Film Screening & Discussion: Pig Feast – Colonialism in Our Time (2026) Watch the documentary on indigenous resistance to massive deforestation in West Papua 📅 Sept 18, 2026 | 17:30–20:00 📍 Spore Initiative, Hermannstr. 86, Berlin Organized by Watch Indonesia! & Westpapua-Netzwerk.

Join us for the opening of LAWAN! Portraits of Resistance Against Extractivism in Indonesia! Activists from West Papua discussing resistance to land grabbing & environmental destruction, 📅 Sept 17, 2026 | 18:00–20:00 📍 Bona Peiser, Oranienstr. 72, Berlin 🗓️ Exhibition: Sept 17 – Nov 20

INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE GOES GLOBAL: From West Papua to the Amazon, Peoples Unite Against Extractive Destruction

From Papua to the Amazon, Indigenous Peoples Unite to Defend Their Territories - Greenpeace International

“Indigenous and Traditional Territories must be recognised on their own terms, rather than communities being forced into conservation models that do not reflect their rights, governance systems, or ch...

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BREAKTHROUGH: Fiji PM Rabuka and PNG PM Marape Likely to Visit West Papua by December

MSG leaders eye West Papua visit by December | Fiji Sun

Melanesian Spearhead Group director general Anna Naupa confirmed this with the Fiji Sun following the MSG meeting held on Monday.

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WEST PAPUA BREAKTHROUGH: Fiji and PNG Prime Ministers Eye Fact-Finding Mission by December

MSG leaders eye West Papua visit by December | Fiji Sun

Melanesian Spearhead Group director general Anna Naupa confirmed this with the Fiji Sun following the MSG meeting held on Monday.

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WEST PAPUA’S RAJA AMPAT FIGHTS BACK: 20 Indigenous Subtribes Unite Against Nickel Mining

In Indonesia, 20 Indigenous subtribes seek common ground amid mining divisions

ARBOREK, Southwest Papua, Indonesia — For generations, Raja Ampat’s Indigenous communities have governed different forests, reefs and islands according to their customary systems. Those communities ha...

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West Papua Back on the Agenda as Pacific Leaders Gather in Palau

Pacific leaders confront widening regional pressures in Palau

SHIFTING geopolitics, economic uncertainty and transnational threats will frame discussions when Pacific leaders meet here in Palau.

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West Papua & New Caledonia Return to the Pacific’s Political Agenda

West Papua, New Caledonia Key Issues for Vanuatu at PIF - VBTC

Vanuatu will push for stronger regional attention on West Papua and New Caledonia as Pacific leaders gather in Palau for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting. Minister of Climate Change Ral...

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West Papua: The Story Indonesia Doesn’t Want Foreign Eyes to See

Vanuatu urges Pacific Islands Forum to send independent human rights mission to West Papua

Vanuatu Special Envoy calls for Pacific access to West Papua

The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) should revisit a proposal for an independent regional delegation to visit West Papua and assess reported human rights concerns, Vanuatu Special Envoy on Decolonisation ...

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The long train ride from Utrecht to Berlin: delays, detours, a temporary locomotive identity crisis and several hours watching Germany pass by very slowly. This is also why I prefer to fly. If the journey makes no sense, I would at least like to be at 35,000 feet.

North Face Rolling Thunder secured in the overhead rack. Vault occupying seat 51 like a paying passenger. Berlin Südkreuz loaded into the navigation system. ICE 149—cleared to roll.

Today’s flight from Utrecht to Berlin will remain at an altitude of approximately zero metres. The aircraft has several hundred wheels and is marketed as Deutsche Bahn ICE 149. Boarding shortly.

Tomorrow: Amsterdam–Berlin on ICE 149. No airports. No aircraft. No lounges. Just an eight-hour train ride in first class back home to Berlin—plenty of time to apply for jobs and search for the next one. Because very soon, I’ll be officially jobless

SK553, established on final for Runway 18R - 36L. Gear down. Flaps full. Landing checklist complete. 200… 100… 50… 40… 30… 20… RETARD… 10. Touchdown. Spoilers. Reverse green. Decel. Welcome to Amsterdam.

