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West Papua/Irian Jaya
 
Executive Summary
 
West Papua, also known as Irian Jaya, is Indonesia’s most easterly province, comprising the western half of the world’s second largest island. Home to one of the world’s principal copper and gold mining operations, West Papua/Irian Jaya is the nation’s least developed region, with a majority of the population occupied with agriculture, fishing and hunting. West Papua/Irian Jaya is also one of the primary locations for Indonesia’s program on transmigration, the voluntary relocation of Indonesians from overcrowded cities to the peripheral regions of the archipelago.

West Papua/Irian Jaya is home to a secessionist movement that has been in the making for 40 years. The province left Dutch rule in 1962, was briefly under UN authority, and in 1963 joined the Indonesian state. Many indigenous inhabitants, however, believed that the province achieved independence on December 1, 1961 when Dutch rulers agreed to allow self-rule.

Despite a heavy military presence that has lasted since the annexation in 1963, West Papua/Irian Jaya has experienced limited, although severe, outbursts of violence. The Free Papua Movement (OPM), a low-level guerilla movement, has been fighting for independence since 1961. Troubles between the military and the Papuan population escalated, however, after Suharto’s fall in 1998 and a new round of calls for independence was ignited.

The present state of the conflict is dominated by heightened violence due to military “sweeps” in search of OPM guerillas, and an expected autonomy proposal from Jakarta. Megawati Sukarnoputri has stated that although she will never allow an independence referendum in either West Papua/Irian Jaya or Aceh, she is very eager to end peacefully the conflicts in both regions. Megawati’s proposed solution is a greater degree of autonomy, but it is unclear how pro-independence movements will likely react to such a move.

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Resources
 
General
  • Irian Jaya Statistics: http://www.bps.go.id/profile/irja.shtml
  • West Papua Information Kit: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/cline/papua/core.htm
  • The Government of Manokwari Irian Jaya http://www.irja.go.id/main_menu_ig/welindex_ig.htm

    News Sources
  • Kabar-Irian: News via mailing list: http://www.kabar-irian.com/news/index.html
  • West Papua News: http://www.westpapua.net/
  • West Papua News: http://www.topica.com./lists/WestPapua@topica.com/
  • Yahoo Asia: Indonesia's Papua http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/Asia/Irian_Jaya/

    Organizations
  • Australian West Papuan Association Sydney (AWPA): http://www.zulenet.com/AWPA/wpglue.html
  • Cambridge Campaign for Peace (West Papua Subgroup): http://www.campeace.org/westpapua.html
  • Down to Earth: International Campaign for Ecological Justice in Indonesia: http://www.gn.apc.org/dte/index.htm
  • International Action for West Papua (IAWP): http://www.koteka.net/
  • Oxford Papuan Rights Campaign: http://www.westpapua.org
  • The Forum for Friends of Peoples Close to Nature (f.P.c.N.): http://www.fpcn-global.org/tribes/melanesian/west-papua/index.html
  • West Papua Action: http://www.westpapuaaction.buz.org/
  • West Papua Niugini/Irian Jaya Homepage: OPM site: http://www.converge.org.nz/wpapua/

    Portals
  • Infopapua: http://www.infopapua.com/
  • Information Network for Papua: http://www.papuaweb.org
  • Irian Jaya: http://www.irja.org/index2.shtml
  • Irian Jaya: The Quest for Independence: http://www.angelfire.com/journal/issues/irian.html
  • Papua Volken: http://home.planet.nl/%7Epavo/
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    News Articles
    29 Sep 2005 - Indonesia's defence minister denies new troop deployment in Papua (Australian Broadcasting Corporations)
    24 Aug 2005 - President: Special Autonomy to Lessen Differences in Papua (Tempo Interactive)
    19 Aug 2005 - Indonesia rejects Papua abuses report (Australian Broadcasting Corporations)
    18 Aug 2005 - Indonesian military accused of systematic violence in Papua (Radio Australia)
    03 Aug 2005 - Defense Minister: No Need to Be Angry (Tempo Interactive)
    27 Jul 2005 - More than 170 foreigners arrested for illegal logging in Indonesia (Radio Australia)
    11 Jul 2005 - Few survive sunk Indonesia ferry (BBC)
    10 Jul 2005 - 200 feared drowned in Indonesia (Guardian)
    09 Jun 2005 - Indonesia govt to tender 27 oil and gas concessions this year (Forbes)
    17 May 2005 - China seeking more LNG imports from Indonesia; BP's Tangguh may supply -report (Forbes)
    12 May 2005 - Indonesia timber war misses top smugglers -activists (Reuters)
    10 May 2005 - Violence breaks out in Indonesia's Papua, many injured (Deutsche Presse Agentur)
