Colonised Quote by Yamin Kogoya

The crimes committed against the people of West Papua are some of the most shameful of the past years. The Western powers have much…

— Noam Chomsky

“Indonesia is just treading water when we are supposed to be bringing about change”

— Joesoef Isak

“Indonesia terus mengelola permasalahan di Papua sebaik mungkin. Bagi Indonesia, isu Papua bukanlah isu kedaulatan, tapi isu politik, isu sosial, isu keadilan dan isu…

— SBYudhoyono

“There is at least one advantage to being an Indonesian citizen: With this country's expanse of land and even greater expanse of sea, it's…

— Pramoedya Ananta Toer

“You can't coordinate anything in Indonesia”

— Kartono Kadri

“Indonesia’s democracy has grown from strength to strength. We held three peaceful periodic national elections; in 1999, in 2004, and in 2009. We peacefully…

— SBYudhoyono

“Papuan ancestors never stood before the world begging for the right to exist. They carved their existence into the mountains, forests, clans, rivers, memories…

— Yamin Kogoya

Indonesian people are living in constant fear, in horror. Often they do not realize it, because this state of mind, this 'living in fear',…

— Andre Vltchek

Indonesian people have to regain power, regain control over their own country. And that will never come without a struggle.

— Andre Vltchek

“The most dangerous weapon that can be used against us is that of playing with our minds.”

— Ava Brown