Went to the lavatory on SK553 and found this tiny porthole in one of the rear doors. Clouds framed by “CABIN PRESSURE.” For a moment, CPH–AMS looked less like an Airbus and more like a spacecraft.

SK553 CPH → AMS. One hour late, finally onboard. Heavy skies over Copenhagen, SAS tails everywhere, and another flight added to a collection that stopped making sense long ago.

Berlin Brandenburg below the SAS wing. Destination: Amsterdam. Direction: Copenhagen. Most people take the direct route. I’m flying north before flying west, because the shortest line is not always the most interesting one. ✈️

Berlin to Amsterdam. Naturally, I’m flying via Copenhagen. Rain on the window, SAS on the wing, and 2,000 Level Points waiting inside the system. The direct flight was faster—but it made far too much sense.

Tomorrow, for a refreshing change, I’m flying. BER–CPH–AMS will be flights 108 and 109 in under 18 months, which is apparently “a lot.” Most of those flights make no sense to anyone. Fortunately, I am not anyone.

Historic First: West Papuan Delegation Speaks at the Australian Parliament

In a historic first, delegates from West Papua came to Parliament in Canberra to tell us the truth.

YouTube video by Senator David Shoebridge

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125,931. That is how many West Papuans have been internally displaced by armed conflict in their own land. Jakarta’s answer? Register them. Because when 125,931 people are driven from their homes, apparently the real emergency is getting the paperwork in order.

West Papua National Committee stands against Indonesia's registration of internally-displaced Papuans

A proposal from the Indonesian government to conduct a new registration of internally-displaced Papuans across their conflict-affected territory has been condemned by the West Papua National Committee...

nit.com.au

“It Blew My Mind” Human Rights Lawyer Jennifer Robinson on the West Papua Journey That Changed Her Life

“It blew my mind” Jennifer Robinson on West Papua #shorts

YouTube video by SHARK ISLAND SESSIONS

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West Papua’s Hidden Humanitarian Crisis: 125,931 People Internally Displaced by Armed Conflict

West Papua Wildfires: State of Emergency Declared at BP’s Tangguh LNG Project

State of emergency declared at BP's Tangguh LNG project

Wildfire rages near to flagship 11.4 million tonnes per annum liquefaction plant in Indonesia

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Read this AND read the New Yorker piece on Gajdusek. As someone with ties to Papua New Guinea, the stories make me almost physically sick.

Madhusudan 🦉 Katti@leafwarbler.myatproto.social · last wk.

This is so horrifying!

Indonesia Burns: Super El Niño Fuels Vast Wildfires as Toxic Haze Engulfs Southeast Asia Nearly 94,000 hectares burned in July alone, with fires reported across Kalimantan, Sumatra and West Papua.

‘Like smoking a cigarette’: Indonesia chokes on haze as blazes intensify amid super ‘El Niño’

In Indonesia’s Kalimantan, fires have ravaged tens of thousands of acres, with suffocating smoke reaching Malaysia and putting Singapore on alert

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May your flights and journey continue friend!

West Papua’s Birds of Paradise: Shape-Shifting Wonders from the Arfak Mountains to Raja Ampat

"The male contorts his body and feathers to form a wide oval disc featuring an iridescent ‘smiley face’" | Discover Wildlife Birds of paradise facts: where to see them, diet, courtship displaya

Observing the ornate feathers and strange displays of these elusive, tropical birds is a rare delight, says Mike Dilger

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West Papua Wildfire Alert: Two Active Fires Span 3,083 Hectares Recorded US AQI levels include 133 in Ransiki, 132 in Ullong and 117 in Oransbari as smoke affects surrounding communities.