Vanuatu maintains diplomatic relations with many countries,and it has a small network of diplomatic missions. Australia,France,Japan,New Zealand,the People's Republic of China,South Korea and the United Kingdom maintain embassies,High Commissions,or missions in Port Vila. The British High Commission maintained a continued presence for almost a century,though closed from 2005 until reopening in 2019.
The Free Papua Movement or Free Papua Organization is a name given to an independence movement based on Western New Guinea,seeking secession of the territory currently under Indonesian administration. The territory is currently divided into six Indonesian provinces of Central Papua,Highland Papua,Papua,South Papua,Southwest Papua,and West Papua,also formerly known as Papua,Irian Jaya and West Irian.
The Republic of West Papua,alternatively known as the Federal Republic of West Papua is a quasi-state consisting of the Western New Guinea region,which is currently part of Indonesia on the continent of Oceania. The region has been part of Indonesia since 1 May 1963 under several names in the following order,West Irian,Irian Jaya,and Papua. Today the region comprises six Indonesian provinces:Papua,Central Papua,Highland Papua,South Papua,West Papua,and Southwest Papua.
Western New Guinea,also known as Papua,Indonesian New Guinea,and Indonesian Papua,is the western half of the island of New Guinea,formerly Dutch and granted to Indonesia in 1962. Given the island is alternatively named Papua,the region is also called West Papua.
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) is an organization formed from the merger of three political independence movements seeking independence for Western New Guinea from Indonesia. The ULMWP was formed on 7 December 2014 in Vanuatu uniting the Federal Republic of West Papua (NRFPB),the West Papua National Coalition for Liberation (WPNCL) and the National Parliament of West Papua (NPWP).
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) is an intergovernmental organization,composed of the four Melanesian states of Fiji,Papua New Guinea,Solomon Islands and Vanuatu,and the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front of New Caledonia. In June 2015,Indonesia was recognized as an associate member.
Terrorism in Indonesia refer to acts of terrorism that take place within Indonesia or attacks on Indonesian people or interests abroad. These acts of terrorism often target the government of Indonesia or foreigners in Indonesia,most notably Western visitors,especially those from the United States and Australia.
The Lani Singers are husband and wife Benny and Maria Wenda. They come from the Baliem Valley in the remote central highland region of West Papua in the south-west Pacific,and play songs that are rooted in the sacred rituals of the Lani tribe. It is claimed that the way of living of those living in this part of West Papua has remained largely unchanged since the Stone Age.
The International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) are a cross-party political group of politicians from around the world who support self-determination for the people of the Indonesian region of West Papua.
The Papua conflict is an ongoing conflict in Western New Guinea (Papua) between Indonesia and the Free Papua Movement. Subsequent to the withdrawal of the Dutch administration from the Netherlands New Guinea in 1962 and implementation of Indonesian administration in 1963,the Free Papua Movement has conducted a low-intensity guerrilla war against Indonesia by targeting its military and police,along with ordinary Indonesian citizens.
Jacob Rumbiak is a West Papuan academic and political leader who has been in self-imposed exile in Australia after escaping from detention as a political prisoner for ten years in Indonesian gaols. Rumbiak is the Foreign Affairs representative of the Federated Republic of West Papua declared at the conclusion of the Third Papuan People's Congress on 19 October 2011. Rumbiak's advice from within West Papua to not attend the Congress for security reasons was vindicated in the crack-down which led to six deaths,hundreds of arrests and the sentencing of five of the principal figures to three years gaol each for treason.
The Koteka Tribal Assembly is a cultural organisation of the Koteka-wearing tribes of the then Papua province region in Indonesia. It was established in January 2000 as an outcome of discussions among the elders of several tribes in the highlands of the region. The main goal of the assembly is to peacefully,democratically and legally work towards the recognition and protection of customary laws,values and beliefs of the Koteka peoples. Many activists from the organization who were involved in peaceful protests have been tortured and forced into exile.
Dominic Brown is an English independent documentary filmmaker,based in London.
Buchtar Tabuni is a Papuan independence activist,Chairman of the National Parliament of West Papua (PNWP),incorporating the National Committee for West Papua,and United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) representative.
Mako Tabuni was a Papua New Guinea activist for Papuan interests,and the deputy chairman of the National Committee for West Papua.
Yusak Pakage is an Indonesian activist for Papuan independence,best known for his 2005–2010 imprisonment for raising the pro-independence Morning Star flag.
The Road to Home is a 2015 feature-length documentary about Benny Wenda,the West Papuan independence leader and Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Since his escape from an Indonesian prison in 2002,where he was held in isolation and tortured as a political prisoner,Benny has been an unceasing crusader on the international scene,campaigning to bring about an end to the suffering of his people at the hands of Indonesia's colonial regime.
The 2019 Papua protests were a series of protests by Papuans in Indonesia that began on 19 August 2019 and mainly took place across Indonesian Papua region in response to the arrests of 43 Papuan students in Surabaya,East Java for alleged disrespect of the Indonesian flag. Many of the protests involved thousands of participants,and some grew from local protests in Surabaya to demanding an independence referendum for the whole region. In several locations,the protests turned into general riots,resulting in the destruction of government buildings in Wamena,Sorong and Jayapura. Clashes between protesters and police resulted in injuries,with over 30 people killed from both the clashes and the rioting.
The West Papua National Liberation Army,officially referred to in Indonesia as the Armed Criminal Group,and after 2021,Separatist Terrorist Group,is a Western New Guinean insurgent group in Indonesia. It is the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement.
Goliath Namaan Tabuni is a Papuan guerilla leader who is commander of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB). Mostly based around Puncak Jaya Regency,his unit is known for launching attacks and ambushes against Indonesian government units.
