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 ...
The name Benny Wenda has become synonymous with the movement for West Papuan independence. Since his dramatic escape from an Indonesian prison in 2002, where he was held in isolation and tortured as a political prisoner, Ben ...
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 ...
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. ...
West Papuan freedom fighter, Filep Karma, has been in prison since 2004 for raising the Morning Star flag at a political rally. He was charged with "treason" and given a sentence of 15 years. Last week, the Indonesian gove ...
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 ...
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 ...