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Free West Papua Campaign office opened in the Netherlands
August 16, 2013
On August 15th 2013, we opened a new office in The Hague, Netherlands. Scores of people attended this historical day, another very important step on the road to West Papuan self-determination and independence. Through this office and other branches throughout…
Papuan cultural parade to be held on 15th August in West Papua
August 9, 2013
The KNPB (West Papua National Committee) and PNWP (West Papua National Parliament) will march through the streets of West Papua on August 15th on a Papuan cultural parade in support of the Free West Papua Campaign opening a new office…
Indonesia affirms restrictions to freedom of expression in Papua to UN
July 20, 2013
Joint Press Release by Franciscans International, Human Rights and Peace for Papua (ICP), Imparsial, KontraS, Tapol and the West Papua Network (July 11, 2013, Geneva) On July 10 and 11, 2013 the UN Human Rights Committee reviewed the implementation of…
MSG makes positive statements for West Papua
June 29, 2013
Following a strong campaign by the West Papuan National Coalition for Liberation and the government of Vanuatu for West Papua to be given member status in the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), it was disappointing that this week’s meeting postponed any…
Majority in Melanesia support West Papua independence
June 4, 2013
From the Vanuatu Daily Post As leaders gather in Fiji this week for the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders Summit, the Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PiPP) has released its findings from the first ever telephone poll conducted across Melanesia.…
A Half Century On, Papua Still Poisons Neighbourly Ties
May 10, 2013
The Sydney Morning Herald Comment by Michael Bachelard West Papua marked its 50-year anniversary under Indonesian rule last week and three events amply reminded us why it is…
Papuans mourn 50 years of Indonesian occupation
May 2, 2013
Warning: this article contains some images that readers may find disturbing – we include them as we feel it is important to document the reality of what is happening in West Papua. by Alex Rayfield For many people around the…
Solomon Islands Prime Minister shows support for West Papua
April 27, 2013
The Solomons Islands Prime Minister has pledged his support for the West Papuan agenda to be discussed at the Melanesian Spearhead Group summit in June. His support came following a meeting with officials from the West Papuan National Coalition for…
More international support for West Papua
April 16, 2013
International support for West Papua is growing. Following recent support from Vanuata and from a minister in Papua New Guinea, the FLNKS party in New Caledonia has not offered its full support for the cause of the West Papuan people…
Freedom Flotilla to sail to West Papua
March 16, 2013
Later this year, a group of people will travel from Lake Eyre in South Australia – heading North before setting sail in a flotilla of boats for West Papua. The convoy will be led by Arabunna Aborigial elder Uncle Kevin…