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 […]

On May 1st, the Free West Papua Campaign Netherlands and ULMWP member, Leonie Tanggahma, held an demonstration against the Indonesian annexation in front of the Indonesian Embassy in The Hague. www.freewestpapua.eu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v24CXdkWudg  

SOLOMON ISLAND – The Papatura Jimmy, Johnny and all of the members of “Papatura Island Retreat” is showing their support to free West Papua and self-determination. We also condemn Indonesia illegally occupation and annexation for 52 years since 1963. We are standing together with our brothers and sisters against Indonesia criminal act as criminal behaviour […]

SOUTH AFRICA – Today Free West Papua Campaign base in Cape town, South Africa had workshop at Moholo Live House which is the outcomes and increase awareness, including strategise to convince our government and South African citizen aware of ongoing genocide in West Papua where Indonesia treat them because they black race as Black African […]

A new article by Padre James Bhagwan in the Fiji Times about the need for West Papua support from Fiji THIS month the foreign ministers of Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) member countries will meet to discuss and make recommendations to the leaders of the MSG on West Papua’s application to become a full member. This […]

Amnesty International  says media and NGO access to the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua remains impeded and has called on Indonesia to change its attitude to foreign observers. Amnesty says President Joko Widodo promised, during his campaign in June 2014, to open up the regions. The international group says it has great difficulty […]

West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda has written this statement on Indonesia hosting the Asian African Conference which was originally held “against colonialism” While Indonesia hosts the 2015 Asia Africa Conference, Indonesia continues to colonise West Papua Dear friends, The Indonesian government is currently hosting the Asian African Conference Commemoration in Jakarta. Indonesia also hosted this conference […]