News
For West Papuans, Indonesian Independence Day 2015 was a day of bloodshed
August 19, 2015
West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda has written this statement as a condolence message after the deaths of 54 people in the Oksibil plane crash in West Papua, and the murder of West Papuan man Fredi Wenda by the Indonesian military. Both happened on 16th August (Indonesian Independence Day) which
Free West Papua Campaign launched in Poland
August 14, 2015
We are very pleased to report that a new branch of the Free West Papua Campaign has opened in Poland! The new branched was launched with members of Free West Papua Campaign Netherlands and is located in Garwolin, (near Warsaw) Poland. The launch took place on August 8th during Garwolin’s…
Solomon Islands Prime Minister supports West Papua joining Pacific Islands Forum
August 10, 2015
We are very happy to report that the Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, Hon Manasseh Sogavare has pledged his support for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) joining the regional group, the Pacific Islands Forum. In a meeting on Friday with ULMWP General Secretary Octavianus Mote, the
Pacific Islands Forum urged to discuss West Papua
August 9, 2015
The important regional body, the Pacific Islands Forum has been urged by it’s by it’s own Specialist Sub-Committee on Regionalism (SSCR) to make West Papua a priority issue on the leaders meeting agenda in Papua New Guinea this September. The Sub-Committee apparently decided to act after an “increasing groundswell of support in…
Australian Foreign Minister speaks to Free West Papua activists on Anniversary of “Act of Free Choice”
August 2, 2015
Today Free West Papua activists addressed the Australian government head on with important questions about supporting the West Papuan people. This is a significant date as it is exactly…
Letter of condolence after the death of former Vanuatu Prime Minister, Edward Natapei
July 29, 2015
We are very sad to learn of the tragic passing away of former Vanuatu Prime Minister and true hero for the West Papuan freedom struggle, Edward Natapei. Mr Natapei was…
For Peace and stability Police must face justice for Tolikara shooting
July 24, 2015
Widespread and growing criticism of the shoddy way in which the Tolikara situation in West Papua has been handled by the security forces, has now reached the door of President…
Police chiefs under fire as police kill boy and inflame religious tensions
July 20, 2015
A 15 year old boy, Endi Wanimbo, has been shot dead and 11 others injured when police fired on a religious congregation in Karubaga, Tolikara district, West Papua on 17 July. So far no police have been named…
West Papua Freedom Forum held in Darwin, Australia
July 20, 2015
Last week, Free West Papua supporters in Australia gathered together in Darwin to hold a West Papua Freedom Forum, uniting West Papuans, Indigenous nations and non-Indigenous Australians together to meet and plan together on working towards helping to liberate West Papua.
US condemns Indonesian human rights abuses in West Papua
July 13, 2015
The United States Government, through the US State Department has published it’s 2014 Human Rights report on Indonesia in which gross and persistent human rights violations by the Indonesian authorities in West Papua, were exposed in detail and heavily condemned.