How British companies profit from West Papuan repression

Listen to this article In 1793, British naval officer Captain John Hayes led an expedition on behalf of the East India Company to establish a trading post and secure territorial claims on the far west of the resource-rich island of New Guinea. His crew landed at Dore Bay, near the present-day town of Manokwari, signed [โ€ฆ]

East Asia Forum
Amazing Philippine Sailfin #Lizards of #WestPapua can walk on water and turn purple during the mating season ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿช„๐ŸฆŽ๐Ÿ’œ They are decreasing in number due to multiple threats. Help their survival when you #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿšซ @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/11/12/philippine-sailfin-lizard-hydrosaurus-pustulatus/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
With jet black plumage ๐Ÿ–ค and bright green ๐Ÿ’š wattles, male Western Parotia #birds ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆœ๐Ÿฆš of paradise gleam like scaly armour when they dance ๐ŸŽถ Resist against their #extinction in #WestPapua when you #Boycottpalmoil ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿšซ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2026/01/25/western-parotia-parotia-sefilata/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
#News: ๐ŸŒณโœŠ๐Ÿพ Indigenous defender Lia Yewen speaks out against #Indonesia's occupation of #WestPapua, where millions of hectares of rainforest are being destroyed for #palmoil and #mining. Stand strongly with them! ๐Ÿ›‘๐Ÿ”ฅ #FreeWestPapua #IndigenousRights #BoycottPalmOil @palmoildetectives
https://newint.org/indigenous-peoples/2026/lia-yewen-our-lives-dont-matter-indonesian-government?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Lia Yewen: 'Our lives don't matter to the Indonesian government'

Indigenous land defender Lia Yewen speaks to Maxine Betteridge-Moes about living under the shadow of Indonesiaโ€™s occupation of West Papua.

New Internationalist
Two #possums thought extinct for 6,000 years are alive in #WestPapua! The pygmy #possum and sacred ring-tailed #glider are #nature's battlers who deserve a break from #palmoil ecocide. Stand with #indigenous defenders against palm oil #colonialism! ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿšซ @palmoildetectives #BoycottPalmOil
http://palmoildetectives.com/2026/03/07/marsupials-thought-extinct-for-6000-years-found-in-west-papua/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social&utm_campaign=publer
With jet black plumage ๐Ÿ–ค and bright green ๐Ÿ’š wattles, male Western Parotia #birds ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆœ๐Ÿฆš of paradise gleam like scaly armour when they dance ๐ŸŽถ Resist against their #extinction in #WestPapua when you #Boycottpalmoil ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿšซ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2026/01/25/western-parotia-parotia-sefilata/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
At least six indigenous Papuans were shot dead and two injured by joint security forces in Dogiyai Regency, #WestPapua on 31 March and 1 April 2026, following the killing of a police officer. Two minors are among the victims. Security forces reportedly opened fire indiscriminately in a market, residential areas, and inside homes. One elderly woman was shot dead inside her house. Read more: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/case/at-least-five-papuan-civilians-killed-and-three-injured-by-bullets-during-alleged-retaliatory-security-force-operation-in-dogiyai-two-minors-among-the-victims/
Two #extinct #marsupials in #WestPapua found alive! The #marsupials highlight the need to protect #Papuan forests or they are gone for good! Resist for them and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife when you shop ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿ™Š๐Ÿ”ฅโ˜ ๏ธ๐Ÿšซ @palmoildetectives #Boycott4Wildlife https://wp.me/pcFhgU-iOH?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Between January and March 2026, Indonesian military operations in Puncak Regency #WestPapua involved drone-dropped explosives, mortars, and shootings directed at civilian villages and IDP settlements. On 8 February, grenades were allegedly dropped on civilian areas during Sunday worship services. Internet access was deliberately cut off during attacks to prevent civilians from reporting. Read more: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/reports/idp-update-march26-more-military-trigger-new-displacements-and-dampen-the-prospects-of-return/
The Wondiwoi tree #kangaroo ๐Ÿฆ˜๐ŸŒฟ is the most endangered kangaroo alive due to #palmoil #deforestation ๐Ÿช”๐ŸŒด and hunting across their range of #WestPapua. Take action to help these wide-eyed beauties #Boycottpalmoil ๐Ÿ‘Ž #Boycott4Wildlife ๐Ÿšซ @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-8yg?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer