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 ...
Benny Wenda
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 ...
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. ...
Filep Karma refuses to accept a conditional release from 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 ...
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 ...