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Interview with a Papuan political prisoner: Filep Karma
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Interview with a Papuan political prisoner: Filep Karma

On April 2nd, 2014, West Papuan solidarity groups are holding a day of action calling on the Indonesian Government to free all West Papuan political prisoners unconditionally. Rallies are being held in various cities ...

Interview with a Papuan political prisoner: Forkorus Yaboisembut
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Interview with a Papuan political prisoner: Forkorus Yaboisembut

On April 2nd, 2014, West Papuan solidarity groups are holding a day of action calling on the Indonesian Government to free all West Papuan political prisoners unconditionally. Rallies are being held in various cities ...

Interview with a Papuan political prisoner: Edison Waromi
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Interview with a Papuan political prisoner: Edison Waromi

On April 2nd, 2014, West Papuan solidarity groups are holding a day of action calling on the Indonesian Government to free all West Papuan political prisoners unconditionally. Rallies are being held in various cities ...

A Music Video Tribute for Assassinated Papuan Leader Kelly Kwalik
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A Music Video Tribute for Assassinated Papuan Leader Kelly Kwalik

Kelly Kwalik was a West Papuan freedom fighter. He was assassinated by Indonesian police on December 16th, 2009. He waged a resistance movement from the jungles against the Indonesian military and American mining gia ...

Lamberth Pekikir acknowledges the risks he is taking

Lamberth Pekikir acknowledges the risks he is taking

Lamberth Pekikir, the general co-ordinator of the TPN/OPM who is now being hunted down by the military, has declared that he is prepared to accept the consequences of his actions, saying that he knows what the conseq ...

West Papua:  Freedom Fighters Filep Karma, Buchtar Tabuni to Face Charges

West Papua: Freedom Fighters Filep Karma, Buchtar Tabuni to Face Charges

Two well known Papuan political prisoners are to face charges for alleged incitement and causing damage to the Abepura Prison. ...

Merdeka!

Merdeka!

“Merdeka” means freedom or independence in Malay and Indonesian. Papua Merdeka! is the rallying cry for the independence movement in West Papua. ...