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- Regional: Asia: Indonesia: Society and Culture: Human Rights (12)
- Society: Issues: Territorial Disputes: Indonesia: West Papua - Irian Jaya (9)
Irian Jaya: The Quest for Independence - Part of the population of Irian Jaya complain of oppression and that Indonesian rule has been brutal and cruel. This site documents the ongoing problems between them and the government of Indonesia.
The lessons of Indigenous Women for Theory and Activism in Feminist Anthropology - A draft article by anthropologist Brigham Golden. [PDF]
Letter to the Editor (Regarding the Socio-Politics of Irian Jaya) - Letter by Brigham Golden published in the Van Zorge Report on Indonesia in 2002. [PDF]
Protest and Punishment: Political Prisoners in Papua - Full text of a 2007 report by Human Rights Watch.
West Papua Information Kit - West Papuan Information Kit - background, history, and media reports about alleged genocide against West Papua by Indonesian authorities from a Papuan independence perspective.
West Papua Niugini (Irian Jaya) - A forum to promote the fight for self-determination and independence for all West Papuan peoples.
Human Rights Watch: Violence and Political Impasse in Papua - Report on Indonesia's crackdown on the Papuan independence movement. (July 1, 2001)
Irian Jaya Culture Clash - Why anger and resentment in Indonesia's eastern frontier province are rising to dangerous levels. Written by Keith Loveard. (June 14, 1996) Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.