NEWS — January 2022 President Joko Widodo inaugurated the first female ambassador from Papua, namely Fientje Maritje Suebu, in Jakarta, Wednesday 12 January 2022. Fientje was sworn in as the Indonesian Ambassador to New Zealand and also Samoa, the Kingdom of Tonga, the Cook Islands and Niue. Besides Fientje, Jokowi…

Annalia Bahar — December 2021 “Torang Bisa” could be heard and felt fervorous and loud through the last PON XX Papua 2021. The PON slogan has indeed sent a great message and shone a bright spirit throughout the sporting event. Quoted from indonesia.go.id, “Torang Bisa” is a characteristic word of…

NEWS — November 2021 Papua National Sports Week (PON) XX event held in 13 days was recently wrapping up successfully. The Indonesian biggest sports event was conducive with satisfactory results, while West Java Province came out as the overall champion. This event’s success is a testament to Indonesia’s strong commitment…

NEWS — November 2021 Ibu or Madam Fientje Suebu, an Indonesian diplomat from Sentani Papua, was sworn in as Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) to New Zealand by the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi). …

Rudi Kurniawan Dahlan — October 2021 Vanuatu is a country that has become a supporter for the West Papuan separatist movement in international forums, especially in the Pacific region. This country is home to the ULMWP organization which is based in Port Vila. In the Pacific group of countries, Vanuatu…

Muhamad Rosyid Jazuli — October 2021 On October 3, 2021, Kompas published a headline titled PON Papua, the Stage of Unity and Equality. …

Annalia Bahar — October 2021 The recent heinous act of the armed separatist-terrorist groups (KST) in Papua, which killed and abused health workers, commonly called nakes (tenaga kesehatan) in Indonesian, in Kiwirok District, Bintang Mountains Regency, last Monday (13/9/2021) was indeed a crime against humanity. The murder and abuse of…

NEWS — September 2021 In Indonesia, August has been dubbed as the month of the struggle for independence. This year, 2021, the country has been free from colonialism, mainly of the Dutch, for 76 years. It is often understood that national heroes are those who fought against colonialism for the…

Rudi Kurniawan Dahlan — September 2021 Gunfire and violence between security forces and the free papua movement (FPM) often occur. On 2 September 2021, four members of the Indonesian Army died when they were attacked by an FPM group in the Kisor Military Post in South Aifat district. The victims…