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In Memoriam: Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser, Founding Chair, CWIS

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Indigenous groups reject French activities on Surinamese territory

Indigenous groups reject French activities on Surinamese territory

August 7, 2007

Indigenous groups in Suriname recently presented a petition to the Surinamese government and the French ambassador to Suriname, protesting against French activities in Suriname

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Nigeria: Igbo Group Wants Uwazuruike Freed

Nigeria: Igbo Group Wants Uwazuruike Freed

August 7, 2007

Lagos — Igbo Progressive Assembly, a body in the vanguard of articulating and championing the Igbo course has described the continued detention of the leader of the Movement for the…

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Eulachon Gathering 2007

Eulachon Gathering 2007

August 3, 2007

The Eulachon fish once flourished along the Pacific Northwest from Alaska to British Columbia and as far south as Northern California. Their disappearance from our coastal streams during the last…

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Police use gun to threaten Rev Sofian Yoman, outspoken Human Rights advocate

Police use gun to threaten Rev Sofian Yoman, outspoken Human Rights advocate

July 30, 2007

The Rev Socretez Sofian Yoman, President of the Baptist Church in West Papua, has been threatened by members of the Indonesian Police and members of military intelligence with a gun…

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Indonesian Military Colonel Siagian, indicted for Crimes Against Humanity

Indonesian Military Colonel Siagian, indicted for Crimes Against Humanity

July 25, 2007

The Institute for Papuan Advocacy & Human Rights (IPAHR) is extremely concerned at the increasing activity of pro-Indonesian militias in West Papua.

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MASSOB Call for Political autonomy in Biafra

MASSOB Call for Political autonomy in Biafra

July 25, 2007

An appeal from the Massob/BLF external affairs officer to the UN and AUL to bring to pass Biafran Self-governance and asks Britain to take the right and just actions.

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West Papua: Leaders Accuse Jakarta of Intrusion

West Papua: Leaders Accuse Jakarta of Intrusion

July 16, 2007

West Papua leaders accuse Jakarta of backing Islamic militia to fight Papuans and placing Islamic militants on Papua

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Somaliland restricts local delegates from attending Somalia conference

Somaliland restricts local delegates from attending Somalia conference

July 16, 2007

Authorities in the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland have placed security forces on high alert on the eve of a much anticipated reconciliation conference in Mogadishu, residents in the region’s…

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Lummi to host historic meeting of the nations

Lummi to host historic meeting of the nations

July 13, 2007

The Lummi Indian Nation has volunteered to host a historic meeting July 31 – Aug 2 between U.S. tribes and the First Nations of Canada to discuss the merits of…

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Indonesian Military starts shooting as flag raising protest start in Bolakme, Highlands, West Papua

Indonesian Military starts shooting as flag raising protest start in Bolakme, Highlands, West Papua

July 12, 2007

Indonesian soldiers were reported to be shooting their weapons in the villages of the Bolakme region (also spelled Bolokme) in the highlands of West Papua over the weekend. Although no-one…

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Chief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library

The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.

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