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A Time for Hope in West Papua

A Time for Hope in West Papua

In the wake of West Papua’s long awaited acceptance as a part of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, the time is coming for the cries of the Papuan people to be heard. ...

Global Solidarity Concert for West Papua in Los Angeles

Global Solidarity Concert for West Papua in Los Angeles

AK Rockefeller is honored to be sharing the stage with Blue King Brown, Big Mountain and Benny Wenda at The Mint in Los Angeles this May 15th. Come check out some great music and show your support for a free West Pap ...

The Road To Home: Documentary About West Papua Independence Leader Benny Wenda
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The Road To Home: Documentary About West Papua Independence Leader Benny Wenda

Feature length documentary by Dancing Turtle Films about the Nobel Peace Prize nominated West Papua independence leader Benny Wenda. ...

Boycott Indonesian Elections!
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Boycott Indonesian Elections!

Several West Papuan activist groups have been calling for a boycott of tomorrow's elections in Indonesia. Indonesian police and military have actually threatened to shoot anyone calling for the boycott, forcing the ...

Benny Wenda’s Mission to Free West Papua

Benny Wenda’s Mission to Free West Papua

Benny Wenda’s campaign for West Papuan independence is embarrassing Britain and enraging Indonesia... For Wenda, it’s all been in the service of a single goal: independence for West Papua and an end to ...

An interview with freedom fighter Benny Wenda in Oxford
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An interview with freedom fighter Benny Wenda in Oxford

An interview with Benny Wenda of the Free West Papua Campaign in Oxford, UK, on 18 May 2013. Topics included: TedX Sydney appearance, the opening of the Free West Papua Campaign Office in Oxford, Victor Yeimo, Human ...

PNG Takes Regional Lead In Supporting West Papua Freedom Campaign

PNG Takes Regional Lead In Supporting West Papua Freedom Campaign

Ordinary people in this part of the Pacific are painfully aware that the West Papuan people continue to live under the gun. It is the politicians in Melanesia who have been slow to take up the cause. But that may be ...

Benny Wenda at the ‘Free West Papua’ Concert in Port Moresby, PNG

Benny Wenda at the ‘Free West Papua’ Concert in Port Moresby, PNG

The West Papua struggle is a difficult one and what outcome will emerge in the years to come is still hard to see. A lot of thoughts crossed my mind on Wednesday night when I attended the Benny Wenda/Free West Papua ...

West Papuan Independence Leader Blocked from NZ Parliament

West Papuan Independence Leader Blocked from NZ Parliament

West Papuan freedom fighter Benny Wenda is on his way to New Zealand, and while he’s spoken at parliaments around the world, he won’t be allowed to here. Benny Wenda will bring with him West Papua human ...

“We Are Ready To Wreak Havoc And Clash With All Of You” : Reflections By An Unrepentant Leader

“We Are Ready To Wreak Havoc And Clash With All Of You” : Reflections By An Unrepentant Leader

West Papua Resistance Leader, Victor Weimo: "I must thank the colonialists for continuously teaching us to aspire to true humanity by means of rebellion." ...

West Papua Tribal Leader Tells World About Injustice in Homeland

West Papua Tribal Leader Tells World About Injustice in Homeland

Tribal Leader Benny Wenda is on a mission around the Caribbean to sensitize the region about the modern day colonialism in the country of West Papua, a province of Indonesia covering the western peninsula of the isla ...

The Tyrant Who Came To Tea – Yudhoyono In The UK

The Tyrant Who Came To Tea – Yudhoyono In The UK

Buckingham Palace has played host to some pretty unscrupulous characters over the years including Vladimir Putin, Hu Jintao and even Robert Mugabe. This week the odorous list is extended to include Indonesian Preside ...

UK Papua Activists Post Reward for SBY’s Arrest

UK Papua Activists Post Reward for SBY’s Arrest

A West Papua pro-independence group has offered a 50,000 pound reward to anyone who places President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono under “citizen’s arrest” during his visit to the United Kingdom for hum ...

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 Papuan Independence Leader on Trial in New Crackdown

West Papuan Independence Leader on Trial in New Crackdown

West Papuan independence leader Buchtar Tabuni has been put on trial as part of Indonesia's crackdown on the independence movement. ...

David Bridie’s Wantok Music Sing Sing at London 2012
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David Bridie’s Wantok Music Sing Sing at London 2012

The sound of West Papua freedom was brought to the people of London at the official pre-Olympic concert in Greenwich Park, London, July 21st 2012. ...

Merdeka! The Struggle for Freedom in West Papua
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Merdeka! The Struggle for Freedom in West Papua

Indigenous freedom fighters, isolated & outnumbered and with almost no weapons, wage a resistance struggle against a massive army and brutal police forces with US training & funding. ...

Benny Wenda & Jennifer Robinson on Rising Tensions in West Papua
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Benny Wenda & Jennifer Robinson on Rising Tensions in West Papua

RECENT violence in West Papua has highlighted the ongoing conflict between Indonesia's rulers and native Papuans struggling for independence. ...

Benny Wenda at the Oslo Freedom Forum 2012
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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. ...

Everyone Profits From West Papua Except for Papuans

Everyone Profits From West Papua Except for Papuans

As a child growing up in the remote highlands of West Papua, we often heard stories from the elders about how our ancestors’ spirits lived in the mountains and forests. How they would cry if they saw what is h ...