Trailer for the up and coming “Freedom Fighters” documentary, following the Sport for Free West Papua movement in Papua New Guinea. We are very excited about this documentary which will feature World Champion Kickboxer Rickson Yamo as well as PNG Rugby League team West Papua Warriors. Massive thanks to Valilio Films Productions for this great […]

Benny Wenda has written this statement after the Indonesian increase on the West Papua/PNG border, and the reports of hostages being taken there.  Recently along the Papua New Guinea/West Papua border there has been a massive deployment of at least 700 Indonesian soldiers, spreading growing fear and threat on both sides of the border. The […]

*URGENT NEWS-INDONESIAN SOLDIER ACCUSED OF KILLING A PREGNANT WEST PAPUAN MOTHER AND 2 CHILDREN* According to reports, an Indonesian solider allegedly stabbed the woman and children with a sickle late last month “after she ignored his romantic overtures” The Indonesian soldier has apparently now been detained.  The military reported this news on Tuesday but why […]

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 Undercover West Papua documentary, Forgotten Bird of Paradise, has been awarded ‘Best Short Documentary’ at the 2015 Davis International Film Festival in California, USA. More than 1,100 films were submitted to the festival from over 80 countries. As part of the award, screenings of the film will take place in Davis on Saturday, Sept. 26 […]

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 After many months of campaigning, lobbying and support from across the Pacific and around the world, we are happy to report that the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) has taken action on West Papua. As well as showing concern about the human rights violations in West Papua, the leaders of the Pacific Islands […]

The Governor of PNG’s National Capital District has urged the Indonesian Government not to stop a West Papuan soccer team from participating in PNG’s 40th Independence celebrations later this week. Governor Powes Parkop says the team has already arrived in Vanimo, but has apparently been stopped by the Indonesian government from travelling further to Port […]

The summit meeting of leaders from around the Pacific continues in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea this week.  Yesterday, we reported on climate change – the issue at the top of the agenda.  Today more background on another big controversy as we hear about West Papua from Neal Conan in the Pacific […]

Indonesia’s warning to the Pacific Islands Forum not to discuss the West Papua issue is to be expected, but should not be accepted. That’s according to Gary Juffa, Governor of PNG’s Oro Province and a fierce supporter of independence for the Indonesian half of New Guinea island. Indonesia’s vice-minister for Foreign Affairs, A M Fachir […]

Pacific Island leaders will consider launching a fact-finding or monitoring mission to investigate reported human rights abuses in the Indonesian province of West Papua at this meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum. Aid and human rights groups from across the region have been urging governments to act, saying the situation in West Papua is getting […]

For the first time, NGOs from around the Pacific have come together to issue the humanity abuses in West Papua.