Applause, Awards, and Absolute Certainty: Jennifer Robinson Honoured at the Global Australian Awards #WestPapua

Suspension of immigrant visa processing for citizens of around 75 countries, including Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu and Ni-Vanuatu, effective from January 21.

Rainforests on the Edge: Papua’s Indigenous Youth Rally at Greenpeace Camp Against Extraction and Land Loss #WestPapua #Greenpeace #indigenous #forestdefenders #deforestation

The list of Indonesia's Human Rights Violations under Prabowo are lengthy, moreover it's failed to stop ongoing abuses or address & bring accountability for "historic" ones, indeed it is trying to whitewash them. Yet its now been appointed president of the UNHCR 😒 forum-asia.org/indonesia-un...

"Meticulously researched and lucidly written, 'Hard Work' uncovers the multiplicitous meanings and manifestations of work among the Mengen of Papua New Guinea." - Dr. Sophie Chao, University of Sydney Find Tuomas Tammisto's 'Hard Work' (2024) at: doi.org/10.33134/HUP.... It's fully #openaccess!

A Breakdown of Profits, Plunder and Polite Justifications. #WestPapua

Indonesia’s deforestation is accelerating again. Losses in 2025 were set to match 2024 — the worst since 2019 — as massive projects like the Merauke Food Estate clear millions of hectares. With Indonesia now the world’s 6th-largest emitter, EU scrutiny of palm oil and other exports is mounting.

Indonesia says it has reclaimed 4M+ hectares used for plantations and mining inside forest areas, after a year-old task force cracked down on illegality. Seizures overshot targets by 400%, exposing how much oil palm may be illegal. $136M in fines raised—yet the fate of seized land remains unclear.

The profits are documented. The silence is deliberate.

Well done people of West Papua

Indonesian Vice-President Cancels West Papua Trip After Aircraft Attack #WestPapua

Indonesia Chairs the UN Human Rights Council — West Papua Still Waiting for Rights #WestPapua #HumanRights #UNHRC #Indonesia

Military Helicopters Gun Down Civilians in West Papua, Kill a Child — Indonesia Rewarded With Leadership of the UN ‘Human Rights’ Council #WestPapua #HumanRights #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #indigenous

#WestPapua has officially been declared irrelevant by the international community. No stock market panic. No strategic inconvenience. No white victims with good PR lighting. Therefore: silence.

#podcast West Papua: Genocide in Plain Sight — an interesting podcast — If this makes you uncomfortable, good. Silence is the point. #WestPapua #Genocide #Colonialism #HumanRights #SilenceIsComplicity #IndigenousLives #Occupation

Some injustices trend. Others are quietly buried. West Papua seems to be the latter — especially on @bsky.app.” #WestPapua #Bluesky #Ignored

#Indonesia: UN Human Rights Council’s Presidency Goes to a Country Under Fire for Abuses in West Papua #WestPapua #HumanRightsHypocrisy #UNHRC #UNFail

Indonesia Declares Itself Fit to Lead Human Rights — While the United Nations Human Rights Council Checks the Definition of “Unfit.” #WestPapua #humanrights

Nothing to See Here—Just the Careful Construction of a Genocide in West Papua #genocide #WestPapua #GenocideInSlowMotion #ColonialViolence #IndigenousErasure #StateViolence #HumanRightsFailure Have a look: *disturbing visuals* / graphic content www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/13/w...

The Netherlands ran away from West Papua. After handing the territory to Indonesia in the 1960s, The Netherlands quietly folded its moral map and walked off. No sustained pressure. No accountability. No protection for the people it once governed. #Netherlands #DutchNewGuinea #WestPapua

West Papua’s Conflict Runs on Child Recruits #WestPapua

Join us in a week for environmental anthropologist Sophie Chao's talk "Skinship, scarship: multispecies violence and vulnerability in West Papua"! Zoom: Monday 19 Jan 2026; 16:00-17:30 (HK Time). Register to receive all updates (forms.gle/XNUBU3ahydW9...) !

Indonesia’s UN Human Rights Council Presidency: A Masterclass in Institutional Hypocrisy #WestPapua

West Papua: Serving God Wasn’t the Problem. Meeting the Police Was. #WestPapua humanrightsmonitor.org/case/death-o...