    09 May 2005 - ‘I Don’t Think Wamang’s Connected to TNI’ (Laksamana)
    28 Apr 2005 - Indonesia arrests nearly 160 for alleged illegal felling of forests (Radio Australia)
    12 Apr 2005 - Light plane with 17 on board missing in Indonesia (Reuters)
    10 Mar 2005 - Indonesian defense minister to visit US for lifting weapon embargo (Xinhua)
    07 Mar 2005 - BP to start Indonesia gas project (BBC)
    03 Mar 2005 - BP, Indonesia to Begin LNG Project Construction After Talks End (Bloomberg)
    28 Feb 2005 - Indonesia welcomes U.S. plan to restore military training (International Herald Tribune)
    22 Feb 2005 - Indonesia transport plane crashes, 15 killed (AP)
    17 Feb 2005 - Activists detail Indonesia illegal logging to China (Reuters)
    10 Feb 2005 - Governor Wants Papua Split Into 5 Provinces (Laksamana)
    08 Feb 2005 - Indonesia plans to divide troubled Papua into 5 provinces (Kyodo News)
    22 Dec 2004 - Five Killed in Helicopter Crash (Laksamana)
    17 Dec 2004 - 108 infants died in Indonesia's Papua province (Xinhua)
    10 Dec 2004 - Quake in Indonesia's Papua claims one life (Xinhua)
    09 Dec 2004 - 300 protesters remind BP of Indonesia pledge (Guardian)
    08 Dec 2004 - Japan Provides Aid for Nabire Earthquake Victims (Tempo Interactive)
    07 Dec 2004 - Aust sends humanitarian aid to Papua (Astralian Broadcasting Corporation)
    07 Dec 2004 - Australia helps Papua and Alor rebuild after earthquakes (Australian Agency for International Development)
    02 Dec 2004 - Indonesian police fire warning shots in Papua province (Radio Australia)
    01 Dec 2004 - Aftershock jolts Indonesia; toll from quakes to 29 (Reuters)
    29 Nov 2004 - Papua continues clean-up after earthquake (Radio Australia)
    29 Nov 2004 - Death toll from east Indonesia quake rises to 19 (AFP)
    26 Nov 2004 - Indonesia earthquake kills 11, hurts 65 (Reuters)
    23 Nov 2004 - Indonesia Refuses To Have Timika and East Timor Cases as a Condition of Resuming Indonesia-US Military Cooperation (Tempo Interactive)
    18 Nov 2004 - Travel Restrictions Spark Protest (Laksamana)
    14 Nov 2004 - Papuan Rebels Attack Government Convoy (Laksamana)
    12 Nov 2004 - Journalists Banned From Conflict Zones (Laksamana)
    11 Nov 2004 - Indonesia Peat Fires May Fuel Global Warming, Experts Say (National Geoghraphic)
    08 Nov 2004 - IRC Youth Programs to Help Mend Ethnic Rifts in Indonesia's Troubled Poso (International Rescue Committee)
    06 Nov 2004 - Indonesia's Papua to buy Freeport stake (Asia Times)
    05 Nov 2004 - President Wants No Civilian Victims in Military Operation in Papua (Tempo Interactive)
    14 Oct 2004 - BP signs LNG supply contract with Sempra (Asia Times)
    14 Oct 2004 - Rebels kill five in Indonesia (United Press International)
    14 Oct 2004 - Six civilians killed in suspected rebel ambush in Indonesia's Papua (AFP)
    12 Oct 2004 - U.S. criticizes Indonesia on human rights (AP)
    01 Oct 2004 - In PNG, refugees from Indonesia's Papua province start complex journey to new home (UN High Commissioner for Refugees)
    30 Sep 2004 - Yudhoyono Won't Name Ministers Until After Oct. 5 Vote Result (Bloomberg)
    27 Sep 2004 - PNG relocates refugees from Indonesia's Papua province (Radio Australia)
    20 Sep 2004 - Review - Regions: Papua Rebels Attack Troops, TNI Ready to Work With UN (Laksamana)
    16 Sep 2004 - Indonesia says Papuan rebel shot dead in gun battle (Radio New Zealand)
    10 Sep 2004 - Munir to be Buried Sunday (Laksamana)
    10 Sep 2004 - Indo police probe FBI findings (AFP)
    03 Sep 2004 - Security Forces Accused of Murder & Torture (Laksamana)
    01 Sep 2004 - US energy firm Sempra to buy gas from Indonesia's Tangguh field (Channel News Asia)
    01 Sep 2004 - PNG troops deployed to Indonesian border (Age)
    19 Aug 2004 - Military Kills Two Papuan Rebels (Laksamana)
    18 Aug 2004 - Two Papuan rebels killed in clash with Indonesian Military (Jakarta Post)
    16 Aug 2004 - Review - Regions: Papua Separatist Jailed (Laksamana.Net)
    12 Aug 2004 - Papua man jailed for 10 years for treason (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
    12 Aug 2004 - Indonesian court jails Papuan separatist for 10 years (AFP)
    11 Aug 2004 - Papuan separatists disappointed with Forum communique (Radio New Zealand)
    11 Aug 2004 - Papua braces for Jakarta onslaught (Sydney Morning Herald)
    09 Aug 2004 - Indonesian rights watchdog says soldiers, police involved in Papua abuse (AFP)
    09 Aug 2004 - Indonesian army blamed for Papua abuses (Sydney Morning Herald)
    08 Aug 2004 - Review - Regions: OPM Lays Down Arms (Laksamana)
    04 Aug 2004 - US accused of Freeport cover-up (BBC)
    03 Aug 2004 - West Papuan separatists reject armed struggle (Sydney Morning Herald)

