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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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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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Papuan Activist Tortured by Indonesian Police Until Arm Broken

humphreyking — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:32:04 +0000

“There has been massive persecution against KNBP activists. This is extremely excessive, some others are still detained at Papua Police Regional Command, and Giban has suffered a broken arm and must be treated at Abepura Regional District Hospital (RSUD).
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KNPB Rally Forcibly Broken up by Police – Yeimo Arrested

westpapuamedia — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:25:10 +0000

Indonesian police in Jayapura have violently dispersed a pro-independence rally being held by the West Papua National Committee (KNPB). KNPB leader Victor Yeimo was arrested along with media worker Marthen Manggaprouw and two KNPB activists.
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The Rot We Lovingly Nurture

Zashnain — Sun, 12 May 2013 09:42:15 +0000

Every time I wander the back lanes of a sprawling city, wade on the sandy shore near the wooden jetty of a fishermen’s village, or move in random sequence through an intimidating palm oil plantation, I am reminded of the struggle. The forgotten, the neglected, the ostracized, the vulnerable. They are everywhere.
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Courage is Contagious: Jennifer Robinson at TEDxSydney

humphreyking — Sun, 12 May 2013 05:47:12 +0000

Benny Wenda is the face of self-determination and human rights in West Papua. This is the story of him and his people as told by his lawyer and friend, Jennifer Robinson.
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Beat Making Lab in the DR Congo

zzzeroX — Fri, 10 May 2013 21:37:11 +0000

Beat Making Lab is a new PBS Digital Studios series featuring young musicians from around the world. In Ep. 1 Professor Pierce Freelon and Apple Juice Kid collaborate with youth in the Democratic Republic of Congo at Yole!Africa.
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Myanmar Army Continues to Live in Denial Over Abuses

humphreyking — Thu, 09 May 2013 23:34:04 +0000

Min Aung Hlaing should start by apologising to the Myanmar people and admitting that the army has committed widespread abuses. Then the people of his country may start to believe that the army can actually play a role in the reform process instead of being the institution that grinds it to a halt.
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Public Servants Bearing Witness Vol. 4

humphreyking — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:08:33 +0000

Public Servants BEARING WITNESS serves as a supplement to mainstream news’ output. P.S. BEARING WITNESS was created to help maintain an informed public by covering the major international stories mainstream media has missed or oversimplified.
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More Killings in West Papua by Australian-Backed Anti-Terror Police

humphreyking — Tue, 07 May 2013 09:28:03 +0000

Violence has again broken out in Indonesia’s troubled province of West Papua, with the Australian-supported counter-terrorism police squad Densus 88 leading the attack.
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West Papuan cause getting new international support

AK Rockefeller — Tue, 07 May 2013 06:26:52 +0000

New support for the West Papuan movement becoming member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG). Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and the New Caledonian Kanak nationalist coalition FLNKS (already an MSG member) are the strongest backers. There is also more openness to such a move in Papua New Guinea and Fiji.
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Stand by Me & Flow of Night

ITS — Tue, 07 May 2013 04:39:17 +0000

Two paintings by Colleen K. Ernst -- @cke5 on Twitter. These beautiful paintings were exchanged for a custom CD of AK Rockefeller music.
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Anonymous Rallies Around Rohingya, Prepares for Online Operation

humphreyking — Tue, 07 May 2013 02:51:44 +0000

Worried that ethnic cleansing may take place without international attention, Anonymous is preparing an operation in support of Myanmar’s minority Muslim Rohingya ethnic group, possibly targeting government officials.
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This Became My God

zzzeroX — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:48:55 +0000

There are words inside her, waiting to be born. - Words and images by Dionne Hartnett (gogoloopie)
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New Report Exposes Myth of ‘No Political Prisoners’ in Indonesia

zzzeroX — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:27:41 +0000

A new report by UK-based NGO, TAPOL, forcefully challenges the Indonesian government’s repeated assertion that the country has ‘no political prisoners.’ There were at least 210 political arrests in West Papua during 2012, a significant number of whom were women. The true number is likely to be higher as a number of arrests go unreported. Paul Barber, Coordinator of TAPOL, said, “Papua’s political prisoners are not mythical characters – they are real men and women whose existence must be recognised. If the government wants peace in West Papua, it should be talking to political leaders, not locking them up.”
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ThaiSouth: Ownership at its Height of Hypocrisy

Zashnain — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:13:03 +0000

The Barisan Revolusi National (BRN) will continue the carnage in the ThaiSouth until their demands are met by the “Siam” (Thailand) government. BRN, has lost much of its influence in the three Thai provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala to the new generation of warring groups and the folks living in the rubber plantations, fishing villages, farms and towns.
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Kashmir: Breaking the Silence

humphreyking — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:03:18 +0000

In Kashmir, the scale of human rights violations—from collective punishment and assassinations, to custodial deaths and disappearances—is staggering. Yet little of what goes on in that Himalayan region reaches the outside.
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