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  Indonesia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Indonesia's 18,108 islands, of which about 6,000 are inhabited, are scattered around the equator, giving the country a tropical climate.
Indonesia's economy suffered greatly in the late 1990s, in part as a result of the financial crisis that struck most of Asia at the time.
Islam is Indonesia's main religion, with almost 88% of all Indonesians adhering to it according to the 2000 religious census.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indonesia   (1942 words)

  
 West Papua - Deforestation
Indonesia's forest practices generally have little or no attention paid to the environmental impact of logging.
Many of the indigenous people of West Papua are threatened as vast tracts of land have been granted as concessions to timber companies, a practice which is having severe social and physical consequences.
Indonesia has encouraged the development of a large timber-processing industry by banning the export of raw logs and has become one of the world's largest exporters of plywood.
www.cs.utexas.edu /users/cline/papua/deforestation.htm   (809 words)

  
 Solidarity South Pacific - News - Various West Papua updates
AT least 10 Papua New Guinea citizens are in jail in the Indonesian province of Papua for smuggling offences and breaches of Indonesian immigration laws.
Provision of FMF for Indonesia in FY06 is premature, unwarranted, and unwise.
Indonesia expressed hope in June that the Papua case was no longer an obstacle after the US decided to charge Anthonius Wamang, a Papuan separatist rebel, with the killings.
www.eco-action.org /ssp/news/24100402.html   (2426 words)

  
 Indonesia Diving Irian Jaya Papua Raja Ampat
Papua Diving (former Irian Diving) is an eco-tourism SCUBA diving operation located near Sorong, Indonesia, on the far western end of the island of New Guinea.
Papua Diving is a Dutch owned and managed company, while almost all the rest of the staff are indigenous Papuan people.
Papua is one of the wildest and least explored dive areas in the world.
www.iriandiving.com   (531 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Papua, province, Indonesia, Indonesia (Indonesian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Subsistence farming is carried on (some of the highland tribes terrace and cultivate mountains with slopes of 45°); taro, bananas, sugarcane, and sweet potatoes are the principal crops.
The conflict between the Dutch and Indonesia ended in late 1962 when the Netherlands agreed to UN administration of territory and, after May 1, 1963, transfer of it to Indonesian control pending a plebiscite (to be held under UN supervision before 1970).
In June, 2000, a congress of Papuan activists declared the province independent as West Papua, an action that was rejected by the Indonesian government, which subsequently responded with a military crackdown on independence supporters.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/Papua.html   (656 words)

  
 INDONESIA: West Papua case requires HR Court judgement
Indonesia's history of heavy-handed tactics in battling separatist movements in East Timor, Aceh, and West Papua is well documented, as is Indonesia's failure to place responsibility for the systematic human rights violations involved.
Formerly a Dutch colony, West Papua was handed to Indonesia in the 1960s despite the extensive protest of the Papuan population.
The people of West Papua have long endured the injustices and indignities inflicted upon them by military and police forces that commit atrocities without fear of accountability for their actions.
www.ahrchk.net /ua/mainfile.php/2001/127   (923 words)

  
 Inside Indonesia 61 - Good Footwork - Why West Papua deserves another chance
Indonesian sovereignty over West Papua was to be tentative because, under Article XVIII of the agreement, Indonesia undertook to ascertain the wishes of the people of West Papua through a consultation process to establish whether they wanted to remain part of Indonesia or to form an independent state.
Indonesia indeed indicated that it was 'going through the motions of the act of free choice because of [its] obligations under the New York Agreement...
Indonesia itself admitted that the musyawarah system fell short of the UN requirement, but it justified the use of the system with the argument that 'in West [Papua] there exists… one of the most primitive and underdeveloped communities in the world', and that it was unrealistic to apply normal democratic methods to ascertain their wishes.
www.insideindonesia.org /edit61/blay1.htm   (1617 words)

  
 Nonviolent Activist, July-August 1996
Indonesia aims to repeat the saga, and the parallels are striking.
Indonesia (formerly the Dutch East Indies) was no exception, declaring independence in 1946 and achieving it three years later.
Indonesia was not so patient, however; assimilating West Papua became a major cause for the Sukarno government, despite the fact that the 1.5 million West Papuans who live in the territory are religiously, culturally and racially distinct from Indonesians.
www.warresisters.org /nva796-3.htm   (2466 words)

