Welcome to the Papua New Guinea Gossip Newsletter -- 16th December 2006

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Quote The paper has featured some strong editorials on Samoan politics recently and has received threats over its reporting. End Quote

In January 43 West Papuans and their families fled to Australia.

Like in East Timor, West Papua is suffering under an Indonesian military occupation.

The West Papuans should be able to determine their own futures. The West Papuan refugees should be allowed to stay.

Show your support by attending Hyde Park North at 12:00 pm on Sunday the 2nd April 2006.

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AWPA Newsletter

No. 66 Jul/Aug 2005

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Australia West Papua Association (Sydney)
PO Box 28, Spit Junction, NSW 2088

AWPA welcomes articles for the newsletter on any issue in relation to West Papua. The reports in the newsletter are from the various email conferences on West Papua. AWPA appreciates any donations of support to help in its campaign work. Past newsletters can be found at www.zulenet.com/awpa/

Editorial
A new report by the University of Sydney’s Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies and Elsham, the Institute for Human Rights Study and Advocacy based in Jayapura was launched at Parliament House in Canberra on the 18 August. The report titled “Genocide in West Papua? the role of the Indonesian state apparatus and a current needs assessment of the Papuan people”, details the ongoing human rights abuses, the systematic violence, including rape, arson and torture, in the territory of West Papua. The report documents recent military operations such as the one in the Puncak Jaya district in West Papua's central highlands. During this military operation a large number of villages were burned, livestock and food gardens destroyed resulting in more than 6000 people fleeing to the bush in fear of their lives where many faced starvation. The Rev Socratez Yoman, head of the Baptist church in West Papua who flew down especially for the reports launch.

www.Unslaver.com and www.Oz.Unslaver.com

are pleased to announce the first support forum for all people.

Parental Alienation Syndrome is starting to find footing in the Courts.
Custodial Parents are often the culprits of this disasterous mental abuse to the children of a broken relationship.

Research by dedicated Doctors globally have shown that the damage left by the use of PAS against another parent are lifelong and can end in the child being tormented to the point of committing crime.

The Boards will be loaded with articles and original stories in the next few days – all it needs now is parents prepared to talk about their ongoing or prior problems with exspouses/partners, Departments, Police or other entities associated with Children and You – the Parent.

MANILA (NUJP/Pacific Media Watch): Heherson Hinolan, station manager of DYIN Bombo Radyo Kalibo was shot by an unidentified gunman last night (August 13) in the capital of Aklan province, on Panay island in the central part of the Philippines.

BRUSSELS (IFJ/Pacific Media Watch): The International Federation of Journalists today warned that 2004 may turn out to be the worst year on record for killings of journalists and media staff as news of the deaths of reporters in the Philippines, the Ivory Coast and Nicaragua shocked the world of journalism.

Quote: A seminar to commemorate 28 years since the peoples declaration of a Free Acheh. Come and hear from Achehnese, prominent Australians and academics about the ongoing independence struggle of the people of Acheh.

Quote: Dear Friends,

How do you describe the Nonviolent Peaceforce to your friends and family?

We posed this question to some of our supporters around the world and heard that NP is:

* A proven alternative to military intervention.

* A network of citizens helping citizens around the world promote peace in their communities.

* A much-needed innovation in nonviolent peacekeeping.

All statements are true.