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• Papuans rally for independence from Indonesia as group declares government in exile December 1, 2020
  By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – Hundreds of Papuans held rallies across at least eight cities in Indonesia on Tuesday to renew calls for independence, as a separatist group declared it had established a provisional government in exile. The demonstrations marked the anniversary of West Papua declaring independence from Dutch rule in 1961, which […]
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• West Papua independence leaders declare ‘government-in-waiting’ December 1, 2020
  Province’s breakaway movement nominates exiled leader as interim president as conflict-ridden Indonesian region marks independence day West Papuan leaders have declared a provisional “government-in-waiting” of the contested Indonesian province, as the United Nations said it was “disturbed by escalating violence” there, including the killing of a child allegedly by security forces. The province marks independence […]
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• UN Highlights Arrests, Killings in Indonesia’s Papua Region November 30, 2020
  Recent tensions have been connected to Jakarta’s planned extension of the region’s Special Autonomy Law. The United Nations has once again voiced its consternation about the tense political situation in Indonesia’s Papua region, after months of escalating tensions between the authorities and pro-independence activists. In a statement dated November 30, U.N. Human Rights Office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani […]
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• NEC Approves Revitalized Village Courts Strategy November 28, 2020
  Approved for Release: Friday, 27th November, 2020 The National Executive Council has recently approved the Crime Prevention through Revitalized Village Courts System Strategy 2020-2030. This was announced recently by Prime Minister, Hon. James Marape, MP, saying the transformation and revitalization of this first level of judiciary system by approving this strategy will allow Village Court […]
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• What happened on Friday the 13th of November 2020 in haste and lust for POWER November 21, 2020
  Our country is built on democratic foundations that no one politician must break. Our Parliament, our Executive and our Judiciary are three separate arms of governance of our country that operates within it’s legal mandate, processes and procedures. What happened on Friday the 13th of November 2020 in haste and lust for POWER, broke Section […]
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• UK urges Indonesia to firm up UN human rights vsit November 21, 2020
  The British government is encouraging Indonesia to allow access to West Papua for the UN human rights chief’s office. It’s part of the UK’s support for a recent Pacific Islands Forum resolution. A Union Flag against the backdrop of British Parliament’s Big Ben. A Union Flag against the backdrop of British Parliament’s Big Ben. Photo: […]
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• Statement by PM James Marape: Our country is built on democratic foundations that no one politician must break. November 21, 2020
  Our Parliament, our Executive and our Judiciary are three separate arms of governance of our country that operates within it’s legal mandate, processes and procedures. What happened on Friday the 13th of November 2020 in haste and lust for POWER, broke Section 2(1)(a) of the organic law on calling of meetings of parliament, it also […]
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