Attention. West Papua Warriors are about to make history and playing their first overseas game against Philippines National Development Team: February 5th 2016 CABRAMATTA SYDNEY. If you are in Sydney or have friends there PLEASE can you forward on the invitation. Let's show the Warriors how much we support them and fly Morning Star Flags […]
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West Papua Warriors to play officially sanctioned international match
The rugby league team set up in PNG to promote the West Papuan Freedom Movement, the West Papua Warriors, are going international with a match lined up against the Philippines Tamaraws in the New Year. The game will be played in Brisbane on January 16th and organisers say it will mark the first time that […]
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Paris Attacks, Governor Juffa Responds
Northern Governor, Gary Juffa, has been critical of the extreme media attention the Paris attacks are receiving, compared to the support for the plight of West Papua. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJnLGcjZ4rg
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Special envoy hopes for positive outcome on West Papua
Newly appointed Solomon Islands Special Envoy on West Papua, Matthew Cooper Wale says he is hopeful for a positive outcome after a leader’s retreat today in Port Moresby. The retreat is part of the 46th Pacific Islands Forum Meeting held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. SIBC’s Gina Maka’a reports Mr. Wale made the comments […]
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Trailer 'Freedom Fighters' (New documentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXNHjSVyMPg Trailer for the up and coming "Freedom Fighters" documentary, following the Sport for Free West Papua movement in Papua New Guinea. We are very excited about this documentary which will feature World Champion Kickboxer Rickson Yamo as well as PNG Rugby League team West Papua Warriors. Massive thanks to Valilio Films Productions for this […]
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West Papua special envoy criticises Indonesia
Solomon Islands is determined to keep West Papua on the regional and global agenda in the next few years because of the struggles of the people for self-determination and gross violation of human rights abuses’ in the Indonesian province. Since the admission of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) as an observer to […]
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A new hopeful chapter in West Papua’s 50-year freedom struggle
A new article extensively covering the success of West Papua joining the Melanesian Spearhead Group earlier this year has been published in wagingnonviolence.org You can read the full article, "A new hopeful chapter in West Papua’s 50-year freedom struggle" here "A new hopeful chapter in West Papua’s 50-year freedom struggle" is an edited excerpt from the […]
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Vanuatu president hopes for united stand with Fiji on Papua
Vanuatu's president Baldwin Lonsdale says it is the country's hope that Vanuatu and Fiji will eventually unite to address the issue of West Papua. The Vanuatu Daily Post reports Mr Lonsdale made the comments as he welcomed Fiji's newly appointed High Commissioner to Vanuatu, Esala Teleni. Vanuatu President, Baldwin Lonsdale. Photo: AFP He says Vanuatu has […]
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President Lonsdale talks West Papua with Fiji
Head of State,president Baldwin Lonsdale says it is the country’s hope that one day Vanuatu and Fiji will unite to address the issue of West Papua. As he welcomed the newly appointed High Commissioner of Fiji to Vanuatu, Esala Teleni,last week President Lonsdale pointed out that having such a bigger partner in the Pacific Region has […]
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West Papua's Octo Mote lobbies for Pacific fact-finding mission (PMC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDRrYkDYd3Y AUCKLAND (Pacific Media Watch): The Pacific Island Forum (PIF) leaders meeting in Papua New Guinea is a few weeks away and the secretary-general for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), Octovianus Mote, is in New Zealand to lobby the government to support human rights. West Papua is now on the agenda at […]
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Sig to appoint special envoy on West Papua, admission to PIFS
SOLOMON ISLANDS Government will appoint a Special Envoy on West Papua and seek West Papua’s admission to the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare revealed this when the Secretary General of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP), Octovanius Mote met with him at the Prime Minister’s Office last Friday. Mr […]
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Profile PNG: West Papua
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ieo3Uvo2koA I recently interviewed Benny Wenda, West Papua’s Independence leader, and am really proud that Profile PNG was able to dedicate an entire show to his struggle to win recognition – and ultimately the right to self-determination – for his people. The West Papua conflict – between the Indonesian Government and indigenous populations of West […]
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Letter of condolence after the death of former Vanuatu Prime Minister, Edward Natapei
We are very sad to learn of the tragic death of former Vanuatu Prime Minister and true hero for the West Papuan freedom struggle, Edward Natapei. Mr Natapei was an outspoken supporter of West Papuan liberation and contributed so much towards helping the West Papuan people unite and gain international support for the cause. Following […]
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West Papua could follow same path as the FLNKS: academic
A Melanesian specialist says the West Papuan nationalist coalition that received observer status at the Melanesian Spearhead Group could follow a similar path to the FLNKS, which represents New Caledonia's Kanak people. Associate Professor Tarcisius Tara Kabutaulaka, from the University of Hawaii, says while the decision to only grant the group observer status may be […]
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Global Petition and Swim for West Papua Launched in Westminster
January 25, 2017 On 24th January 2017 the Free West Papua Campaign took another significant step in supporting West Papuans in their journey towards freedom: the official launch of the Global Petition for an Internationally Supervised Vote at the Palace of Westminster. The ground-breaking petition is addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António […]
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West Papua: UN must supervise vote on independence, says coalition
Exclusive: Independence leader Benny Wenda joins parliamentarians, lawyers and humanitarians demanding UN supports referendum on territory’s fate : Source Indonesia gained complete control of West Papua through a UN-sanctioned but discredited ballot in 1969. Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP The United Nations must pass a resolution for an internationally supervised vote for independence in West Papua, global […]
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Jeremy Corbyn on West Papua: UK Labour leader calls for independence vote
Opposition leader says human rights and justice should be ‘cornerstone’ of UK Labour party’s foreign policy : Source Jeremy Corbyn, who is a cofounder of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua, described the gathering as ‘historic’. Photograph: LNP/REX/Shutterstock Jeremy Corbyn has drawn attention to the plight of West Papuans, saying the recognition of human rights […]
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The Head of the Indonesian police is giving security or threatening Papuans?
