Indonesia
Detachment 88 and counter-terrorism in Indonesia
A division of the Indonesian military has shot dead five terrorism suspects over the weekend, who they’ve accused of plotting......
Calls for jailed West Papuan activists to be released
Five men from the Indonesian province of West Papua have been charged with treason and sentenced to three years in......
West Papuans to raise morning star flag for independence
A joint letter from Melbourne-based Human Rights Law Centre and international NGO, Human Rights Watch, is calling on Foreign Minister......
Protesters call for a referendum on independence for West Papua
Thousands of protesters have staged a pro-independence rally in Indonesia’s resource rich West Papua, calling for a referendum for self-determination.......
Kevin Rudd silent on West Papua’s surge of violence
There’s recently been a number of violent incidents in West Papua. It’s a part of Indonesia that has harboured a......
Indonesian police delay Papuan strike shutdown
An Indonesian police and military crackdown planned to evict thousands of striking workers at a mine in West Papua has......
Striking worker shot dead at Freeport mine in West Papua
Indonesian security forces shot and killed one protestor and injured more than a dozen others as they clashed with striking......
Arrest of Australian teenager just part of larger Indonesian campaign against illegal narcotics
Australian news media has been astir about the arrest of a fourteen year old Australian boy in Bali, for possession......
Indonesian youth being locked up in Australian adult prisons
Indonesians as young as thirteen are being housed in Australian adult prisons according to human rights activists....
Indonesia uses psychological warfare in West Papua
‘Irrational Demands for customary rights to land.’ That’s a statement from a power point presentation prepared by Indonesian special forces......