On 27th February 2015 Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu met with West Papuan independence leader and founder of the Free West Papua Campaign, Benny Wenda, in Cape Town, South Africa. He has released the following statement renewing his call for the UN to instigate an investigation into the so called Act of ‘Free’ Choice in which Indonesia […]

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The thorny issue of West Papua has stirred controversy during a state visit by Indonesia’s President, Joko Widodo, to Papua New Guinea. Read full article

Some more photos from the protests held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea yesterday at the arrival of the Indonesian President. There were 2 protests in the city and 7 people were arrested and spent 6 hours in jail. Our people are refusing the Indonesian president and calling on him to stop the genocide and […]

The Indonesian government has gone back on their promise to open West Papua to foreign journalists and is once again making a long list of conditions they want journalists to obey. “Foreign media should obtain permits to cover Papua so, we will not be blamed if they go to forbidden areas. Their reports must not […]

Human Rights Watch says the Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s visit to Papua New Guinea this week represents Jakarta’s latest heavy-handed attempt to pressure the Melanesian Spearhead Group into rejecting West Papua’s membership application. Read full article and listen to the interview.

BREAKING NEWS. Indonesian press are reporting that foreign media will not have free and open access to West Papua. Conditions will apply. Journalists to be told what they are not allowed to report on. Journalists will not be allowed to write things that “contain slander or vilify-disfigure the Indonesian government” TNI indonesian military likely to […]

Indonesian official- We will use “economic diplomacy” to try to stop the West Papua independence movement. http://international.sindonews.com/…/indonesia-siapkan-juru… JAKARTA – Free Papua Movement (OPM) is one of the separatist groups that still be a distraction for sovereignty in eastern Indonesia. Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that they have some moves to press the issue of West […]

BREAKING NEWS from Papua New Guinea. PNG citizens arrested and jailed today for protesting against the arrival of Indonesian president Jokowi in PNG. ON MY WAY TO FREEDOM WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED, I was arrested today( 11/5/2015) with my two daughters and Mr Dilu D. Okuk Niles and Markus today at 6mile by PNG […]

News from Cape Town, South Africa. The free West Papua movement is growing every day across Africa. “The West Papua Solidarity Campaign had a very fruitful day,firstly we attended the Way Of Life church service . Where there was a screening and discussion on the ” black and white doll” documentary. ” “Before the discussion […]