    Issue Articles
    18 Aug 2005 - "Genocide in West Papua?"
    08 Jun 2005 - Indonesia jumps last democratic hurdle
    21 Apr 2005 - Masalah Penebangan Liar di Daerah Konflik
    30 Mar 2005 - Meraba Konflik dalam Pilkada
    16 Mar 2005 - Memberantas Illegal Logging
    14 Mar 2005 - Indonesia in Transition: Implications for US
    02 Mar 2005 - US back in step with Indonesia
    28 Feb 2005 - Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2004
    07 Dec 2004 - Tragedi Buyat dan ”Good Corporate Citizen”
    01 Dec 2004 - Indonesia: Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 2
    30 Nov 2004 - Indonesia: OCHA Humanitarian Update Nov 2004
    29 Nov 2004 - Irjabar Pascaputusan Mahkamah Konstitusi
    22 Nov 2004 - Dilema Papua dan ”Early Warning System”
    20 Nov 2004 - Alternatif Pemekaran Papua
    05 Nov 2004 - A win for Indonesia's military
    01 Nov 2004 - Nasionalisme dan HAM
    25 Oct 2004 - "I have to face many fundamental issues"
    19 Oct 2004 - Pendidikan Nasional Menanti Perubahan
    19 Oct 2004 - Review – Regions: Death in Papua
    14 Oct 2004 - Pemerintah Baru dan Agenda Papua
    29 Sep 2004 - Indonesia's peaceful poll: How they did it
    24 Sep 2004 - Democratic Indonesia as a Security Partner
    13 Sep 2004 - Review - Regions: Rewards for Rebel’s Killers
    03 Sep 2004 - Sisi Lain Rekonsiliasi
    26 Aug 2004 - Mengapa Asing Ikut Bermain di Papua? (1)
    25 Aug 2004 - What's Indonesia Going to Look Like in Five Years?
    19 Aug 2004 - Politik Hitam, Politik Putih
    18 Aug 2004 - Gairah Merah Putih di Daerah Konflik
    18 Aug 2004 - Indonesia, Sebuah Bangsa?
    06 Aug 2004 - 20 Senator AS Soroti Irian Jaya
    04 Aug 2004 - Results from Wave XV of Tracking Surveys
    31 Jul 2004 - Indonesia: OCHA Humanitarian Update Jul 2004
    27 Jul 2004 - Agenda Pemimpin Baru Indonesia
    23 Jul 2004 - Local Conflict in Indonesia: Incidence and Patterns
    15 Jul 2004 - Presiden Terpilih Harus Memperhatikan Masalah Papua
    13 Jul 2004 - US sacrificed Papua to court Suharto
    12 Jul 2004 - US sacrificed Papua to court Suharto
    09 Jul 2004 - Half a Million IDPs Wait to Return, While Fighting Continues in Aceh
    09 Jul 2004 - Indonesia's 1969 Takeover of West Papua
    01 Jul 2004 - The Papua Conflict: Jakarta's Perceptions and Policies
    29 Jun 2004 - Tantangan Polri sebagai Mitra Masyarakat
    28 Jun 2004 - Indonesia's flashpoints
    25 Jun 2004 - Indonesian Rule Weighs Heavy in West Papua
    23 Jun 2004 - Presidential debate lacks president... and debate
    21 Jun 2004 - An Agenda for Indonesia
    15 Jun 2004 - Memajukan Pertanian dan Menyejahterakan Petani Kita
    10 Jun 2004 - Democracy will prevail
    09 Jun 2004 - Militer, Sipil, dan Demokrasi
    05 Jun 2004 - Jika Megawati Terpilih Lagi
    02 Jun 2004 - Indonesia: End Pre-Election Crackdown on Critics
    01 Jun 2004 - Indonesia: OCHA Humanitarian Update May 2004
    26 May 2004 - Amnesty International Report 2004: Indonesia
    26 May 2004 - ”Illegal Logging”, Isu Strategis Kampanye Capres
    24 May 2004 - Berdemokrasi di tengah Ancaman Kekerasan
    21 May 2004 - Memimpikan Pemimpin Manusiawi
    14 May 2004 - Regional Budget for TNI: A Threat for Civilian Control over the Military
    10 May 2004 - Indonesian Human Rights Abuses in West Papua: Application of the Law of Genocide to the History of Indonesian Control