West Papua in the Pacific Mirror: Recognition — or Another Ritual of Looking Away? #InternationalComplicity #AusPol #NZ #WestPapua #Pacific #PacificHypocrisy #ColonialContinuity #PNG #Melanesia

West Papua Prioritises Indigenous Consent to Protect Forests from Palm Oil Expansion #WestPapua #IndigenousRights #PalmOil #Deforestation #LandRights #IndigenousConsent

Rice Fields or Land Grab? The Politics of Papua’s Agricultural Push” — emphasizes possible land rights issues. #WestPapua #IndigenousRights #LandGrabbing #FoodEstate #deforestation #BiodiversityLoss #EcoColonialism

Occupied and Profitable: How Indonesia Turns West Papua into a Resource Colony #WestPapua #ColonialismRebranded #colonialism #ResourceColonialism #LandTheft #IndigenousRights

Human Rights Champion: #Indonesia “wins” a UN Human Rights Council seat — while West Papua bleeds, burns, and is politely ignored. Indonesia: Elected by votes, not by morals. Certified by diplomacy, not by reality. Bragged about by a ministry allergic to facts. #HimanRights #WestPapua

West Papua’s ‘Autonomy’: Colonialism With Better Branding #WestPapua #PowerlessAutonomy #ColonialismAsPolicy #GovernanceTheatre #NothingChanges

Many including some Western Liberal commentators: Indonesian Government are completely wonderful for banning X! Indonesian Government: Busy colonising & committing genocide against the people of West Papua, have been for a long time, almost nobody knows about it & nobody is trying much to stop it

Ready for take off. KL1779 AMS-BER

At Amsterdam Schiphol. Waiting for my 14:20 KLM flight to Berlin — currently known as Attempt #5. Originally scheduled for last Saturday. Since then: 4 cancellations, courtesy of “severe winter conditions” (also known as January).

EX-LEGIONNAIRE TURNED MASTERMIND: French Foreign Legion Soldier Accused of Stunning VT49M Airport Heist in Vanuatu #Vanuatu

Bishop and activists unite to block ecological threat in West Papua #palmoil #ecocide #indigenous #WestPapua #IndigenousRights #ClimateJustice #humanrights

They exposed child abuse in Papua New Guinea. The system protected the abusers. #PNG #NZ

indonesia, committing ongoing genocide on the people of West Papua. Fits in perfectly with israel and 'Australia', who is also committing ongoing genocide on First Nations Peoples and arming and training indonesia and israel

Who divided New Guinea? In late 1800s, European empires carved it up: Netherlands took the west (today West Papua), Germany the northeast, Britain the southeast. They drew a straight line — 141st meridian — for colonial convenience. No Papuans were consulted. #WestPapua #PNG #NewGuinea

Why the 141st meridian border in New Guinea exists — and why it’s a problem #NewGuinea #WestPapua #PNG A straight line cut through New Guinea because colonial powers wanted an easy map, not justice. The 141st meridian was drawn with a ruler, ignoring Indigenous lands, cultures, and families

PNG Borders: Colonial lines and ongoing challenges with Indonesia #WestPapua #PNG #ColonialBorders #ColonialLegacy #PacificPolitics #IndigenousPeoples #SelfDetermination

January 2026: 105,878 Indigenous Papuans Still Displaced: Indonesia’s Military Campaign Continues to Empty West Papua #WestPapua #indigenous #SettlerColonialism #ResourceColonialism #Militarisation

Spaceport West Papua, Russia’s Rockets, Indonesia’s Occupation

A crack in the plantation empire: West Papuan indigenous peoples can refuse palm oil #WestPapua #palmoil #ecocide #deforestation #indigenousresistance #climatejustice

Rebooked. Again. Amsterdam–Berlin. Three cancellations since Saturday. Sunday cancelled. Today cancelled. Now aiming for Thursday — assuming Amsterdam Airport remembers it’s an airport and not a seasonal attraction.p #KLM #cancellation #Amsterdam #Schiphol

KLM: They rebooked me on a morning flight tomorrow. Shortly after, another email arrived: “Sorry, that flight is cancelled due to weather conditions.” So far, three flights cancelled because of some snow. I seem to be moving forward mainly through emails, not airspace.

Captain just announced it. The flight is officially cancelled. Again. After hours of delays, waiting, optimism, re-waiting, and professional-level patience, we’ve reached the familiar conclusion: this flight will not be flying. #KLM #Amsterdam #KL1779

Inside the B737-800. Captain just came on the PA to announce another 1.5-hour delay. Premium aviation experience when a captain doing stand-up comedy you didn’t ask for, while the aircraft remains stationary. The plane isn’t delayed — it’s settling in. Seatbelt sign still on, hope still off.

Two-hour delay. Plane arrived late and is now getting a full de-icing makeover. Yesterday: delays and cancellations. Today: delays, with a strong chance of cancellation. Winter aviation never disappoints.

Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport: Flight is 40 minutes delayed. KL1779 / MF9935 Just enough time to almost miss nothing, question all life choices, and still pretend this is “on schedule” in airline logic.

KLM Crown Lounge Not bad. Not great. Still better than the gate. #KLM #CrownLounge #AMS #Schiphol