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Surfers boycott of Indonesia draws debate
July 10, 2013
As the campaign grows, the West Papua struggle finds its way onto the agenda of surfers in Australia, posing questions about their frequent visits to Indonesia in search of waves. Surfing campaign group Don’t Go To Indo, has been set…
Protest and memorial for the Biak massacre
July 7, 2013
Yesterday the Free West Papua Campaign held a day of action and remembrance in commemoration of the tragic events of 6th July 1998, where on the island of Biak, West Papua, over 200 innocent West Papuan people were brutally killed…
MSG makes positive statements for West Papua
June 29, 2013
Following a strong campaign by the West Papuan National Coalition for Liberation and the government of Vanuatu for West Papua to be given member status in the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), it was disappointing that this week’s meeting postponed any…
Anti-apartheid leader dedicates award to the people of West Papua
June 22, 2013
Jason MacLeod, University of Queensland This week in Boston the Rev. James Lawson, the civil rights leader who worked alongside Martin Luther King, presented awards to four civil resisters.…
Buchtar Tabuni arrested in MSG protest crackdown
June 12, 2013
Head of the West Papua National Parliament and a West Papua National Committee (KNPB) leader, Buchtar Tabuni has been arrested today by dozens of heavily armed Indonesian police whilst going to watch a soccer game, following a mass KNPB protest he led the day…
Australian politicians clash over West Papua
June 6, 2013
Senator Di Natale has raised the deteriorating human rights situation in West Papua during a Parliamentary questions exchange with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bob Carr.
Majority in Melanesia support West Papua independence
June 4, 2013
From the Vanuatu Daily Post As leaders gather in Fiji this week for the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders Summit, the Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PiPP) has released its findings from the first ever telephone poll conducted across Melanesia.…
Biak Massacre rally in London on 6th July
May 31, 2013
Announcing a large rally outside the Indonesian Embassy in London. Date: Saturday 6th July 2013 Time: Midday till 7pm Location: Indonesian Embassy, 38 Grosvenor Square, London, W1K 2HW Closest tube station: Bond Street or Marble Arch 6th July will mark…
Massacre in West Papua highlands – over 40 people feared dead
May 28, 2013
At least 18 people including children found brutally mutilated and murdered, 2 people raped and 30 adults, 2 children missing after a lethal Indonesian military operation in one highlands…
Three KNPB members released, chairman still in prison – Take action
May 21, 2013
Following our urgent action campaign to release the KNPB members who were arrested on 13th May, we are pleased to inform you that Marten Manggaprouw, Yongky Ulimpa and Ely Kobak have been released. Sadly, the KNPB chairman Victor Yeimo remains in…