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The Indonesian Bishops Conference (KWI) to fight for indigenous land rights (5 Feb 2010)
The Jakarta Post - The Indonesian Bishops Conference (KWI) has undertaken a new program to promote and protect the rights of indigenous people. A public seminar was held Saturday to mark the beginning of KWI’s 6-month program aiming to advocate for the recovery of the people’s rights, particularly in Papua and Kalimantan.

Court favors indigenous Papuans (5 Feb 2010)
The Jakarta Post - The Papuan Legislative Council will have to appoint 11 new members after the Constitutional Court issued a ruling on Monday favoring two Papuans who demanded that indigenous people be better represented.

Papuans celebrate Christians arrival (5 Feb 2010)
The Jakarta Post - Tens of thousands of people have been crowding Mansinam Island in Manokwari, West Papua, to commemorate the 155th anniversary of the arrival of the first Christian missionaries in the easternmost region of the archipelago.

West Papua Report February 2010 (1 Feb 2010)
West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) - * Papuans Rally in Support of Referendum and International Support Groups; *Illegal Logging Remains A Key Source of Funds for The Indonesian Military; *New Armed Attack on Freeport Personnel; *Indonesian activists: "Human rights protection in Papua declined in 2009"; *Human Right Watch Report Describes Rights Abuses in West Papua; *Kopassus Officer Named to Head Military in West Papua; *Kwalik Replacement Pledges Continued Pursuit of Peace Initiative; *Police Honored for Killing Kwalik; *Indonesian Government Plans More Book Bans; *The Indonesian Government "Food Estate" Plan to Expropriate Papuan Lands.

Papuans rally to gain international support (28 Jan 2010)
The Jakarta Post - Around 1,500 Papuans in Mimika staged a rally Wednesday to support the registration of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua and the International Lawyers for West Papua at the European Union in Brussels the same day.