    10 May 2004 - Indonesia Annual Appeal No. 01.64/2004 Programme Update No. 1
    05 May 2004 - Separatisme, Sebuah Refleksi Internasional
    04 May 2004 - Masih Adakah Masa Depan Papua di Republik Ini?
    03 May 2004 - Indonesia - 2004 Annual Report
    01 May 2004 - The Papua Report - April 2004
    30 Apr 2004 - Memberantas Korupsi di Papua, Mungkinkah?
    30 Apr 2004 - Indonesia: OCHA Humanitarian Update Apr 2004
    14 Apr 2004 - Turbulent Indonesia, moderate Islam
    06 Apr 2004 - Logistical woes dog Indonesian elections
    01 Apr 2004 - Masa Lalu, Rekonsiliasi, dan Pemilu 2004
    23 Mar 2004 - US-Indonesia Relations: Towards a New Era of Partnership
    21 Mar 2004 - Review - Regions: Swedish Inquiry on Aceh
    20 Mar 2004 - Situasi Papua di Mahkamah Konstitusi
    11 Mar 2004 - Amnesty International's Asia & Pacific Section Directors appeal to political parties to make human rights a priority
    08 Mar 2004 - Polemik sebelum Gong
    05 Mar 2004 - Prediksi Pemilu di Provinsi Papua
    29 Feb 2004 - Review - Regions: Aceh Activists Released
    27 Feb 2004 - Indonesia: OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 169
    25 Feb 2004 - Country Report on Human Rights Practices - 2003
    25 Feb 2004 - Election Gimmicks
    24 Feb 2004 - Nabire, Persimpangan Jalur Gempa
    23 Feb 2004 - Major Security Concerns in Indonesia
    18 Feb 2004 - Penyelidikan Pelanggaran HAM Berat Soeharto
    16 Feb 2004 - Indonesia - Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 6
    15 Feb 2004 - Review - Regions: Aceh Zones
    13 Feb 2004 - Mengidamkan Politikus dan Partai Politik Bervisi
    12 Feb 2004 - Rakyat Papua Tidak Membutuhkan Darurat Sipil
    12 Feb 2004 - Indonesia: Investigation into human rights violations must not be jeopardized
    10 Feb 2004 - Indonesia - Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 5
    09 Feb 2004 - Indonesia: Earthquake Information Bulletin No. 2/04
    09 Feb 2004 - Education Statistics 2004 - Regional Report on South and East Asia
    06 Feb 2004 - Indonesia - Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 1
    30 Jan 2004 - Gerakan Nasional Rehabilitasi Hutan dan Lahan
    29 Jan 2004 - History shaped Indonesian foreign policy
    28 Jan 2004 - Jangan Mengulang Kesalahan di Papua
    25 Jan 2004 - Regions: Pressure for Aceh Peace
    21 Jan 2004 - ''Mau Berdosa, Jangan Libatkan Orang Lain''
    13 Jan 2004 - Ibu Pertiwi, Kembalikan Ersa-ku!
    12 Jan 2004 - Sandera Sipil, ”Komoditas” Ilegal di Wilayah Konflik
    11 Jan 2004 - Review - Politics: Scheming Foreigners
    10 Jan 2004 - Indonesian government can't bury mining conflicts
    09 Jan 2004 - Perang Terhadap Illegal Logging
    07 Jan 2004 - Jakarta on a fault line of conflict
    07 Jan 2004 - Jalan Keluar untuk Papua
    01 Jan 2004 - The Struggle for Truth and Justice
    18 Dec 2003 - Siapa yang Salah dalam Bentrok TNI dan Polisi?
    18 Dec 2003 - Indonesia Annual International Religious Freedom Report 2003
    15 Dec 2003 - Review - Regions: Back in the War Zone
    12 Dec 2003 - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 158
    08 Dec 2003 - Pelaksanaan HAM di Indonesia Masih Buram
    08 Dec 2003 - Review - Regions: Saracens, Scorpions & Hawks
    04 Dec 2003 - Implementasi UU Otonomi Daerah
    01 Dec 2003 - Military sets Papua agenda
    01 Dec 2003 - Classified documents confirm US support for rigged 'Act of Free Choice'
    28 Nov 2003 - Indonesia: OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 156
    24 Nov 2003 - Police Academy 1: At an unusual school in West Java, the U.S. is training and arming Indonesian cops to fight terrorism
