The West Papuan flag, The Morning Star was raised on the 2 July in 1998 on top of a water tower near the harbour in Biak town.

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-080-2015

Dear Friends,

Observer status has today been granted to West Papua by the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) sub-regional bloc.

Seven Papuan political activists have been detained as a result of their peaceful political activities.

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) today at the invitation of the Chair of the MSG Foreign Ministers meeting, Hon.

The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) leaders must realise by now that the umbrella organisation, The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has the support of the West Papuan

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Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-070-2015

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East Timor has signalled it will drop it's secondary legal case against Australia regarding ASIO's raids on the offices of Timor's Australian lawyers, but will recommence the original

A month ago today, on 29 April 2015, TAPOL organised a demonstration outside the Indonesian Embassy in London, where dozens of demonstrations gathered to demand open access to Papua for

Today, the 28 May the KNPB had called for peaceful rallies in all regions of West Papua.

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-062-2015

At 14:00, 13 May 2015 the United States (US) office of homeland security stopped West Papuan Independence leader Mr Benny Wenda from boarding a Virgin Atlantic flight from London to Los

London – In his visit to Papua last weekend, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo granted clemency to five Papuan political prisoners and announced that foreign journalists were no longer

"The Indonesian armed forces should recognize that harmful and humiliating 'virginity tests' on women recruits does nothing to strengthen national security.

The Australia West Papua Association in Sydney has written to the MSG leaders on the issue of West Papua (letter below).

WestPapuaMedia is greatly concerned that the statements made on May 9 by Indonesian President Joko (Jokowi) Widodo in Jayapura regarding the ending of the foreign media ban for journali

Joe Collins of AWPA said, "although this first small step is encouraging, we should be cautious of Jokiei's motives.

The release of five prisoners raises hope that the many political prisoners still held would be freed, but they remain unlawfully behind bars.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo's visit to Papua New Guinea this week represents Jakarta's latest heavy-handed attempt to pressure members of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) into

Amnesty International calls on President Joko Widodo to take immediate steps to end Indonesian security forces' increasing attacks on freedom of expression in the country's Papuan regio

We, Church leaders, human rights defenders, academics and international observers, gathered in Brussels for the International Consultation on Papua 2015 to discuss the situation of huma

International Press Freedom Day is a golden opportunity for the Indonesian government to finally end its official chokehold on foreign media access to Papua.

Fifty-two years ago on 1 May in 1963, the United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA) transferred administration of the Dutch colony of Netherlands New Guinea to Indonesia.

London – Dozens of demonstrators dressed in black gathered outside the Indonesian Embassy today to lead the global protest against West Papua's 50-year long isolation.

On Wednesday, April 29, an international group of protesters gathered at the Indonesian consulate near Central Park in New York to call for an end to restrictions on access to West Papu

An open letter to Indonesian President Joko Widodo

Mr Joko Widodo
President of the Republic of Indonesia
Jl. Veteran No. 16
Jakarta Pusat Indonesia

An open letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission to President of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Joko Widodo

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New video footage showing the bloody aftermath of the 'Paniai massacre' in West Papua highlights the urgent need for Indonesia

UA: 72/15 Index: ASA 21/1312/2015 Indonesia

The Papuan Police Chief, Inspector General (Pol) Yotje Mende said that the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) should be banned, as it is not an official organisation, it's an undergro

Indonesia's 1965 Massacre: Unveiling The Truth, Demanding Justice. April 10, 2015, 14.00 to 18.00 hrs Nieuwekerk, Spui 175 2511 BM Den Haag.

The Security Forces again target KNBP in West Papua. One person killed and 3 wounded.

The Australia West Papua Association in Sydney condemns the intimidation of the staff of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) Merauke's office by the Indonesian security forces.

The Indonesian government must halt the imminent execution of 11 people and scrap plans to put even more people to death this year, Amnesty International said in an

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With Dr Rui Araujo expected to be sworn in next week as East Timor's new Prime Minister, Timor Sea Justice Campaigners are calling for Australia to mark the occasion by committing to a

United Liberation Movement for West Papua/ULMWP, newly formed West Papuan coordinating body which comprised of three main resistance groups, namely Federal Republic of West Papua, West

President Widodo has spoken of the need for greater respect for human rights in Indonesia. He needs to back up those words with concrete actions. – Phelim Kine, deputy Asia director

The execution of six drug traffickers in Indonesia today, the first since President Joko Widodo took office, is a retrograde step for human rights in the country, Amnesty International

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The climate of fear in Papua inhibits local people from publicly discussing security force abuses.

"President Widodo should join the global tide toward abolishing the death penalty rather than approving multiple executions.

AWPA has written to the Australian Foreign Minister urging her to raise concerns about the recent killings in West Papua.

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) is concerned that recent events in Timor-Leste weaken the country's hard-won constitutional democracy and endanger the right of Timor-

If the US Senate can issue a detailed report on US government responsibility for CIA torture nearly a decade ago, surely the Indonesian parliament can do the same for one of the 20th ce

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) today urged the US Senate to act quickly and pass Sen.

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