7 December 2010
Article: Maire Leadbeater
One of the great things about my November visit to West Papua was the chance to reconnect with some of the special people who have been here to New Zealand on speaking tours over the last few years.
I called on Rev Socratez Yoman, the leader of the Baptist Churches in West [...]
To see photographs from Maire Leadbeater’s West Papua Visit, click here: West Papua photographs 2010
Posted in News, West Papua | 2 Comments »>8 December 2010
Maire spent two weeks in West Papua during the month of November 2010.
Words: Angelique Kasmara
On Maire’s flight to Jayapura, her first impression of West Papua was an arresting, if deeply disturbing, sight of the deep excavation that is Freeport McMoran’s gold and copper mine, large enough to be seen clearly [...]
To see all of the photos, click here: West Papua Independence Day, Auckland
Posted in News, West Papua | No Comments »>Sunday, November 28, 2010
by Ash Pemberton
Maire Leadbeater is a spokesperson for the Indonesia Human Rights Committee (Auckland). She recently returned from West Papua, a nation that has faced repression since its occupation by Indonesia in 1963. She spoke to Green Left Weekly’s Ash Pemberton.
Can you give your impressions of West Papuan society under Indonesian occupation?
Two things stand [...]
By Courtney Wilson.
A West Papuan activist says New Zealanders and the Government need to take a stand against Indonesia’s use of torture in West Papua.
“The more people that speak out about [West Papua], especially in the neighbouring countries, creates more pressure and awareness,” says Brother Budi Hernawan talking to a group in central Auckland last [...]
Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 10:23 am
Press Release: Green Party
Online marketplace Trade Me is moving to regulate the trade of new kwila furniture or decking products, following discussions with the Green Party and a coalition of non-governmental organisations.
Kwila (also known as merbau) is an endangered rainforest timber. It is a sparse growing hardwood that takes 75 [...]
A shocking new video which shows Tunaliwor Kiwo, a West Papuan farmer being tortured, allegedly by government forces, suggests that Indonesia’s dark past continues to live on in some parts of the country.
Please note that this report from Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen contains some disturbing images.
New Zealand International Review
September/October 2010 Vol 35,No 5
Maire Leadbeater criticises New Zealand’s approach to the provision of aid to Indonesia, and calls for respect for the wishes of the West Papuan people
New Zealand’s diplomacy with respect to Indonesian-controlled West Papua, especially in light of its aid to the Indonesian military and to [...]
Posted in News, West Papua | No Comments »>The issue of Papuan independence has been thrown into the spotlight with the controversial death of an activist.
Graphic mobile phone footage of Yawan Wayeni’s final moments is being circulated on the internet.
It shows Indonesian police officers taunting him as he lies dying from the gunshot wounds they had inflicted upon him.
Al Jazeera’s Step Vassen reports [...]