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We Will Not Be Silent

We Will Not Be Silent

“Until President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo delivers on his promises to address human rights abuses in Papua, expect apologies, not justice, for future police killings of Papuans.” – Human Rig ...

#IdleNoMore fighting for indigenous sovereignty in Canada

#IdleNoMore fighting for indigenous sovereignty in Canada

Idle No More calls on all people to join in a revolution which honors and fulfills Indigenous sovereignty which protects the land and water. Colonization continues through attacks to Indigenous rights and damage to t ...

Kashmir’s Torture Trail
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Kashmir’s Torture Trail

“Just watched the documentary. Devastating. Damning evidence of widespread torture. It’s going to be a sad, sad night.” - Mirza Waheed ...

Namorong: Media Freedom Day Address

Namorong: Media Freedom Day Address

If we are to talk about media freedom, we are to talk about creating enabling mechanisms for the purposes of defending Our People and promoting and preserving Our Papua New Guinean Ways. What’s the point of ha ...

West Papua – 3 Documentaries by Damien Faure
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West Papua – 3 Documentaries by Damien Faure

For more than 40 years, the Indonesian government has been conducting an aggressive colonialization policy against the Papua population of Western New Guinea (formerly Irian Jaya) marked by intense violence. Despite ...

JFK, West Papua and the ‘Big Wink’

JFK, West Papua and the ‘Big Wink’

Back in the 60s, after the Kennedy assassination, US agents helped engineer a coup in Indonesia and in the process handing West Papua over to Indonesia. State department officials referred to the anti-communist deal ...

World Council of Churches concerned about human rights violations in Papua

World Council of Churches concerned about human rights violations in Papua

The World Council of Churches has registered its concerns about human rights violations in West Papua and has informed the Indonesian government of this as well as churches around the world. ...

Jayapura’s Call to London and the World – 11 October 2011 Rally
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Jayapura’s Call to London and the World – 11 October 2011 Rally

The National Committee for West Papua (KNPB) held a rally to support the continuation of the International Lawyer for West Papua (ILWP) talk organised in London... ...

The Chinese Government is Not in Control of the Script

The Chinese Government is Not in Control of the Script

Xi Jinping is still some two years away from taking over as President of China- but already he is playing up his xenophobic, colonialist credentials by publicly threatening to “smash” separatism in Tibet. ...

History of West Papua

History of West Papua

from the UN Report on Netherlands New Guinea for the Year 1961 Presented to the Secretary General of the United Nations pursuant to Article 73(e) of the Charter Note: Netherlands New Guinea is now known as West Papua ...