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Campaigners congregate in La Pago, West Papua in support of the Green State vision. Credit: Free West Papua Campaign

4 Nov 2021 6 minute read

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West Papua: A Green State vision

Research shows that when indigenous people have proper control of forests, biodiversity is much better protected. Danny...

West Papua Students, Alliance of People's Unity for Liberation of West Papua demonstrated in Yogyakarta, in August, 2019 against racism and called for independence for their region. (Credit Image: © Slamet Riyadi/ZUMA Wire)

14 Jul 2021 6 minute read

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‘The road to freedom lies ahead’

Klas Lundström examines the humanitarian crisis in West Papua as people continue to struggle for self-...

Free Yanto: Activist Yanto Awerkion awaiting trial

5 Jan 2018 2 minute read

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Free Yanto now!

Time is running out for West Papuan activist Yanto Awerkion.

University students from the Free Papua Organization and the Papua Student Alliance resist police using water cannons during a protest in Jakarta, 1 December 2016. University students from the Free Papua Organization and the Papua Student Alliance resist police using water cannons during a protest in Jakarta, 1 December 2016. West Papua petition

1 Dec 2017 5 minute read

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‘Every signature was an act of courage’

How did West Papuan campaigners build a 1.8 million-strong petition despite Indonesian repression? By Danny Chivers...

27 Sep 2017 3 minute read

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West Papuans sign banned freedom petition

70% of West Papuans defied Indonesia asking a new independence vote, writes Danny Chivers.

1 May 2017 9 minute read

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Sacrifice Zone: BP, Freeport and the West Papuan independence struggle

Connor Woodman reveals the ties that bind transnational mining companies to the Indonesian occupation.

1 May 2017 9 minute read

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‘We are ready’: why West Papuan independence isn't just a dream

What would a free West Papua look like? Independence leaders from the government-in-waiting lay out their visions for a free...

1 May 2017 7 minute read

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West Papuan voices from the ground

How does living under the occupation affect the lives of ordinary West Papuans? Veronica Koman spoke to five...

1 May 2017 9 minute read

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Morning star rising

After 54 years of struggle under Indonesian rule, is freedom finally in sight for West Papua? Danny Chivers...

1 May 2017 1 minute read

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West Papua: the facts

Putting the most important information about West Papua at your fingertips.

1 May 2017 5 minute read

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The drumbeat of West Papuan resistance

‘The struggle is in the song, and the song is in the struggle.’ West Papuan musician Ronny Kareni explains...

1 May 2017 2 minute read

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10 easy ways you can take action for West Papua

There are quick but important things we all can do to support the West Papuan freedom struggle.

27 Apr 2017 8 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

Pressed into silence: West Papua, Indonesia & World Press Freedom Day

The Indonesian government is notorious for restricting journalism
within the occupied territory of West Papua –...

3 Mar 2017 3 minute read

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Pacific Coalition for West Papua addresses UN Human Rights Council

Pressure mounts on Indonesia as pacific nations bring grave abuses in West Papua to UN and support calls for self-...

27 Nov 2014 4 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

The Morning Star will rise all over the world

Clare Harding on global solidarity with Indonesian-occupied West Papua to mark its independence day.

5 Aug 2014 7 minute read

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Benny Wenda: ‘West Papuans are living in a prison’

Mischa Wilmers talks to the exiled leader of the Free West Papua movement about his lifelong struggle for...

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