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West Papuan Indigenous people call for KitKat boycott over alleged ecocide
Thousands of acres of rainforest is being cleared to produce palm oil, used in popular Nestlé and Mondelēz bra…
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New Zealand pilot speaks to family after release by West Papua rebels – video
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than one-and-a-half years in captivity in Indones…
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New Zealand pilot held captive in West Papua for 19 months ‘very happy’ after being freed
Phillip Mehrtens says he is looking forward to being reunited with family after release by rebels in the regio…
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West Papua rebels propose terms for release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens
Announcement comes hours after rebels said the Indonesian army had bombed its headquarters where Mehrtens is b…
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West Papua rebels release video of kidnapped former Jetstar pilot
Phillip Mehrtens requests ebook reader with ‘as many English books as possible’ as well as saying he is being …
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New Zealand pilot kidnapped a year ago in West Papua will be freed, rebel group says
Separatist fighters who seized Phillip Mehrtens say he will be released to protect humanity and safeguard huma…
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In pictures: in the islands of Indonesia, the tradition of Sasi Laut reaps the rewards of sustainability
Sasi Laut is a traditional ceremony performed by local communities in Raja Ampat on the Bird’s Head peninsula …
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West Papua rebels threaten to shoot New Zealand pilot if independence talks denied
Phillip Mehrtens, who has been held hostage since February, makes the claim in a new video released by the sep…
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Filep Karma: West Papuan independence campaigner found dead on beach
Friends of twice jailed human rights activist call for independent inquiry after body found in damaged wetsuit…
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Indonesia: calls for action over apparent attack on family home of rights lawyer
Fears explosion in Jakarta could mark escalation in campaign against those working on West Papua issuesActivis…
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Inquiry needed into Australia’s silence on West Papuan massacre, human rights groups say
Revelations that Australia knew about atrocities by Indonesian military but did nothing are ‘deeply disturbing…
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Australia trained Indonesian police officer accused of West Papua violence
‘We will chop them up’: an Indonesian police chief implicated in alleged human rights abuses against a group o…
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‘We are living in a war zone’: violence flares in West Papua as villagers forced to flee
Hundreds of Indonesian soldiers have been deployed to West Papua in the past month, and journalists and activi…
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Anger after Indonesia offers Elon Musk Papuan island for SpaceX launchpad
Biak island residents say SpaceX launchpad would devastate island’s ecology and displace people from their hom…
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West Papua independence leaders declare ‘government-in-waiting’
Province’s breakaway movement nominates exiled leader as interim president as conflict-ridden Indonesian regio…