Benny Wenda at the Oslo Freedom Forum 2012
West Papuan tribal leader and human rights advocate Benny Wenda exposes the ongoing colonial occupation of his homeland by the Indonesian government. ...
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An appeal for Filep Karma’s freedom, from his daughter
Former civil servant Filep Karma is currently serving 15 years in prison after taking part in an annual ceremony at which a Papuan independence flag was raised. He was charged and convicted of rebellion on 26 May 200 ...
Violence reinforces West Papua’s independence aspirations
Jayapura: A number of acts of violence have occurred in Papua, but none of these incidents have been investigated. which creates the impression that the Indonesian government it simply not interested, while these inc ...
Socratez: “The Indonesian Government Occupies, Colonises and Marginalises Indigenous Papuans”
Special Autonomy is a political solution or a political bargaining between the peoples of Papua and Indonesia, in order that Papuans remain in Indonesia with a guarantee to protect the people of Papua, the empowermen ...
Conference of International Lawyers for West Papua in Den Haag
April 5th, 2012, after 51 years, the West Papuan people reclaim their right to self-determination by re-installing a New Guinea Council in West Papua. ...
KNPB demonstrations in support of IPWP launch in The Netherlands
Demonstrations organized by KNPB were held in Jayapura on April 2nd, and will be held again on April 5th to show support for the conference of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) to be held in th ...
Papua Calling Episode 1, 2012 – Muslims Call for Peace
Ustad Adnan and Fadhal are part of a small minority of West Papuan Muslims. They argue that the problems in Papua don't just affect the predominantly Christian population. "Don't view the problems in Papua as Christi ...
Sebby Sambom: ‘Imprisonment will never silence Papuans’
A leading Papuan human rights activist has said that the Indonesian government will never be able to silence the Papuan struggle by putting Papuans behind bars. ...
March 19th: Protests in Papua & Australia demanding UN protection for Papuans
“The Indonesian government brands us as separatists, and then hosts international fora to escalate support for what it says are ‘non-war military operations’ against us” ...
Injustice Reigns in West Papua: Jayapura 5 Found Guilty of Treason
Hundreds of security forces are on the streets around Jaypura, West Papua, in a show of force as an Indonesian court found five Congress leaders guilty of Makar (treason), and sentenced the defendants each to three y ...
Federal Republic of West Papua is registered at the UN
At the latest hearing of the trial of Forkorus Yaboisembut, Forkorus announced that the proclamation of the Federal Republic of West Papua had been registered with the UN Security Council in order to receive intern ...
Benny Wenda’s statement to International Parliamentarians for West Papua
West Papuan independence leader gives video address to International Parliamentarians for West Papua event in Canberra, Australia, February 28. Wenda was unable to travel from the UK due to an Interpol red notice. ...
Forkorus: Independent Papua will come in a matter of days
Jayapura: The trial of Forkorus Yaboisembut which is now under way in Jayapura has not lessened Papuan calls for Merdeka - independence. On the contrary, Forkorus is even saying that a free West Papua will come into ...
Jacob Rumbiak on Indigenous Resistance to Colonialism in West Papua & Australia
Jacob Rumbiak, from the West Papua independence movement, outlined the continuing importance of indigenous resistance to colonialism both in Australia and in west Papua. ...
West Papua – Breaking the Media Blackout
50 years ago on the 1/12/61 West Papuans flew their flag for the first time in preparation for their independence from the Dutch. In 2011, despite ongoing repression, the Morning Star flag was once again flown across ...
Embracing and Breathing Activism
From the earliest days to the present, activists have been deeply moved by beauty in all its forms: in music, language and art, in the innocence of children, in Nature, and in the bravery of the elderly. Beauty stirs ...
Interview with Tadius Yogi, Commander of TPN/OPM Paniai Region, West Papua
Commander Tadius Yogi's (TPN / OPM Region Paniai) comments calling for the independence of West Papua from Indonesia. ...
Buchtar Tabuni: West Papuan People’s Struggle for Independence
We are the owners of the land, we have the right to sit on this land, everyone must respect the person sitting on this land... ...
27 Villages Burned, 131 Relocated Overnight in Paniai, West Papua
Thousands of people have reportedly fled in terror from a large area in Paniai, West Papua as a massive combined Police and military offensive attacked villages on December 13... ...
West Papua Media: Indonesian troops reportedly raze Paniai villages and attack by helicopter
Urgent text messages have been received reporting an attack on Markas Eduda by Brimob and the TNI ...
