Herman Wainggai (pronounced wine-guy) is a former political prisoner and advocate for West Papuan independence living in exile in the United States of America. His philosophy is one of non-violent resistance following in the tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His thoughtful, introverted and soft-spoken nature is contrasted by the fie ...
Hundreds Arrested in West Papua for Marching to #LetWestPapuaVote
(above photo originally found on Tabloid Jubi) Hundreds of citizens engaged in peaceful assembly were arrested in several major cities in West Papua over the past few days. The demonstrations were organized in support of ...
Merdeka! The Struggle for Freedom in West Papua
Music & Video by AK Rockefeller | Download music Regular news updates from West Papua: West Papua Media Free West Papua actions & events: Free West Papua Indigenous freedom fighters, isolated and outnumbered ...
The Release of Filep Karma and the Price of Freedom in Indonesia
Denmark's a prison... A goodly one, in which there are many confines, wards and dungeons..." Shakespeare, Hamlet Act 2 Scene 2 I am outside not because I was freed from prison. This is still prison. Indonesia is prison. ...
The Third Papuan People’s Congress
Videos documenting the Third Papuan People' Congress on October 19th, 2011, which was attacked by Indonesian police and paid civilians, killing several people. Eyewitness View of Attack on the Papuan People’s Congress ...
Video Evidence of Torture of Papuan Citizens by Indonesian Military
Indonesia's Abu Ghraib: West Papuans being tortured by Indonesian TNI military/security/forces. Taken from: The Sydney Morning Herald. Indonesian Correspondent: Tom Allard for Fairfax Media News (Jakarta). News Report on ...
Raising the flag for West Papua
The Bintang Kejora, or Morning Star, is an important symbol of West Papuan identity. However, in Indonesian occupied West Papua it's strictly illegal to display the Morning Star. In fact, many indigenous Papuans have been ...
Indonesia Continues to Abuse Journalists Trying to Report on West Papua
Indonesia's hostile treatment of journalists, highlighted by last month's arrests of two French reporters in West Papua, desperately, needs to stop! Despite assurances made to the contrary, there is nothing under the paci ...