West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda is currently live on Radio in London where he will discuss the ongoing racism, genocide, and illegal occupation of West Papua as well as the Global Day of Action in for West Papua on Saturday Please do tune in and listen http://tunein.com/radio/galaxyafiwe-s178508/

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 the region for the people […]

SOLOMON ISLANDS Government will appoint a Special Envoy on West Papua and seek West Papua’s admission to the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare revealed this when the Secretary General of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP), Octovanius Mote met with him at the Prime Minister’s Office last Friday. Mr […]

I recently interviewed Benny Wenda, West Papua’s Independence leader, and am really proud that Profile PNG was able to dedicate an entire show to his struggle to win recognition – and ultimately the right to self-determination – for his people. The West Papua conflict – between the Indonesian Government and indigenous populations of West Papua […]

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop Hit with West Papua Kill Claims- The NT News. FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop has met with a Free West Papua activist in Darwin to discuss ongoing human rights violations in the Indonesian province. A small group of Free West Papua activists lobbied Ms Bishop to meet with one of their […]

Australian Foreign Minister speaks to Free West Papua activists on Anniversary of “Act of Free Choice” http://freewestpapua.org/go/1796 Today Free West Papua activists addressed the Australian government head on with important questions about supporting the West Papuan people. Please read the report on the Australian Foreign Minister today below, written by Australians for a Free West […]

March for Reparation 2015 Watch photoalbum here.

We are very sad to learn of the tragic death of former Vanuatu Prime Minister and true hero for the West Papuan freedom struggle, Edward Natapei. Mr Natapei was an outspoken supporter of West Papuan liberation and contributed so much towards helping the West Papuan people unite and gain international support for the cause.  Following […]

The Australia West Papua Association is calling on Pacific Islands Forum leaders to address the human rights situation in Indonesia’s Papuan provinces. Its call comes in the lead up to the 46th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Summit to be held in Papua New Guinea in September. The group says Indonesia’s security forces used excessive and […]

West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda has released this statement to counter calls by the Indonesian parliament to ask British Prime Minister David Cameron to close the Free West Papua Campaign office in the United Kingdom.   The full statement can be read below  If the Indonesian President wants the Free West Papua Campaign office […]