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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 ...

Another PNG Government Official Speaks Up About West Papua

Another PNG Government Official Speaks Up About West Papua

The Papua New Guinea Health minister Michael Malabag, speaking as a private citizen, has said it is time PNG made a bold stand for the independence struggle of the mostly Melanesian indigenous people of the Indonesia ...

West Papua Tribal Leader Tells World About Injustice in Homeland

West Papua Tribal Leader Tells World About Injustice in Homeland

Tribal Leader Benny Wenda is on a mission around the Caribbean to sensitize the region about the modern day colonialism in the country of West Papua, a province of Indonesia covering the western peninsula of the isla ...

Indonesian police open fire on KNPB demonstration, West Papua
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Indonesian police open fire on KNPB demonstration, West Papua

Indonesian TV news channel footage of police shooting into the KNPB demonstration on 23rd October 2012 in West Papua ...

Jayapura mother and her 5 year old son arrested by Detachment 88

Jayapura mother and her 5 year old son arrested by Detachment 88

A Jayapura mother, Kristin Kogoya, and her 5 year old son, Lokpere Wene were arrested and detained by the Indonesian military and Police special anti-terrorist squad, Detachment 88, in Jayapura on Thursday ...

Interview with the late Mako Tabuni, KNPB Chairman
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Interview with the late Mako Tabuni, KNPB Chairman

Mako Tabuni, Chairman of West Papua National Committee talking about position KNPB, and root of conflict in west Papua. He said the best solution for Papua people is referendum. ...

KNPB: Thousands Demand Referendum for West Papua
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KNPB: Thousands Demand Referendum for West Papua

Thousands people of West Papua long march along the way of Jayapura City on November 14 demanding their right of self determination through Referendum ...

3,000 Papuans Gather in Jayapura for Pro-Independence Rally

3,000 Papuans Gather in Jayapura for Pro-Independence Rally

Thousands of protesters staged a pro-independence rally in Indonesia’s restive and resource-rich Papua region Monday demanding a referendum for self-determination. Protest coordinator Mako Tabuni said, “ ...

Sudan: The Abyei Factor

Sudan: The Abyei Factor

South Sudan’s transition to independence was never going to be easy. The people’s overwhelming desire for secession from the North expressed in January’s referendum was only the start. ...