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Vanuatu continues to stand alone in the Pacific |
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Friday, 20 August 2010 |
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 Spokesperson for West Papua National Coalition for Liberation, Rex Rumakiek (left), and West Papua indigenous advocate Dr John Otto Ondawame (far right).
Vanuatu continues to stand alone in the Pacific on the issue of
extensive human rights abuses allegedly wielded on West Papuans at the
hands of the Indonesian military.
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More serious govt attention needed to curb HIV/AIDS in Papua |
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Sunday, 15 August 2010 |
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A legislator has called on the government to be more serious in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Indonesian province of Papua. Yorris Raweyai made the remark in response to reports that 144 servicemen of the XVII/Cenderawasih Military Command had tested positive for HIV/AIDS. |
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IPWP and ILWP not supported by the European Parliament |
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Tuesday, 10 August 2010 |
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Jayapura (SN) - European Union support to the struggle of the International Parliamentary for West Papua (IPWP) and the International Lawyers for West Papua (ILWP) to smooth the Free Papua Movement denied by the former ambassador of Indonesia to Belgium and Luxemberg, Najib Riphat Kesuma. In his press conference in Swissbell Hotels Jayapura, Najib said that the declaration IPWP and ILWP in Brussels on January 26, 2010 only a handful of people attended. EU Parliament member who attended the declaration is just Carolin Lukas (European parliamentarians from the UK-Red), Theys Berman (member of Parliament from the Netherlands-Red). This shows that the propaganda ILWP and IPWP sell the unsold Papua issue because the only response by the second of a total of 736 MPs of the European Union. |
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Jayapura, Papua province, Representatives of 157 countries which have lakes will visit Paniai Lake in Papua Province which they consider to be the world`s most beautiful and preserved lake, a local official
Energetic and enthusiastic are two words that come to mind when describing Papuan community (Papua and West Papua) to commemorate the West Papua integration day on May 1, 2008. Since last two week the Papuan activities have been seen such as race walking followed by thousands of participants.
(The Unitary State of Indonesia’s Political Struggle in West Papua), written by young author Papuan Sendius Wonda SH, MSi, and published by Deiyai, a Jayapura-based publishing house in 2007 (first edition) which consists of 245 pages totally in 2007.
History of Jayapura In the book of Nagara-Kertagama writen by Rakawi Prapanca of Majapahit, under the rule of King Hayam Wuruk, in 1365 A.D, it was mentioned that West Papua was belong to Majapahit Kingdom territory. In one of its paragraphs mentioned “Muwah tikhan i wandan, ambwan (Ambon) athawa maloko wwanin (Fakfak)” were the sovereign territory of Majapahit Kingdom.
