AK Rockefeller

Rohingya Documentary: Stateless In Their Own Country

ITS — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:01:19 +0000

To commemorate the one year anniversary of the first outbreak of violence in Arakan state, Myanmar in June 2012, Restless Beings held a special exclusive screening of a documentary- Stateless In Their Own Country.
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KNPB activists sing for freedom from behind bars in West Papua

zzzeroX — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:36:26 +0000

We are KNPB activist in Timika, West Papua. Indonesia Police jailed us with no reason. Indonesian police jailed Romario Yatipai, Steven Itlay, Yakonias Womsiwor, Paulus Marsyom, Alfred Marsyom and Yanto Awerkion since 19 October 2012 until now.
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Song From Rohingya @Menara

zzzeroX — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:04:20 +0000

Song From Rohingya @Menara | 22 January 2013 Ziarah Saudara Rohingya @Menara
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Tibet: Situation Critical

zzzeroX — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:10:49 +0000

Tibet Situation : Critical - Full Documentary by Jason Lansdell, is an extensive look at the current situation in Tibet and for Tibetans in exile. It covers the history of Tibet, before and after the Chinese invasion.
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The CIA Controls Al Qaeda

ITS — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:48:49 +0000

A video by Mark Murata which shows how the CIA created Al Qaeda and used it to attack Egypt.
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Mandawuy Yunupingu broke indigenous barriers

AK Rockefeller — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:43:57 +0000

Mr Yunupingu was an Aboriginal musician, songwriter and campaigner who fought many battles - most of which he won. As the frontman of Yothu Yindi, he pushed indigenous music beyond Australian borders and gained a global audience with his 1992 hit Treaty.
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EIA: Rogue Indonesian Cop’s Illegal Logging Operations

zzzeroX — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:36:26 +0000

A video of illegal logging operations in the ecologically outstanding Raja Ampat Islands of West Papua has today been released by environmentalists following the arrest of rogue Indonesian cop-turned-smuggler Labora Sitorus, who financed and coordinated timber theft on a huge scale.
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Deliverance, Shell Hell and Peace Surface by Ofunne

ITS — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 22:30:51 +0000

3 more awesome pieces by Ofunne Obiamiwe!
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Inside Burma: The Hidden Genocide

zzzeroX — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 08:13:32 +0000

Video on the ongoing genocide of the Rohingya in Rakhine State, Myanmar and violence against Muslims in general. Created by International Business Times, UK
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US Pledges to Step Up Military Ties With Indonesia

AK Rockefeller — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 08:23:34 +0000

The United States will step up its military cooperation with Indonesia, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in Singapore on Friday after meeting his Indonesian counterpart Purnomo Yusgiantoro.
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Richard Di Natale grills Foreign Minister on human rights in West Papua

zzzeroX — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:43:38 +0000

Senator Richard Di Natale questions Foreign Minister Bob Carr about allegations of ongoing human rights abuses in West Papua.
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An interview with freedom fighter Benny Wenda in Oxford

ITS — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:39:52 +0000

An interview with Benny Wenda of the Free West Papua Campaign in Oxford, UK, on 18 May 2013. Topics included: TedX Sydney appearance, the opening of the Free West Papua Campaign Office in Oxford, Victor Yeimo, Human Rights, and media access to Papua.
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Deep Sea Mining − The Pacific Experiment

AK Rockefeller — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:14:09 +0000

Canadian mining company Nautilus Minerals Inc. has staked its reputation on bringing off the world's first deep sea mining (DSM) operation. The Bismarck Sea in Papua New Guinea has been marked out as the testing ground for this unprecedented technology.
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Indonesian Gov’t Tells Freeport to Suspend Papua Mine Production

humphreyking — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:38:07 +0000

Operations at a US-owned mine in Indonesia have been suspended after the government ordered a halt to production following a tunnel collapse which killed 28 workers. The All Indonesian Workers Union says workers will not return until Freeport suspends officials believed to be responsible for a tunnel collapse last month, in which 28 workers were killed. Production could be suspended for up to three months.
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Papuan Political Prisoners Reject Indo Government’s Amnesty Offer

westpapuamedia — Wed, 29 May 2013 04:13:55 +0000

The bid by the Indonesian Government to grant amnesty for some political prisoners in Papua was rejected by political prisoners at Abepura penitentiary.
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Wave of Protests Signals Fundamental Shift in Malaysian Society

Zashnain — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:28:15 +0000

The present wave of protests seem to suggest a fundamental shift in Malaysian society today – there is a collective change of mood, away from passive and subservient acceptance of an authoritarian political order towards an active and deliberate questioning of its legitimacy.
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28 workers die in Freeport McMoran tunnel collapse

ITS — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:44:05 +0000

Video art about the devil Richard K. Adkerson and the Freeport-McMoran mining company. Freeport-McMoran owns the Grasberg mine in Timika, West Papua, the scene of a recent tunnel collapse killing 28 miners.
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Germany Approves Tank Sale to Indonesia: Industry Source

zzzeroX — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:19:03 +0000

The German government has approved the sale to Indonesia of about 100 used Leopard 2 tanks and 50 armored personnel carriers but has put off a decision on a tank sale to Saudi Arabia, a defense source said on Friday.
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The New Politics

ITS — Sun, 19 May 2013 17:43:00 +0000

Politics is about man’s infinite search for the most effective way of organizing societies. It mirrors the imperfections of man and thus it remains an unfinished project, an incomplete thesis. But it stands for a greater ideal... The political man is the BEAST with a PURPOSE, the ANIMAL with SPIRIT, the SUBJECT who becomes a militant AGENT of HISTORY.
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Africa Plundered by Secret Mining Deals, Corporate Tax Evasion

humphreyking — Sun, 19 May 2013 10:49:35 +0000

Tax avoidance, secret mining deals and financial transfers are depriving Africa of the benefits of its resources boom. Ex-UN chief Kofi Annan said, “Africa loses twice as much money through these loopholes as it gets from donors... It is like taking food off the tables of the poor."
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