Filep Karma, West Papua’s most famous political prisoner refuses Indonesian president widodo’s offer of clemency because he refuses to admit any guilt. There is no guilt for West Papuan people to fly the Morning Star flag of West Papua in the land of West Papua. “If president Widodo wants to free me unconditionally, then yes […]

Free ALL political prisoners in West Papua. Filep Karma – “If Jowowi is a real democrat he will honour difference of opinion. Difference of opinion is no problem in a democratic country. He should free all political prisoners and I will be the last one to be free, after all my friends have been released […]

Press Release: Australia West Papuan Association 5 West Papuan prisoners granted clemency/media bans lifted for foreign journalists wanting to visit West Papua. Joe Collins of AWPA said, “although this first small step is encouraging, we should be cautious of Jokiei’s motives. Until all West Papuan political prisoners are unconditionally released and the lifting of travel […]

Darwin, Australia. MAY DAY DARWIN – YOLGNU mob march in support of their family suffering in West Papua.”THEY NEED THEIR FREEDOM NOW” Australians for a Free West Papua – May 4, 2015  ‪#‎FreeWestPapua‬ Free West Papua Campaign West Papua Media Alerts Yokal Alpheus Meage Unions NT Darwin Supporters for a Free West Papua MUA Northern […]

  United Liberation Movement of West Papua 9 May 2015. Press Release. For Immediate release   Melanesian solidarity can resist Indonesian pressure   Event: Visit of Indonesian President Joko Widodo to Papua New Guinea on 10 and 11 May to meet Prime Minister Peter O’Neill. Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s visit to Papua New Guinea this […]

Amnesty International calls on President Joko Widodo to take immediate steps to end Indonesian security forces’ increasing attacks on freedom of expression in the country’s Papuan region. On the eve of the president’s visit to the region, at least 264 political activists there have been arbitrarily arrested and detained by the Indonesian police over the […]

John Kuayo went to the General Hospital (Hospital) Nabire to do reporting on the the shooting of National Liberation Army Commander-Free Papua Movement (TPN -OPM), Leonardus Magai Yogi and his two friends, Thursday (30/04/2015), At 10:40 local time. When he was captured (at 12: 00), John told the police that he was a journalist and […]

Read full article on: http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0506-jacobson-oil-palm-explosion.html “Using the excuse of the conflict around the [local] independence movement, the Indonesian government makes it very difficult for international observers to access West Papua, and this has probably also resulted in a lack of awareness internationally about the ecological threats,” reads a text accompanying the report. Detailed maps by […]

Read full article on: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/comment/columnists/68193305/indonesias-history-of-brutality

News from the Solomon Islands. People of the Solomons are supporting their Melanesian wantoks for membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group. Solomon Island solidarity for west Papua meets with Jacob Rumbiak of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) on the 7th of May to to show their support for United Liberation Movement for […]