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Defending West Papuan Activism
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Defending West Papuan Activism

Jennifer Robinson: "it’s very well known in the history of West Papua that those who dare to stand up and lead their people and to speak out against Indonesian oppression have either been killed, people like A ...

West Papua: US and UN hidden secret
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West Papua: US and UN hidden secret

"The West" will lose its credibility if they fail to fulfill their international obligations for West Papua! Every country, every nation and every human being deserves equal rights!! ...

West Papua buries another national hero

West Papua buries another national hero

Today Papuans mourned the loss of Mako Tabuni, deputy chairman of the KNPB (National Committee of West Papua). He joins Theys Eluay, Arnold Ap, Tom Wainggai, Kelly Kwalik and countless other Papuan freedom fighters ...

West Papuans To Commemorate 28th Anniversary Of Arnold Ap’s Death

West Papuans To Commemorate 28th Anniversary Of Arnold Ap’s Death

Arnold Ap (1 July 1945 – 26 April 1984) was a Papuan leader, a cultural worker, anthropologist and musician. Arnold Ap was the leader of the Mambesak group and Curator of the Museum of the Cenderawasih Univers ...

Indonesia Suppresses Indigenous Music, Culture In West Papua

Indonesia Suppresses Indigenous Music, Culture In West Papua

EVER SINCE THE 1970S, THE INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN TAKING MEASURES TO SUPRESS THE CULTURAL RIGHTS OF THE INDIGENOUS PAPUA PEOPLE. This is clear from the murder of two indigenous Papuan cultural activists, the l ...

West Papua: Violence and oppression against musicians in forgotten conflict
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West Papua: Violence and oppression against musicians in forgotten conflict

With human rights observers and foreign media banned from working in West Papua, a ‘forgotten conflict’ of what some Papuans term ‘Indonesian occupation’ has been off the international radar ...