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However, in Washington, D.C. there was a desire for Indonesia to release CIA pilot Allen Pope, [9] and there was a proposal for United Nations trusteeship of West New Guinea, [10] Indonesian President Sukarno said he was willing 'to borrow the hand of the United Nations to transfer the territory to Indonesia', [11] and the National Security ...
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. ISBN 978-0-87609-357-3. Osborne, Robin (1985). Indonesia's secret war : the guerilla struggle in Irian Jaya. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-0-86861519-6.
IPWP were launched at the Houses of Parliament, London, UK on 15 October 2008.Speakers at the launch included Melinda Janki (International Human Rights Lawyer), Hon. Andrew Smith MP (UK), Lord Harries (UK), Hon Lembit Öpik MP (UK), Lord Avebury (UK), Benny Wenda (West Papua), Hon. Powes Parkop MP (Papua New Guinea), Hon. Moana Carcasses Kalosil MP and Carmel Budiarjo ().
7 April 2014: A border post between Papua New Guinea and Indonesia was damaged and the border crossing temporally closed after a shoot out between the Indonesian Military and "armed civilians". Papua New Guinea local media reported that OPM fighters may have fired from the New Guinea side of the border and were dressed in blue berets to ...
In 2002, Papua adopted its current name and was granted a special autonomous status under Indonesian legislation. Papua is a province rich in natural resources and cultural diversity, offering great potential for future development. As of 2020, Papua had a GDP per capita of Rp 56.1 million (US$ 3,970), placing it 11th among Indonesian provinces ...
In Indonesia, the action is punishable by up to 15 years of prison. [22] West Papua's vice governor Mohamad Lakotani remarked that the city's economy was completely paralyzed by the protests. [23] According to a spokesman from the National Committee for West Papua, a female protester was shot in the ankle during the protests at Manokwari.
First United Indonesia: 3 Muhammad Lukman Edy (b. 1970) (State Minister) State Minister of Development in Underdeveloped Regions 9 May 2007 1 October 2009 – Djoko Kirmanto (ad-interim) (b. 1943) Independent: 1 October 2009 20 October 2009 4 Helmy Faishal Zaini (b. 1972) (State Minister) PKB: 22 October 2009 1 October 2014 Second United Indonesia
[19] [20] Indonesia denied all the allegations and stated that West Papua would remain part of Indonesia. [20] On 26 September 2017, ULMWP spokesperson Benny Wenda claimed that at the United Nations General Assembly he presented a secret petition for self-determination signed by 1.8 million West Papuans to the Special Committee on Decolonization.