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UN expresses serious concerns over West Papua crackdown
May 2, 2013
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday expressed serious concerns over the crackdown on mass demonstrations across Papua since 30 April, with police reportedly…
Papuans mourn 50 years of Indonesian occupation
May 2, 2013
Warning: this article contains some images that readers may find disturbing – we include them as we feel it is important to document the reality of what is happening in West Papua. by Alex Rayfield For many people around the…
Indonesia told: end the myth of ‘no political prisoners’
April 29, 2013
A new report by UK-based NGO, TAPOL, forcefully challenges the Indonesian government’s repeated assertion that the country has ‘no political prisoners.’ The report urges President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to open up democratic space in West Papua and order the release…
Free West Papua Campaign office opens
April 28, 2013
We are delighted to announce our new headquarters in Oxford, UK are now officially open. The Lord Mayor of Oxford Mohammed Abbasi, local MP Andrew Smith and former mayor Elise Benjamin joined Benny Wenda for the opening earlier today. The…
Solomon Islands Prime Minister shows support for West Papua
April 27, 2013
The Solomons Islands Prime Minister has pledged his support for the West Papuan agenda to be discussed at the Melanesian Spearhead Group summit in June. His support came following a meeting with officials from the West Papuan National Coalition for…
KNPB members given one year prison sentences
April 22, 2013
Six members of the KNPB, from Timika have today been given one year prison sentences. They were sentenced on allegations that they were carrying dangerous weapons and for treason.…
Rio Tinto accused over West Papua
April 22, 2013
Protesters from the Free West Papua Campaign joined activists from other groups for a protest outside the Annual General Meeting of multi-national mining company Rio Tinto in London last week. Rio Tinto, the main shareholder in the Freeport mine in…
More international support for West Papua
April 16, 2013
International support for West Papua is growing. Following recent support from Vanuata and from a minister in Papua New Guinea, the FLNKS party in New Caledonia has not offered its full support for the cause of the West Papuan people…
95 Papuans starve to death
April 16, 2013
West Papuan students from AMP in Yogyakarta (Indonesia) have protested against the deaths of 95 Papuans due to ‘systematic starvation’ by the Indonesian state. We are sorry to report the tragic news from West Papua that 95 Papuans have starved…
Official Free West Papua Campaign office to open in Oxford!
April 16, 2013
We are delighted to announce the official opening of a new Free West Papua Campaign office in Oxford, UK. Oxford has a strong history of support for West Papua and the International Parliamentarians for West Papua was launched in the…