News Stories
Category: Human Rights
Video footage of police opening fire on West Papuan demonstration
October 23, 2012
Today police opened fire on a demonstration in Manokwari in West Papua. The following disturbing video footage is from Indonesian MetroTVNews channel: http://youtu.be/7Py9Ghj-8Xg The demonstration was held by the KNPB (National Commitee of West Papua) in support of a UK…
Al Jazeera documentary highlights repression of West Papuans
October 16, 2012
A new Al Jazeera documentary – People and Power – sets out to find what is behind what it calls ‘one of the most forgotten conflicts in the world.’ The documentary includes an interview with KNPB activist Uchak Logo who…
Benny Wenda’s Statement on the Wamena Arrests
October 3, 2012
Recent information received by the Free West Papua Campaign indicates that the Indonesian National Police and the Australian trained Detachment 88 counter-terrorist unit are continuing to increase their operations against nonviolent West Papuan independence activists. Papuan villages have been entered…
ABC and BBC News Reports on West Papua
August 29, 2012
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has broadcast an excellent report from undercover journalists on the independence struggle in West Papua and the abuses faced by those who campaign for freedom there. It includes a rare interview with KNPB Chairman Viktor Yeimo…
Sound of West Papua freedom at Olympic Games music event
July 21, 2012
The sound of West Papua freedom was brought to the people of London at the official pre-Olympic concert in Greenwich Park, London, July 21st 2012. The flag of West Papua was raised on stage as legendary Papua New Guinean musician…
Benny Wenda speaks at Oslo Freedom Forum
May 5, 2012
West Papua independence leader Benny Wenda last week addressed delegates at the Oslo Freedom Forum, telling them about Indonesia’s secret colony of West Papua. You can watch his speech in full below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH0Gq8DnX4w
British PM Criticized for ‘Overstating’ Indonesia’s Democracy
April 27, 2012
Erwida Maulia http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/british-pm-criticized-for-overstating-indonesias-democracy/514484 Human Rights Watch has criticized British Prime Minister David Cameron for his statements about Indonesia’s democracy, saying he overrated it while neglecting reports of ongoing rights abuses. Cameron praised Indonesia during his Jakarta visit earlier this month,…
An Agribusiness Attack in West Papua: Unravelling MIFEE
April 26, 2012
Announcing the publication of a new report into a major land grab in West Papua “An Agribusiness Attack in West Papua: Unravelling the Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate” is now online at: awasmifee.potager.org (direct PDF download: awasmifee.potager.org/uploads/2012/03/mifee_en.pdf). The Merauke Integrated Food and Energy…
28th anniversary of the death of Arnold Ap to be commemorated
April 24, 2012
JUBI, 24 April 2012 SKPHP plans to commemorate the 28th anniversary of the death of Arnold Ap Jayapura: The chairperson of Solidaritas Korban Pelanggaran HAM Papua (SKPHP)- Solidarity for Papuan Victims of Human Rights Violations, Lokbere Peneas has announced that they…
Tribal leader highlights plight of West Papuan people
April 20, 2012
An exiled campaigner will make a rare appearance in Scotland tomorrow. Benny Wenda, a West Papuan tribal leader who escaped from an Indonesian military prison after being sentenced for his role in organising pro-independence demonstrations, will speak at Teviot Underground,…