    23 Nov 2003 - Mining: Legal Minefield
    16 Nov 2003 - New Aceh war phase
    14 Nov 2003 - Appetite For Destruction
    13 Nov 2003 - US edged out as China woos Indonesia
    07 Nov 2003 - The Perils of Private Security in Indonesia: Guards and Militias on Bali and Lombok
    01 Nov 2003 - Goldmine gamble's deadly outcome
    29 Oct 2003 - Bush in Bali: Hello, you must be going
    23 Oct 2003 - Pecah atau Roboh?
    23 Oct 2003 - 'Globalization, Rights and Poverty'
    20 Oct 2003 - Strengthening U.S. Relations with Indonesia: Toward a Partnership for Human Resource Development
    02 Oct 2003 - Apa yang Kau Cari Papua?
    30 Sep 2003 - Otsus Papua di Ujung Tanduk
    30 Sep 2003 - Survai Dua Tahun Kinerja Pemerintahan Megawati Soekarno Putri
    29 Sep 2003 - Papua Mencari Kedamaian
    28 Sep 2003 - Review: Legal 'Games' in Aceh
    28 Sep 2003 - Mining: Accountability Demand
    26 Sep 2003 - Otda, Daerah Khusus dan Disintegrasi Bangsa
    26 Sep 2003 - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 147
    21 Sep 2003 - Oil and Gas: Refueling Pertamina
    18 Sep 2003 - Scapegoats for Indonesia's timber problems
    15 Sep 2003 - Review: More Firepower for Aceh
    15 Sep 2003 - Memahami Nurani Orang Papua
    15 Sep 2003 - Communal Violence in Indonesia: A Comparative Study
    12 Sep 2003 - BP in unique social experiment in Indonesia's Papua
    11 Sep 2003 - Unhappy anniversary for US-Indonesia ties
    09 Sep 2003 - Indonesia's troubled Papua fears for future
    09 Sep 2003 - Kekonyolan Jakarta terhadap Papua
    08 Sep 2003 - Otonomi Khusus Papua, Masalah dan Prospek
    07 Sep 2003 - Review - Regions: Momentum on Aceh
    05 Sep 2003 - Agenda Kerakyatan Masyarakat Papua
    05 Sep 2003 - Jalan California buat Papua
    05 Sep 2003 - Pemekaran Papua Picu Disintegrasi
    04 Sep 2003 - Pemberdayaan Pulau Perbatasan
    01 Sep 2003 - Membaca Kekerasan di Timika
    29 Aug 2003 - Melacak Konteks Politik Kisruh Papua
    28 Aug 2003 - Solusi Damai untuk Papua
    28 Aug 2003 - Mencari Titik Temu Pemekaran Provinsi Papua
    28 Aug 2003 - Sikap "Setengah Hati" atas Papua
    28 Aug 2003 - Pemaksaan Pemekaran dan Perlawanan di Papua
    27 Aug 2003 - Imunisasi, Humanisasi dan Tradisi Kekerasan
    27 Aug 2003 - Mengapa Dorang Baku Bunuh?
    27 Aug 2003 - Militias still operating in West Papua: Experts
    22 Aug 2003 - Papua murders haunt survivors, strain U.S.-Jakarta ties
    21 Aug 2003 - Otonomi Khusus VS Pemekaran di Papua
    17 Aug 2003 - Review - Regions: Gross Violations
    15 Aug 2003 - Inkonsistensi Jakarta terhadap Papua
    14 Aug 2003 - We must not get back in bed with Kopassus
    03 Aug 2003 - Review - Oil & Gas: Bids For 8 Blocks
    30 Jul 2003 - Papua setelah 5 tahun Reformasi (3-habis)
    29 Jul 2003 - Kelahiran Rasa Nasionalisme
    28 Jul 2003 - Impunity in Indonesia
    22 Jul 2003 - US rewards Indonesian military as probe continues
    20 Jul 2003 - Review - Regions: Indictment on Aceh
    18 Jul 2003 - Paul Wolfowitz's Indonesia amnesia
    11 Jul 2003 - Otonomi Khusus Papua dan MRP
    30 Jun 2003 - Cities in Transition: Urban Sector Review in an Era of Decentralization in Indonesia
    29 Jun 2003 - Review - Regions: No UN Politics in Maluku
    23 Jun 2003 - 90 Groups Worldwide Demand Military Embargo On Indonesia
    22 Jun 2003 - A Nightmare, and a Mystery, in the Jungle
    20 Jun 2003 - Adakah Takdir untuk Menjadi Separatis?
    18 Jun 2003 - Tragedi Pendidikan dan Negara Kesatuan
    15 Jun 2003 - Review - Mining: Military Drops Freeport Lawsuit
    08 Jun 2003 - Review - Regions: Normal Procedures
    03 Jun 2003 - Indonesia's territorial integrity and the TNI’s role in crushing seperatism
    01 Jun 2003 - Review: Regions - Poso Security Downgraded
    00 Jun 2003 - Political Millenarianism and the Economy of Conflict: Reflections on Papua by an Activist Anthropologist
    30 May 2003 - Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for Indonesia 2003: Mid-Year Review
    27 May 2003 - Paradise lost?
    21 May 2003 - Konflik Aceh dan Visi tentang NKRI
    13 May 2003 - Indonesia's mining quagmire
    13 May 2003 - Kebijakan Serbatanggung di Papua
    10 May 2003 - Indonesian school bill rekindles religious rancor
    08 May 2003 - Hope for Indonesia grows bond by bond
    08 May 2003 - Indonesia: Earthquake Appeal No. 30/02 Final Report
    07 May 2003 - Indonesia Commission: Peace and Progress in Papua
    06 May 2003 - Papua: land of neglect, exploitation
    05 May 2003 - Politik Media bagi TNI dan Aceh
    03 May 2003 - BP sidesteps extortion of Indonesia’s army
    30 Apr 2003 - Indonesia's GDP to grow 3.4%: ADB
    16 Apr 2003 - Potensi Papua Jadi Timtim Kedua
    09 Apr 2003 - Dividing Papua: How Not to Do It
    09 Apr 2003 - Papua dan Ambivalensi Nasionalisme Indonesia
    03 Apr 2003 - Aceh, Papua and Rising Nationalism in Indonesia
    01 Apr 2003 - Whats wrong with Freeport's Security Policy?
    00 Apr 2003 - The War On Terror And The Future Of Indonesian Democracy
    26 Mar 2003 - Nationalism turns eyes from Jakarta's failures to Indonesia's fragile state
    26 Mar 2003 - The Human Rights Impact of Counter-Terrorism Measures in Ten Countries
    20 Mar 2003 - Feature: Indonesia soldiers turn mercenary
    20 Mar 2003 - Pemerintah Segera Keluarkan PP tentang Pembentukan MRP
    19 Mar 2003 - World's Apathy Dooming Papuan Autonomy
    17 Mar 2003 - Anggota TNI-AD hanya Terima Rp 125 Ribu/ Bulan dari Freeport
    05 Mar 2003 - Pemekaran Papua Positif bagi Rakyat Papua
    01 Mar 2003 - Military in Firing Line
    01 Mar 2003 - Security disorders: sending troops is not going to solve regional conflicts
    00 Mar 2003 - Human Rights Assessment of the Proposed Tangguh LNG Project
    28 Feb 2003 - Jakarta Perlu Buka Kembali Dialog Dengan Rakyat Papua
    25 Feb 2003 - Involvement Of Indonesian Military
    20 Feb 2003 - "Bicarakan Dulu Pemekaran Papua dengan Kepala Suku dan Gereja"
    17 Feb 2003 - Murder at the Mine
    07 Feb 2003 - Campaigns for Papua: Myriad concerns, issues
    06 Feb 2003 - Preparing an Inter-Island Transport Project for Eastern Indonesia
    04 Feb 2003 - Inpres Pemekaran Propinsi Bisa Pancing Kondisi Politik Memanas
    00 Feb 2003 - Human Rights Impact Assessment of the Proposed Tangguh LNG Project - BP Response
    22 Jan 2003 - International Right To Know: Empowering Communities Through Corporate Transparency
    14 Jan 2003 - Indonesia draws a line over West Papua
    14 Jan 2003 - From Timika to a Burning Bush
    14 Jan 2003 - US, Indonesia's military closer to renewing ties
    00 Jan 2003 - Jejak-Jejak Langkah Perdamaian
    00 Jan 2003 - Pemekaran Provinsi Papua
    00 Jan 2003 - More Kopassus crimes in Papua
    21 Dec 2002 - Indonesia: Islands in the storm
    11 Dec 2002 - Indonesia Backgrounder: How The Jemaah Islamiyah Terrorist Network Operates
    09 Dec 2002 - US and Indonesia's Military: Bedfellows Again?
    27 Nov 2002 - Violence in Papua: The Role of Military Elements in Perpetuating Violence
    26 Nov 2002 - Suspected in Murders, Indonesian Army Stalls Inquiry
    22 Nov 2002 - Indonesia's SMEs get a shot in the arm
    19 Nov 2002 - Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for Indonesia 2003
    01 Nov 2002 - Indonesia - Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 3
    01 Nov 2002 - Harsh Reality in West Papua
    00 Nov 2002 - The logging of West Papua
    00 Nov 2002 - Freeport killings spark clamp-down on human rights defenders
    23 Oct 2002 - Anthropology and Colonial Violence in West Papua
    23 Oct 2002 - The Denial of Traditional Land Rights in West Papua
    21 Oct 2002 - What's Wrong With Freeport's Security Policy?
    03 Oct 2002 - Stirring things up can be good business
    00 Oct 2002 - Indonesia: An Archipelago of Self-Determination and Communal Conflicts
    00 Oct 2002 - Tangguh Independent Advisory Panel - First Report on Tangguh LNG Project
    26 Sep 2002 - Grave human rights violations in Wasior, Papua
    19 Sep 2002 - New US law linked to Freeport killings
    17 Sep 2002 - Papua killings could set back US plans
    13 Sep 2002 - Indonesia: Resources and Conflict in Papua
    06 Sep 2002 - Indonesia's gold standard
    05 Sep 2002 - Editorial: Papua killings test case for transparency
    05 Sep 2002 - Mine ambush a test of truth
    05 Sep 2002 - Indonesia: Investigate Shootings in Papua, No Reprisals
    20 Aug 2002 - Indonesia - Complex emergency situation report #2 (FY 2002)
    00 Aug 2002 - The role of the Governor and of the provincial administration
    00 Aug 2002 - The Military and Democracy in Indonesia: Challenges, Politics, and Power
    17 Jul 2002 - West Papua: Current Issues of Concern
    04 Jul 2002 - Introducing Good Governance
    00 Jul 2002 - Development Aggression: Observations on Human Rights Conditions in the PT Freeport Indonesia Contract of Work Areas With Recommendations
