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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. ...

Courage is Contagious: Jennifer Robinson at TEDxSydney
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Courage is Contagious: Jennifer Robinson at TEDxSydney

Benny Wenda is the face of self-determination and human rights in West Papua. This is the story of him and his people as told by his lawyer and friend, Jennifer Robinson. ...

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 ...

Goodbye Indonesia: The West Papuan Struggle for Independence.
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Goodbye Indonesia: The West Papuan Struggle for Independence.

Because it is virtually impossible for foreign journalists to obtain official permission to visit the territory filmmaker Dom Rotheroe and fixer Sally Collister travelled in the guise of tourists. Filming discreetly, ...

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 ...

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. ...

East Timor All Over Again In West Papua

East Timor All Over Again In West Papua

As violence escalates in West Papua, one cannot help but recall East Timor and wonder how much worse it must get before Australia and the international community will act. Last month, East Timor celebrated 10 years o ...

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. ...

Jennifer Robinson: The UN’s Chequered Record in West Papua

Jennifer Robinson: The UN’s Chequered Record in West Papua

IN THE 1960S, WEST PAPUANS WERE SACRIFICED IN THE NAME OF COLD WAR POLITICS – AND THE UN DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. Thousands have taken part in rallies across West Papua and in Australia to mark the UN Secretary- ...

Interview with WikiLeaks Lawyer Jennifer Robinson
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Interview with WikiLeaks Lawyer Jennifer Robinson

ABC News’ One plus One interviews WikiLeaks lawyer Jennifer Robinson about Julian Assange, WikiLeaks, and the Swedish extradition trial. ...

Jennifer Robinson: “It’s past time to speak for West Papua”

Jennifer Robinson: “It’s past time to speak for West Papua”

As we left, a woman walked close behind me and whispered – just out of earshot of our Indonesian escorts – “if you want to hear the truth, come without the intel”. Later that day I excused m ...

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’ ... ...

“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 ...