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Pacific News Minute: At Least 24 Killed By Rebel Group in a Sharp Escalation of Fighting in W. PapuaAt least 24 people have been killed in one of the worst outbreaks of violence in West Papua in many years. Indonesian officials described those killed as…
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Last week, we reported on the inconclusive decision by the Melanesian Spearhead Group on West Papua’s bid for full membership. Since then, Indonesia’s…
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A summit meeting of the Melanesian Spearhead Group is underway in Port Moresby this week, with leaders still unable to decide on full recognition for the…
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The Indonesian government expelled a BBC crew from West Papua after a series of tweets “hurt the feelings of soldiers.” Indonesia rarely allows foreign…
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Today, we broadcast the final Pacific News Minute of 2017 and Neal Conan continues his series on big stories that will continue to reverberate in the…
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There are conflicting reports on a crisis in Indonesia’s restive Papua Province. Police say that an armed group linked to the Free Papua Movement is…
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Last month, confusion erupted at the meeting of the United Nations Decolonization Committee in New York over a secret petition supporting independence for…
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The independence movement in West Papua has been fueled by demographics. After a census in 2010, experts believed that settlers from other parts of…
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On Monday, Indonesian authorities arrested more than five hundred protesters in West Papua. Most were released the same day, but now there’s news that two…
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A week ago, as leaders of the Melanesian Spearhead Group gathered in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, it looked like they were ready to make…