Western New Guinea
The region of West New Guinea is the western half of the island of New Guinea or Papua, and has also been known as Irian Jaya or West Papua. A part of Indonesia since 1963, the region contains the provinces of West Irian Jaya and Papua, which shares its eastern border with the nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG).
External links
- Online Library West Papua, Irian Jaya
- Extensive Library, some material written by Lani (highland) tribespeople
- PapuaWeb
- "Human Abuse in West Papua - Application of Law to Genocide"
- "Prison, Torture and Murder in Jayapura - Twelve Days in an Indonesian Jail" (Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 2000)
- Map showing the three new provinces
- Declassified US documents on "Act of free choice"
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | History |
| ► | Regions |
| ► | Geography |
| ► | Tribal groupings in West New Guinea |
| ► | Ecology |
| ► | Culture |
| ► | Postage stamps |
| ► | Related topics |
| ► | External links |
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