    00 Jul 2002 - Illegal logging in the Asia-Pacific
    17 Jun 2002 - Should the US Resume Ties with Indonesia? Reflections from a Papuan Perspective
    12 Jun 2002 - Supporting Indonesia's Military Bad Idea Second Time Around
    12 Jun 2002 - Migration and Conflict in Indonesia
    10 Jun 2002 - The Present Situation in West Papua
    01 Jun 2002 - Morning Star Rising: Maximising the effectiveness of the nonviolent struggle in West Papua
    00 Jun 2002 - The life and death of Theys Eluay
    00 Jun 2002 - BP and the Tangguh test
    00 Jun 2002 - Celebrate for peace
    29 May 2002 - Amnesty International Report 2002 - Indonesia
    21 May 2002 - A test for big oil in Indonesia
    17 May 2002 - Poachers' Paradise in Papua
    00 May 2002 - West Papua campaign launched at UN
    22 Apr 2002 - From Cannibal to Terrorist: State Violence, Indigenous Resistance and Representation in West Papua
    13 Apr 2002 - Security Protection for IDPs and Humanitarian Activists in Indonesia
    09 Apr 2002 - West Papua:Exploring the Prospects of Peace with Justice
    00 Apr 2002 - Playing up the primitive
    00 Apr 2002 - Melanesia: The Future of Tradition
    00 Apr 2002 - Anthropology and Colonial Violence in West Papua
    00 Apr 2002 - Is reconciliation sleeping with the devil?
    00 Apr 2002 - Anatomi Kekerasan Sosial dalam Konteks Transisi: Kasus Indonesia 1990-2001
    06 Feb 2002 - Presidential Decision on Investigation Team for Theys assassination
    01 Feb 2002 - Papuan independence leader assassinated
    00 Feb 2002 - Can 'special autonomy' work?
    00 Feb 2002 - Down to Earth Newsletter
    29 Jan 2002 - Questions Over Death of Aceh Leader
    25 Jan 2002 - Out of Africa - Colonial roots of Indonesia's ethnic conflicts
    14 Jan 2002 - Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Indonesia : A compulsive relocation
    02 Jan 2002 - Conflicts in Indonesia: A sociological review
    00 Jan 2002 - British Petroleum Location Reports: Indonesia
    13 Dec 2001 - The Abduction And Assassination Of Theys Hiyo Eluay Was Premeditated And Politically Motivated
    12 Dec 2001 - The Abduction And Assassination Of Theys Hiyo Eluay Was Premeditated And Politically Motivated
    01 Dec 2001 - The right to a real choice
    00 Dec 2001 - Recent Developments in Papua, Special Autonomy, Its Process and Final Contents
    00 Dec 2001 - IDP's in Indonesia: Is there a quick fix?
    26 Nov 2001 - Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal 2002 for Internally Displaced Persons in Indonesia
    17 Nov 2001 - Letter sent by TAPOL to the Indonesian President, Megawati Sukarnoputri, following the assassination of Theys Hiyo Eluay
    13 Nov 2001 - Aceh bloodbath as world turns aside
    12 Nov 2001 - Indonesia: Amnesty International condemns the killing of Papuan independence leader
    11 Nov 2001 - Papua's Pro-Independence Leader Assassinated: State Terrorism Takes its Toll
    11 Nov 2001 - Indonesia: Investigate Death of Papuan Leader
    18 Oct 2001 - From the Ashes of Empire
    18 Oct 2001 - The Ethnic Factor
    17 Oct 2001 - Action in Europe
    17 Oct 2001 - The Backlash
    15 Oct 2001 - Indonesia and West Papua
    05 Oct 2001 - Appeal by Six Religious Leaders in Papua
    00 Oct 2001 - Brimob's 'Sweep-and-Crush Operation'
    25 Sep 2001 - Recommendations for Fiscal Decentralization, Self-Sufficiency, Economic Development and Entrepreneurship in the Province of Papua
    20 Sep 2001 - Indonesia: Ending Repression in Irian Jaya
    01 Sep 2001 - West Papua: Exploring the Prospects of Peace with Justice--Report on a Workshop and Future Plans
    01 Aug 2001 - CNN Special: Shadows Over Indonesia
    01 Aug 2001 - Internal Conflict in Indonesia: Causes, Symptoms and Sustainable Resolution
    01 Aug 2001 - Bill of Law on Special Autonomy for the Papua Province
    10 Jul 2001 - Indonesia's Transformation and the Stability of Southeast Asia
    07 Jul 2001 - Irian Jaya Facts & Figures
    03 Jul 2001 - HRW: Violence and Political Impasse in Papua
    01 Jul 2001 - Indonesia's Hard Line Strengthens Secessionsts in West Papua
    24 Jun 2001 - Internal Displacement in Indonesia: Toward an Integrated Approach
    01 Jun 2001 - Di Antara Kebutuhan Demokrasi dan Kemenangan Politik Kekerasan: Konflik Papua Pasca Orde Baru
    07 May 2001 - Irian Jaya: The Rough Diamond of Indonesia
    27 Mar 2001 - Peaceful Dialogues Over West Papua: the Design of a Way Forward
    13 Mar 2001 - AI: Political crisis deepens in Jakarta while repression continues in Aceh and Papua
    00 Mar 2001 - Field Report: Indonesia March 2001
    00 Feb 2001 - Aspirasi Terhadap Ketidakmerataan: Disparitas Regional dan Konflik Vertikal di Indonesia
    01 Jan 2001 - Country Report: Papua Guinea
    00 Jan 2001 - The Amungme, Kamoro & Freeport : How Indigenous Papuans Have Resisted the World's Largest Gold and Copper Mine
    00 Jan 2001 - Indonesia's Transformation and the Stability of Southeast Asia
    12 Dec 2000 - Hit List in Papua
    01 Dec 2000 - Controlling the Dragon: An ethno-historical analysis of social engagement among the Kamoro of South-West New Guinea (Indonesian Papua/Irian Jaya)
