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Freedom Flotilla holds sacred ceremony off the coast of West Papua

Freedom Flotilla holds sacred ceremony off the coast of West Papua

The Indonesian authorities turned away the West Papua Freedom Flotilla today, refusing to allow them to land in Merauke, West Papua. The flotilla activists explicitly informed authorities that they were unarmed and ...

The fearless Freedom Flotilla sails for occupied West Papua

The fearless Freedom Flotilla sails for occupied West Papua

On August 17th, a group of heroic activists set sail from Cairns, Australia, bound for West Papua in the Freedom Flotilla. Their mission is land on West Papuan soil and use their journey to draw attention to the hum ...

Land and Sea- Lake Eyre to West Papua
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Land and Sea- Lake Eyre to West Papua

A short, poetic, and quite moving film expressing the solidarity of Melanesian peoples across national boundaries. Featuring Kevin Buzzacott, Jacob Rumbiak, Emily Wainggai and Ronny Kareni. ...

West Papua: Remembering 51 years of oppression

West Papua: Remembering 51 years of oppression

Dusk is falling across Melbourne and West Papua, but not over the dreams of the Papuan people. Today, remembering 51 years of oppression having been denied the right to self-determination, the West Papuan people gath ...

Leak exposes Indonesian plan to assassinate Papuan leaders

Leak exposes Indonesian plan to assassinate Papuan leaders

The Indonesian Republic’s top-level intelligence of its special forces (KOPASSUS) held a secret meeting in Manokwari on Friday 27 April 2012 to finalize plans for the kidnapping and assasination of key leaders ...

Mass Rallies Across West Papua Challenge Anniversary of Indonesian Invasion

Mass Rallies Across West Papua Challenge Anniversary of Indonesian Invasion

Indonesian security forces are currently preparing to disperse a mass demonstration near Serui, as tens of thousands of people take to the streets across West Papua to reject the Indonesian annexation of West Papua o ...

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 ...

Jacob Rumbiak on Indigenous Resistance to Colonialism in West Papua & Australia
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Jacob Rumbiak on Indigenous Resistance to Colonialism in West Papua & Australia

Jacob Rumbiak, from the West Papua independence movement, outlined the continuing importance of indigenous resistance to colonialism both in Australia and in west Papua. ...

Jacob Rumbiak and West Papua Political Transition
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Jacob Rumbiak and West Papua Political Transition

West Papuans want to reiterate their demands that the only acceptable offering from Indonesia is self-determination leading to West Papua's complete independence from Indonesia ...