 2020
The following article is taken from WRI-Indonesia. This article is not a message of ho… Read More
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