Key elements of the Law on Special Autonomy for the Province of Papua

Conference “Autonomy for Papua – Opportunity or Illusion?”, 04-05.06.2003

by Theo van den Broek

The original idea

It might be useful to recall that the offer of autonomy had been made by the Central Government in 1998, i.e. at the very beginning of increasing protests by the Papuan community, in order to counter their demand for freedom and independence. A similar proposal had been addressed to the Aceh Province, another province in the Indonesian Republic which is looked at as a ... read more

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(Deutsch) Lösung des Problems durch Umsiedlung?

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(Deutsch) Und die internationale Gemeinschaft schweigt zu dem Elend

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(Deutsch) Zwischen Zentralismus und Zerfall

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(Deutsch) Indonesien – Aufruhr gegen »Transmigranten«

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Round Table Talks on West Papua

June 27th, 2000

Press Release by the West Papua Network for the round table talks on West Papua

Berlin, June 29th and 30th 2000

(Heinrich-Böll-Foundation, Hackesche Höfe, Rosenthaler Str. 40-41)

The West Papua Network calls on the German government to appeal to the Indonesian government to take all measures necessary in order to prevent any further escalation of violence in West Papua (Irian Jaya), to substantially reduce the military forces in the region ... read more

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(Deutsch) Ein asiatisches Jugoslawien?

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(Deutsch) Papuas fordern Unabhängigkeit von Indonesien

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(Deutsch) West-Papua – ein langer Weg zu Reformen

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