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A drinking water vendor sets off, looking for customers in Jakarta’s poorest neighbourhoods. Photo: Solo Imaji/Barcroft Media via Getty

20 May 2018 4 minute read

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Jakarta's water woes

A civil society lawsuit has ended the city's water sell-off. But the fight isn't over. Febriana Firdaus...

Organized labour is under attack in Indonesia

11 Jan 2018 5 minute read

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Indonesia cracks down on organized labour

Unions face backlash after years of minimum wage increases. Fahmi Panimbang writes.

Free Yanto: Activist Yanto Awerkion awaiting trial

5 Jan 2018 2 minute read

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Free Yanto now!

Time is running out for West Papuan activist Yanto Awerkion.

University students from the Free Papua Organization and the Papua Student Alliance resist police using water cannons during a protest in Jakarta, 1 December 2016. University students from the Free Papua Organization and the Papua Student Alliance resist police using water cannons during a protest in Jakarta, 1 December 2016. West Papua petition

1 Dec 2017 5 minute read

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‘Every signature was an act of courage’

How did West Papuan campaigners build a 1.8 million-strong petition despite Indonesian repression? By Danny Chivers...

27 Sep 2017 3 minute read

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West Papuans sign banned freedom petition

70% of West Papuans defied Indonesia asking a new independence vote, writes Danny Chivers.

3 Jul 2017 2 minute read

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Copy-cat war on drugs in Indonesia

The country's president has ignored the growing consensus that heavy-handed tactics have failed, writes Nithin Coca...

1 May 2017 9 minute read

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Sacrifice Zone: BP, Freeport and the West Papuan independence struggle

Connor Woodman reveals the ties that bind transnational mining companies to the Indonesian occupation.

1 May 2017 9 minute read

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‘We are ready’: why West Papuan independence isn't just a dream

What would a free West Papua look like? Independence leaders from the government-in-waiting lay out their visions for a free...

1 May 2017 7 minute read

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West Papuan voices from the ground

How does living under the occupation affect the lives of ordinary West Papuans? Veronica Koman spoke to five...

1 May 2017 9 minute read

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Morning star rising

After 54 years of struggle under Indonesian rule, is freedom finally in sight for West Papua? Danny Chivers...

1 May 2017 1 minute read

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West Papua: the facts

Putting the most important information about West Papua at your fingertips.

1 May 2017 2 minute read

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10 easy ways you can take action for West Papua

There are quick but important things we all can do to support the West Papuan freedom struggle.

27 Apr 2017 8 minute read

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Pressed into silence: West Papua, Indonesia & World Press Freedom Day

The Indonesian government is notorious for restricting journalism
within the occupied territory of West Papua –...

13 Apr 2017 27 minute read

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Inside Unilever's sustainability myth

Company slogans and mantras claim it is getting closer to pair profit with sustainability, but facts and figures tell a very...

3 Mar 2017 3 minute read

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Pacific Coalition for West Papua addresses UN Human Rights Council

Pressure mounts on Indonesia as pacific nations bring grave abuses in West Papua to UN and support calls for self-...

20 Oct 2016 4 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

Life in the shadow of the world’s biggest mining company

Is BHP Billiton worthy of a London Stock Exchange listing? Those who have experienced the company first hand ask. Liam...

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