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Esther Heidbüchel, The West Papua conflict in Indonesia: actors, issues and approaches, 2007, ISBN 3-937983-10-4, ISBN 978-3-937983-10-3; J. Budi Hernawan, Papua land of peace: addressing conflict building peace in West Papua, 2005; King, Blair (2006). Peace in Papua: widening a window of opportunity. Council on Foreign Relations.
The Act of Free Choice (Indonesian: Penentuan Pendapat Rakyat, PEPERA, Determination of the People‘s Opinion) was a controversial plebiscite held between 14 July and 2 August 1969 in which 1,025 people selected by the Indonesian military in Western New Guinea voted unanimously in favor of Indonesian control.
This caused many migrant teachers and medical workers were averse to be returned at Nduga, Papua. [79] 2 December 2018: At least 19 workers constructing a bridge at Trans Papua projects were killed by an armed group linked to the West Papua Liberation Organization. [80] One Indonesian soldier is also killed on a separate incident. [81]
The Indonesian army issued a rare apology on Monday and said 13 soldiers had been arrested after a video emerged showing a man being tortured by troops in the country's Papua region, where armed ...
Following the New York Agreement, administration of Western New Guinea was transferred from the Netherlands (as Netherlands New Guinea) to Indonesia.The agreement contained provisions for self-determination for the Papuans, [4] which resulted in the controversial Act of Free Choice in July 1969, whereas around 1,000 selected representatives all voted unanimously for incorporation.
Papua New Guinea ranked 160 out of 161 countries on a U.N. gender inequality index in 2021. “We want to acknowledge the role of the woman and air the need for protection," Dadae said. “We also recognize the physical and the spiritual care that the church continues to give to those that are being abused, neglected or rejected by families and ...
Forgotten Bird of Paradise is a 2009 documentary film directed by British filmmaker Dominic Brown, about the struggle for independence being fought in the Indonesian region of West Papua. [1] The film was shot undercover, and includes interviews with human rights victims and political prisoners , as well as footage of separatist guerrillas at ...
Papua police said in a statement that the victims' bodies were mutilated, stuffed into sacks and thrown into a river near the city of Timika. Indonesia to investigate army officers over Papua killings