    00 Nov 2000 - Armed Conflicts 2000 Indonesia - Irian Jaya (West Papua)
    00 Nov 2000 - Indonesia: From Economic Crisis to Political Turmoil
    01 Oct 2000 - Strategies of Rule, Strategies of Resistance: Women and the West Papuan Nationalist Struggle
    00 Oct 2000 - Papua: Another East Timor?
    25 Sep 2000 - Why West Papua's dream of freedom is being revived
    05 Sep 2000 - Reconciliation Perspective on West Papuan Political and Human Rights Problems
    27 Jun 2000 - Indonesia's Future Prospects: Separatism, Decentralisation and the Survival of the Unitary State
    00 Jun 2000 - The Hesitant Boom:Indonesia’s Oil Palm Sub-Sectorin in an Era of Economic Crisis and Political Change
    00 Jun 2000 - Dampak Krisis Ekonomi Indonesiaterhadap Petani Kecil dan Tutupan Hutan Alam di Luar Jawa
    00 Jun 2000 - Preparation for Decentralization/Regional Autonomy
    29 May 2000 - Recent Developments in Papua: Papua Congress II
    00 May 2000 - The Effect of Indonesia's Economic Crisis on Small Farmers and Natural Forest Cover in the Outer Islands
    26 Apr 2000 - Papuans in Indonesia
    01 Apr 2000 - United Nations Involvement with the Act of Self-determination in West Irian (Indonesian West New Guinea) 1968 to 1969
    01 Apr 2000 - Indonesia: Restorative Justice for Healing a Divided Society
    01 Apr 2000 - UNTEA and UNRWI: United Nations Involvement in West New Guinea During the 1960's
    09 Mar 2000 - Averting a "New Kosovo" in Indonesia: Opportunities and Pitfalls for the United States
    23 Feb 2000 - Recent Developments in Papua: Musyawarah Besar Papua
    08 Feb 2000 - The UN's former role in Irian Jaya
    00 Jan 2000 - Transmigration
    00 Jan 2000 - Dampak Pembangunan Sektoral terhadap Konversi dan Degradasi Hutan Alam: Kasus Pembangunan HTI dan Perkebunan di Indonesia
    01 Dec 1999 - Recent Developments in Papua: Papuan Flag in Top
    01 Dec 1999 - "...Sampai Merauke": The Struggle for West New Guinea, 1960-1962
    29 Jul 1999 - Recent Developments in Papua: Irian Jaya Post-Suharto: Perspectives for Reconciliation
    01 Jul 1999 - Western Friends and Eastern Neighbours: West New Guinea and Australian Self-Perception in Relation to the United States, Britain and Southeast Asia, 1950-1962
    00 May 1999 - Rape and Other Human Rights Abuses by the Indonesian Military in Irian Jaya (West Papua), Indonesia
    00 Dec 1998 - Social Impacts of the Indonesian Crisis: New Data and Policy Implications
    00 Dec 1998 - Social Impact of the Crisis in Indonesia: Result from a Nationwide Kecamatan Survey
    00 Dec 1998 - Dampak Sosial dari Krisis di Indonesia: Hasil dari Survey Nasional Kecamatan
    01 Jan 1998 - The Social and Political Life of Infants among the Baliem Valley Dani, Irian Jaya
    25 May 1997 - Letter from the Provisional Government of the Republic of West Papua
    01 Aug 1995 - The Amung Way: the Subsistence Strategies, the Knowledge and the Dilemma of the Tsinga Valley People in Irian Jaya, Indonesia
    13 Jun 1995 - Zakheus Pakage and His Communities: Indigenous Religious Discourse, Socio-political Resistance, and Ethnohistory of the Me of Irian Jaya
    01 Dec 1994 - The Dani church of Irian Jaya and the challenges it is facing today
    01 Nov 1994 - The Technology Adoption Behaviour of the Indigenous People of Irian Jaya: A Case Study of the Arfak Tribals
    01 May 1991 - The Indonesian Military in Irian Jaya
    01 May 1989 - 1989 Uncovering the Theory of Action of an Indonesian Community Development Agency (YPMD): a case study in learning from experience
    01 Feb 1989 - Papua New Guinea - Indonesia Relations: A New Perspective on the Border Conflict
    01 Jan 1989 - Cultural Adaptation in Vernacular Literacy Programs of Irian Jaya, Indonesia
    01 Jan 1983 - Nimboran Migration to Jayapura, Irian Jaya and Rural-Urban Ties
    01 Jan 1980 - Timor and West Irian: The Reasons Why
    01 Jan 1980 - Irian Jaya: West Papuan Nationalism in 1979
    01 Jun 1974 - Culture Change and Development in the Balim Valley, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
    15 Apr 1970 - 1970 Australian Policy towards the West New Guinea Dispute, 1945-1962
    01 Jan 1969 - The Economics of Dani Marriage: An Analysis of Marriage Payments in a Highland New Guinea Society
    15 Aug 1962 - The New York Agreement
    Irian Jaya: Historical Developments
    Is a zone of peace possible in West Papua?
    The Denial of Traditional Land Rights in West Papua
    Otonomi Khusus bagi Papua
    BP Response to the First Report on the Tangguh LNG Project




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