  
 Indonesia: Investigate Shootings in Papua, No Reprisals (Human Rights Watch Press release, New York, Sept. 5, 2002)
On Saturday, August 31, 2002, Papua Police Chief Made Mangku Pastika confirmed that one Indonesian and two American schoolteachers had been killed after their vehicles were ambushed by a group of unknown gunmen, near Tembagapura in Indonesia's eastern most province of Papua.
Because of the repeated failure of Indonesia to impartially investigate such incidents in Papua, Human Rights Watch urged Indonesia to convene a panel of independent experts to investigate the killings, including international specialists, local civilian and religious authorities and known credible human rights experts.
The OPM has never killed foreign nationals in Papua although they do have a history of kidnapping foreigners to bring attention to their cause.
www.hrw.org /press/2002/09/papua0905.htm   (617 words)

  
 Laskar Jihad, alive and well in Papua Indonesia
Resource rich West Papua was annexed by Indonesia in 1963, since which time the Papuan people have struggled for their independence from repressive Indonesian rule.
The arrival of Laskar Jihad in the region, and its apparent close connection with the army, has prompted fears that the group will be used as a militia by the military to repress the local population and the separatist OPM movement.
Now Papua's Christians fear that Laskar Jihad will be given a free hand to wage another bloody campaign in their homeland.
www.angelfire.com /rock/hotburrito/laskar/barnabas050303.html   (847 words)

  
 Indonesia Missions
To establish strong, mature churches in Papua, Indonesia, both in the cities, villages and remote tribal groups.
We would also like to make you aware of the brothers and sisters that are in Papua Indonesia.
Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world (more than 170 million of its 220 million inhabitants), but freedom of religion is recognized and guaranteed by the Indonesian government through its constitution.
www.indonesiamissions.org   (297 words)

  
 West Papua Action - UN Review
Events in Papua over the past three years have shown that the people's deep sense of betrayal and injustice done, with the apparent acquiescence of the UN, have been and continue to be a source of continual unrest.
There is deep disquiet in Papua about the fact that the murder investigations have been placed in the hands of the military, the very force that many people fear may have been responsible for the crime.
In 1969, Indonesia staged a declaration of loyalty to attempt to satisfy obligations under an international agreement to which it was a signatory to hold an "act of self-determination in accordance with international practice".
wpaction.buz.org /unreview   (8543 words)

  
 The Coffees of Indonesia: Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is a distinct coffee among the Indonesians, even though it doesn't even have an entire island to call it's own.
I have also cupped small farm, natural dry-processed Papua New Guineas and been astounded with the depth, range of flavors and subtleties of the cup: homefully we will see something of this kind available as a commercial coffee in the US market at some time.
Notes: Papua New Guinea occupies the Eastern half of the island it shares with the Indonesian provice of Irian (no organized coffee production originates from Irian) There can be a huge range of cups from Papua New Guinea, and the so-called Plantation coffees represent the cleaner character of the coffee produced on the island...
www.sweetmarias.com /coffee.indonesia.newguinea.html   (986 words)

  
 Indonesia: Violence And Political Impasse In Papua - The Context: Emergence Of The Independence Movement And The ...
When Indonesia gained its independence, the Dutch insisted on retaining West New Guinea as a continued foothold in their former colony and as a potential site for the resettlement of pro-Dutch Eurasians and other former colonial subjects.
s incorporation into Indonesia in the 1960s and the legal significance of December 1, 1961, Papuan members of the Netherlands New Guinea legislative council were inaugurated and the Morning Star flag was first flown; the need to devise a political strategy for the pro-independence movement; and the need to consolidate the movement.
When the congress adjourned in Jayapura on June 4, delegates adopted a resolution asserting that West Papua -- as independence supporters prefer to call it -- had been a sovereign state since it proclaimed independence on December 1, 1961, and that its incorporation into Indonesia in 1969 was legally flawed and therefore null and void.
www.hrw.org /reports/2001/papua/PAPUA0701-03.htm   (2778 words)

