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KNPB activists sing for freedom from behind bars in West Papua
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KNPB activists sing for freedom from behind bars in West Papua

We are KNPB activist in Timika, West Papua. Indonesia Police jailed us with no reason. Indonesian police jailed Romario Yatipai, Steven Itlay, Yakonias Womsiwor, Paulus Marsyom, Alfred Marsyom and Yanto Awerkion sinc ...

Conference of International Lawyers for West Papua in Den Haag

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. ...

Groups Urge U.S. Not to Sell Attack Helicopters to Indonesia

Groups Urge U.S. Not to Sell Attack Helicopters to Indonesia

Ninety organizations today urged the U.S. government and Congress not to provide deadly attack helicopters to Indonesia. Indonesia has announced that it plans to buy eight AH-64 Apache attack helicopters from the Uni ...

Buchtar Tabuni: West Papuan People’s Struggle for Independence
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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... ...

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... ...

West Papua: No Longer Silent

West Papua: No Longer Silent

10,000 demonstrators took to the streets of West Papua, in coordination with the UK-based ‘Road to Freedom’ conference, to challenge the legality of the 1969 ‘Act of Free Choice’ ... ...

West Papua Peaceful Rally in Abepura (Jayapura)
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West Papua Peaceful Rally in Abepura (Jayapura)

On August 2, 2011, Papuan students took to the streets in Abepura to remind the public of their struggle, and they also welcome the International Lawyers for West Papua who began the Road to Freedom Conference in Lon ...

“Road to Freedom” Conference for West Papuan Self-Determination

“Road to Freedom” Conference for West Papuan Self-Determination

The “Road to Freedom” conference comes right on the heels of last week’s Joint Commission meeting between the U.S. and Indonesia, where U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated the United ...