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URGENT: 200 West Papuans arrested, stabbed, 26 tortured, journalist attacked; all 2 days before World Press Freedom Day
May 1, 2017
We have just received urgent news from West Papua that 200 Papuans have been arrested and 26 tortured by Indonesian police, one day before Indonesia hosts the World Press Freedom Day in Jakarta.
Benny Wenda speaks out on World Press Freedom Day being held in Indonesia
April 30, 2017
In a recent interview for the New Internationalist magazine in their fantastic new issue all about West Papua, Benny Wenda spoke out about the reality of press freedom in West Papua
West Papuan stage destroyed by Indonesian police before rally, residents threatened
April 29, 2017
We have just received an urgent report from West Papua that today at 03:50, local time, the Indonesian police came to the West Papua National Committee [KNPB] secretariat in Sentani and destroyed the stage building they had set up for a rally. Photos sent to us today show the Indonesian…
ANZAC Day message from West Papuan Independence Leader Benny Wenda
April 25, 2017
This statement has been released by West Papuan Independence Leader Benny Wenda as a message for ANZAC Day which has considerable importance for the people of West Papua and the rest of the Pacific, as well as to Australia and New Zealand Today, we remember those who have fallen. Today,…
West Papuan man shot by the Indonesian police in Sorong
April 24, 2017
More urgent news from West Papua According to local reports and eyewitnesses, on 20th April West Papuan man Ulis Torot was shot by the Indonesian police in Aifat, Sorong, near the famous Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua. According to TabloidJubi, Ulis Torot was shot after an argument with…
West Papuan man tortured by the Indonesian military and police in Enarotali
April 23, 2017
URGENT – West Papuan man brutally tortured and beaten by the Indonesian military and police with stones, wires and boots for no apparent reason. We have received urgent reports from West Papua that West Papuan man Yance Pigome has been tortured by members of the Indonesian authorities in Enarotali…
Join the Global Action demonstrations for Press Freedom in West Papua
April 21, 2017
From May 1st to May 3rd there will be a Global Action for West Papua as demonstrations take place across the world, calling for full Press Freedom in West Papua. We are calling on YOU to join us in shining light on the media blackout in West Papua. Day of…
Help us to make “There is NO #PressFreedom in #WestPapua” go viral!
April 21, 2017
Dear friends of West Papua, We are inviting YOU to join in solidarity with the people of West Papua as we create a global alert for West Papua from May 1st to May 3rd. 1st May will mark exactly 54 years to the day that Indonesia first occupied West Papua.
Happy Easter from the Free West Papua Campaign
April 15, 2017
HAPPY EASTER 2017! We would like to wish you all a very Happy and Peaceful Easter. Today let us remember the people of West Papua who continue to suffer under oppression for doing nothing wrong. They ask only for the freedom of their people but continue to be persecuted and…
2017: West Papua Media Briefing ahead of Indonesia Hosting World Press Freedom Day
April 12, 2017
Overview 2017 is currently progressing as another dismal year for media access in West Papua as the false promise of Indonesian President Joko Widodo in 2015 to allow foreign journalist’s access to West Papua has fallen further into disregard.