  
 LASKAR JIHAD IS ALIVE AND WELL IN PAPUA, INDONESIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Resource rich West Papua was annexed by Indonesia in 1963, since which time the majority-Christian Papuan people have struggled for their independence from repressive Indonesian rule, The Barnabas Fund said.
Pray for a real and lasting peace in Papua, that both the Indonesian authorities and Papuan separatists will completely reject the use of violence and pursue their objectives solely through peaceful democratic means.
Finally, please pray for the military, police force and governing authorities in Indonesia that they will perform their roles justly, and that all people in the country, whether Christian, Muslim, Hindu or Buddhist (Indonesia’s four main faith communities), will be treated equally and fairly and their rights respected.
www.assistnews.net /ansarticle.asp?URL=Stories/s03030027.htm   (1359 words)

  
 T21 Papua (Indonesia)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
CI had agreed with the local government (which had gained considerable authority as a consequence of Indonesia’s decentralization program) to consider the results of the CDP and hold open discussions.
The key difference was that the increases in gross domestic product for the province of Papua from hydro/mining and roads/logging included substantial profit remittances, interest payments, and wage remittances to people and firms situated outside of Papua and often outside of Indonesia.
Other major stakeholders in Indonesia have expressed an interest in using the T21 model to address additional issues of importance to the sustainable development of the country.
www.threshold21.com /subnational_papua.html   (936 words)

  
 Meadow View Church of Christ Papua Indonesia
When Cesar is not teaching he lives in Manokwari, Papua, Indonesia where he has established a congregation.
Papua is a province of Indonesia, covering most of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby smaller islands.
Like the mountains of Greece, Papua has developed a diversity of separate cultures and languages; there are 253 known languages and over two hundred additional dialects.
www.meadowview.org /papua.html   (582 words)

  
 WestPAN: Canada's West Papua Action Network | The most dynamic resource for information on West Papua   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Indonesia maintains control over West Papua, using military might to deny the indigenous peoples their human rights and silence demands for self-determination.
Indonesian citizens, Papuans and visitors to Indonesia must consider the dangers of having their name made public, which is a requirement of the petition.
In June, West Papua's outgoing military commander, Major General Nurdin Zainal, inaugurated a new resort or sub-regional military command (Korem) at Merauke in the south of West Papua, near the border with Papua New Guinea[1].
www.westpapua.ca   (1380 words)

  
 Papua Bird Club - Birdwatching tours & vacations in West Papua (Irian Jaya), Indonesia
Papua is the land of Birds of Paradise, Pesquet's Parrots, Fig and pygmy Parrots, Fruit doves, and many others.
is a registered Indonesian organization and is the first Bird Club serving the entire Papua-Indonesia region, (previously known as Irian-Jaya, Indonesia.) Papua Bird Club offers customized tours for bird lovers, naturalists, biologists, conservationists, photographers, film-makers as well as general travelers and adventurers.
Papua offers some of the best birding in the world.
www.papuabirdclub.com   (336 words)

  
 The Luke Society - Papua, Indonesia
Because Papua is considered “the end of the world” - even by Indonesians - they weren’t being watched very closely.
“In Papua,” said Julius, “we have all three kinds.” Many do not know who the Indonesian president is. “For them, their leader is their tribal chief,” said Julius.
After training was finished, they returned to their hometown, Jakarta, Indonesia, and began looking for an avenue that would help them begin a Christian medical ministry to the indigenous people in Papua.
www.lukesociety.org /news/fall2003papua.html   (1171 words)

  
 Mission Aviation Fellowship - Papua, Indonesia Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
[Note: Papua, Indonesia, is not to be confused with Papua New Guinea (PNG), which covers the eastern half of the Island of New Guinea and surrounding islands.
The need in Papua is so great that our pilot/missionaries report they are able to accommodate less than half of the flight requests they receive.
This year, it will require $6,379,505 to operate ongoing MAF ministries in Papua, including $22,889 for a special project: phase III of the expansion of the base in Wamena.
www.maf.org /services/programs/papua.html   (380 words)