This article was written by a West Papuan about the Indonesian police threatening West Papuan activists from the West Papua National Committee (KNPB). On Tuesday, 22 March 2016, the Indonesian Police Chief Inspector in West Papua, Paulus Waterpauw has written to the West Papua National Committee (KNPB), for the purpose of the meeting is to […]
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TV3 Ghana - Hot Issues - With Chief Benny Wenda -12/3/2016
West Papuan Independence Leader Benny Wenda was recently interviewed by Tv3 Network Limited 3 about the West Papuan freedom struggle and why his people are calling on Ghana to support West Papua again. Please watch and share here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTtpY530kK8&feature=youtu.be
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President of the Churches: West Papuans without the military and police, can protect themselves
This article has been written by a West Papuan activist about the West Papuan churches condemning the Indonesian military and police President of the Evangelical Church in West Papua and all Indonesia (GIDI Rev. Dorman Wandikbo has asserted that without security and escorts from the Indonesian security forces, military and police, the Papuan people […]
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Benny Wenda addresses and thanks Oxford City Council for their support
Yesterday, West Papuan Independence Leader Benny Wenda addressed the entire Oxford City Council in the United Kingdom and thanked them for the tremendous support Oxford continues to show for West Papua’s freedom. He said, “We West Papuans feel that this Campaign is very safe in the hands of the people of Oxford. From this city […]
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NZ students protest over Papua violence
Dozens of students marched on the Indonesian Embassy in the New Zealand capital, Wellington, today to protest over continuing violence from the security forces in West Papua. The students, many of them from Melanesian countries, had walked from Victoria University and were joined by several MPs, including the Green Party's Catherine Delahunty. She says it […]
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Churches criticise Indonesia's Papua record
Pacific churches say Indonesia must seriously address human rights abuses and extra-judicial killings in Papua. The call by the Pacific Conference of Churches comes after the killing of a student in Timika and Indonesia's denials at the UN General Assembly of human rights abuses in the territory it annexed in 1961. Photo: RNZI The organisation's general […]
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14 NGOs demand justice after the shooting of two West Papuan teenagers
14 NGOs demand justice after the shooting of two West Papuan teenagers Kaleb Bagau and Efrando Sabarofek last month. 14 NGOs have submitted an urgent appeal case to the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva calling for an impartial investigation into the shooting of the 2 boys and for the perpetrators to face justice. […]
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Maire Leadbeater: A glimmer of hope for West Papua?
It is frustrating that serious human rights abuses in Indonesian-controlled West Papua continue to fly below the radar. This year there has been some good news but it is also going largely unremarked. This is equally frustrating, especially as the positive developments all stem from initiatives taken by courageous Papuans themselves or by our neighbours […]
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Native Affairs – Inside West Papua – Part 1
It's the first time in 50 years, a New Zealand television crew has been allowed into the province. Here is part one of their special report. A warning some of the images in this report you may find disturbing. watch video report: https://www.maoritelevision.com/news/politics/native-affairs--inside-west-papua--part-1
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Pacific News Minute: Pacific Islands Forum Discusses West Papua for the First Time
The summit meeting of leaders from around the Pacific continues in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea this week. Yesterday, we reported on climate change - the issue at the top of the agenda. Today more background on another big controversy as we hear about West Papua from Neal Conan in the Pacific […]
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PNG Governor dismisses Indonesia's West Papua stance
Indonesia's warning to the Pacific Islands Forum not to discuss the West Papua issue is to be expected, but should not be accepted. That's according to Gary Juffa, Governor of PNG's Oro Province and a fierce supporter of independence for the Indonesian half of New Guinea island. Indonesia's vice-minister for Foreign Affairs, A M Fachir […]
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The official launch of the Global Petition for an Internationally Supervised Vote at the Palace of Westminster.
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Global Petition and Swim for West Papua Launched in Westminster
January 25, 2017 On 24th January 2017 the Free West Papua Campaign took another significant step in supporting West Papuans in their journey towards freedom: the official launch of the Global Petition for an Internationally Supervised Vote at the Palace of Westminster. The ground-breaking petition is addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António […]
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Global petition for freedom in West Papua launched in London
A global petition calling on the United Nations to put West Papua back on its decolonisation list has been launched in Britain: Source (L to R) Tim, Tom and Joel from Swim for West Papua, Maria Wenda, Benny Wenda, Rt Hon Andrew Smith MP, Peter Tatchell, Lord Harries. Photo: International Parliamentarians for West Papua The […]
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Free West Papua Campaign activities held in Newcastle
FEBRUARY 7, 2016 Free West Papua supporters in Newcastle after a public screening of the film ‘The Road to Home’ which follows the life and struggle of West Papuan Independence Leader Benny Wenda On 6th February, there were many Free West Papua Campaign events held in the city of Newcastle, United Kingdom. Support from Newcastle […]