West Papua

In West Papua, the Birth of a ‘Lost Generation’

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In West Papua, the Birth of a ‘Lost Generation’

“I know what you think,” the source tells me. “That it’s fake. It’s not fake. It’s our life.” It is a video of an act of torture in Gome, in central West Papua. It shows a man with his hands tied inside a water-filled drum. Men take turns beating and kicking the man, screaming racist … Read more

For the Melanesian Spearhead Group, West Papua Presents a Challenge

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For the Melanesian Spearhead Group, West Papua Presents a Challenge

Advertisement Last week the 22nd Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders’ Summit was held in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The MSG is a regional body that includes Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea as well as the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS), an alliance of pro-independence political parties in New Caledonia. The body … Read more