  
 PAPUA, INDONESIA: LOOMING COVERT GENOCIDE OF A CHRISTIAN PEOPLE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Eastern Indonesia, is the western part of the island of New Guinea.
However, the Dutch held on in Papua, arguing that as Papua is inhabited by Melanesians, it should be independent.
Papua, as part of Indonesia and the 'dar al-Islam' (land of Islam), is being 'Indonesianised' and Islamised.
www.assistnews.net /Stories/s05040066.htm   (772 words)

  
 Papua Press Agency @ westpapua.net ©Diary of OPM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Indonesia Commission: Peace and Progress in Papua, Report of an Independent Commission, Sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, Center for Preventive Action, by Dennis C. Blair, Chair, David L. Phillips, Project Director, 2003.
JFK, Indonesia, CIA and Freeport Sulphur, by Lisa Pease.
PAPUA MENGGUGAT: Politik Otonomisasi NKRI di Papua Barat, by Sem Karoba, 30 August 2003.
www.westpapua.net   (794 words)

  
 Papua, province, Indonesia
Comprising most of the western half of New Guinea and a number of offshore islands, it is Indonesia's largest province.
A national government proposal in 2003 to split Papua into three provinces sparked new unrest there, and the Indonesia constitutional court annulled (2004) the law that divided the province.
Indonesia mulls ban on foreign tourists in restive Papua province (AP Worldstream)
www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0909767.html   (712 words)

  
 A Virtual Travel to Indonesia - Indonesia Tourism
Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world.
Independence: 17 August 1945 Indonesia proclaimed independence; on 27 December 1949, the country became legally independent from the Netherlands.
Languages: Bahasa Indonesia (official, akin to Malay), English, Dutch, plus 583 dialects, the most widely spoken of which is Javanese.
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/indonesia.htm   (772 words)

  
 Solidarity Protest with Aceh, West Papua & Indonesia – No Australian military ties! : Melbourne Indymedia
The TNI was implicated in the ambush in Freeport, West Papua on civilians working and living at the mine, resulting in 2 Americans and one Indonesian killed in August 2002, as well as continuing to engage in low-level military operations against civilians.
Join us in solidarity with those in Aceh, West Papua and Indonesia who, on August 17 cannot go and protest their treatment at the hands of the Megawati government and its military.
Menurut investigasi polisi Indonesia sendiri, TNI diduga terlibat dalam penyerangan terhadap konvoi pegawai Freeport di Papua Barat bulan Agustus 2002, yang mengakibatkan tewasnya dua orang warga Amerika Serikat dan seorang warganegara Indonesia, selain juga operasi militernya di seluruh pelosok Papua Barat.
melbourne.indymedia.org /news/2003/08/52392.php   (1069 words)

  
 Alternatives : Supporting Peace in Papua, Indonesia
Alternatives is working with civil society and indigenous groups to find peaceful solutions to the current conflict in Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Indonesia’s easternmost province.
With over 250 distinct languages, Papua’s indigenous peoples are struggling to forge a national identity and negotiate a fair deal with Indonesia.
Alternatives is cooperating with the Peace and Justice Secretariat of the Catholic Church in Papua to support constructive dialogues between the police, government, religious leaders and traditional councils as they establish Papua as a Zone of Peace.
www.alternatives.ca /article136.html   (238 words)

  
 Beginning Research in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
The History of Indonesia traces the history from before it was Indonesia to the present.
Then, to connect to others searching their familes from Indonesia join the Indonesia Genealogy Forum and the Indonesia Mailing Lists.
Then, the Papua New Guinea Mailing Lists will help you connect with others doing research in your area.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/genealogy/73326   (451 words)

  
 PapuaWeb: Informasi Papua, Indonesia (Irian Jaya, West Papua)
PapuaWeb: Informasi Papua, Indonesia (Irian Jaya, West Papua)
PapuaWeb adalah jaringan informasi untuk kalangan peneliti, konsultan, pemimpin rakyat, kalangan pemerintah, dll yang menaruh perhatian pada Papua, Indonesia.
Universitas Papua, Unversitas Cenderawasih dan Australian National University sebagai pengelola Papuaweb, menerima kontribusi dalam bentuk hasil-hasil penelitian untuk mengembangkan situs ini.
www.papuaweb.org   (120 words)

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