Benny Wenda attended the House of Lords yesterday in the British Parliament to witness a debate about the ongoing crisis in West Papua. Baroness Warsi, speaking for the British government recognised that “the events surrounding the 1969 Act of free Choice continue to be a controversy”, whilst Lord Avebury suggested that Indonesian President SBY “should […]
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Forgotten Bird of Paradise (2009)
Filmed undercover in West Papua, this documentary provides a rare and moving insight into the ongoing struggle for freedom being fought by the indigenous people against Indonesian colonial rule.
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West Papua – The Secret War in Asia (2007)
The film tells the story of the situation of the West Papuan refugees in Papua New Guinea as well as the history of the annexation by Indonesia and exploitation of natural resources. It also includes an interview from Mathias Wenda.
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Papua Merdeka (2002)
Explaining the 40 years of human rights abuses and the determined struggle for freedom of the Papuan people.
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Pride of Warriors (2010)
Four remarkable stories filmed by West Papuans themselves provide a strikingly personal insight into the West Papuan resistance.
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Mama Malind su Hilang (Our Land Has Gone)
Documentary movie telling the story of the cry of the Malind Anim tribe. This group of people are dying, while hectares of the forests they have lived in for generations are being destroyed. A multimillion dollar project, known as MIFEE, designed by the Indonesian government in collaboration with multi-national corporations have destroyed much of the […]
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Rebels of the Forgotten World (1991)
Travels with the OPM filmed by Claudio von Planta on a secret mission into the jungles of West Papua.
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Freedom for West Papua (1999)
Compilation from a number of films with voice commentary by a Papuan activist introducing the struggle for freedom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=396&v=BRPmVinXnUY
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Blood on the Cross (1999)
Film about the hostage taking in 1996 investigating allegations of Red Cross involvement in a massacre of the indigenous people. Watch Blood on the Cross at Engage Media https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bTF9WYIz7E
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The Biak Massacre (1998)
This ABC Australia report shows evidence of the Indonesian military’s murder of civilians in July 1998, who dared to support the Free West Papua movement. Watch ‘The Biak Massacre’
