Indonesian President Joko Widodo recently announced the end of the decades-long restriction on foreign journalists in the provinces of Papua and West Papua, Indonesia’s territories in the island of New Guinea. While the president, popularly called Jokowi, says he is committed to human rights in the Papua provinces, the military and police continue to murder […]

Suva – Fiji Islands:  Civil Society Groups in Fiji today expressed concerns over the recent announcement of support by Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama for Indonesia’s bid to become an associate member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG). Source: CSO group urge Fiji Government to recognize the ULMWP as legitimate representative of West Papua to […]

SYDNEY – Free West Papua Campaign Sydney will launch on this Friday, 5th of June 2015  in Sydney Australia, therefore we are greatly to invite everyone to come in Free West Papua gear and help us pray for the Freedom of West Papua and people of West Papua who live in exile or West Papua […]

West Papua is one of the last great frontier wildernesses. Over 250 distinct indigenous communities live amongst spectacular rainforests, mountains and coral ecosystems. But all is not well on the world’s second largest island. Source: Resource Extraction in West Papua · Maptia

Solomon Islands must support West Papua’s application to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) as it will create an avenue for the sub-regional group to seriously address the plight of West Papuans. Photo credit: SIBC. Solomon Islands Source: SOLOMON ISLANDS MUST SUPPORT WEST PAPUA: MOTE | SIBC

On 30th May rallies were held all over West Papua to show support for West Papua joining the subregional Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) through the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP). Up to 82 West Papuans were arrested and many were tortured by the Indonesian authorities. For more information, please see the Free West […]

  Benny Wenda has released this statement in light of the further mass arrests and torture of West Papuans by the Indonesian police, just for peacefully supporting West Papua joining the Melanesian Spearhead Group through the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP). For media and press related inquiries you can contact the Office of […]

Media advisory – for immediate release Dozens arrested and many injured as police crackdown on protesters in West Papua 28 May 2015 28 May 2015 – At least 81 people have been arrested in West Papua by Indonesian authorities at a number of protest rallies. Reports of beatings and mistreatment continue to emerge and the […]

Today the Free West Papua Campaign held a demonstration outside the Indonesian Embassy in London, United Kingdom to call for West Papua to be free and to return to the Melanesian and greater Pacific family. We stood in front of the Embassy in Grosvenor Square and despite the rain we were determined to stay and […]

There have been demonstrations all over West Papua and in several Indonesian cities this week calling for West Papua to join the MSG. People all over the world can see that the West Papuan people want to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group. If you are living in Melanesia, please send this letter to your local […]