26 January 2010: European Members of Parliament are supporting the West Papuan call for Independence from Indonesia who invaded the Western part of New Guinea in 1963.
www.ipwp.org is a growing network of 'International Parliamentarians for West Papua' who are opposing the Indonesian colonisation of the Papua land. They are lobbying for a referendum on West Papuan self-determination.
Further information: www.FreeWestPapua.org
26 January 2010: European Members of Parliament are supporting the West Papuan call for Independence from Indonesia who invaded the Western part of New Guinea in 1963.
www.ipwp.org is a growing network of 'International Parliamentarians for West Papua' who are opposing the Indonesian colonisation of the Papua land. They are lobbying for a referendum on West Papuan self-determination.
Further information: www.FreeWestPapua.org
This footage was smuggled out of Indonesia by West Papua independence activists.
The videos were shot on the 16th of March 2006 in Abepura outside Jayapura at the Cenderawasih University. It shows extremely violent clashes between Papuan students and Indonesian police forces.
It was the last of 3 months of protests taking place all over West Papua and in Jakarta, calling for the closure of the American owned Freeport-McMoran copper mine at Tembagapura…
This is a short report about the launch of an international parliamentarian commission in support of the West Papuan Independence Movement.
In 1963, in violation of international law, Indonesia occupied and colonised the West Papuan homeland in the western part of New Guinea. Since that tragic event the West Papuans are asking for a fair referendum about their independence. Now they won the official support from the British politicians Andrew Smith…
This report documents the handover of the WEST PAPUA DECLARATION to the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
The West Papua Declaration states the inalienable right of the Papuan people in the Western Part of New Guinea to demand for a referendum on independence from Indonesia. In 1963 the Indonesian Army invaded the former Dutch colony in violation of international law. In 1969, the Indonesian government under President Suharto tried to legalise…
Trailer from the undercover documentary 'Forgotten Bird of Paradise'. The film provides a rare and moving insight into the West Papuan peoples long struggle for freedom from Indonesian rule.
The film includes interviews with human rights victims of the Indonesian regime, never before seen footage of freedom fighters at one of their remote camps, as well as footage from the launch of International Parliamentarians for West Papua.
Copies of the full…
In this short interview Benny Wenda, the leader of the West Papuan Independence Movement explains how the Indonesians invaded his country in 1963 and why nearly half a century later the West Papuans are still fighting for their self-determination and freedom.
This 52 minute film was shot in 1989 and offers the first ever insight into the West Papuan independence struggle against Indonesia.
The Indonesian Army invaded the Western part of New Guinea in 1963, occupied the land with over 1 million Malay settlers and started to exploit the vast copper, gold, oil and gas resources with the help of companies like Freeport-McMoran (USA), BP (UK) and others. Most indigenous Papuans oppose this proxy-colonisation…
Produced in 2001, this is a backgrounder video on the situation about the western half of the island of Papua, located to the north of Australia. West Papua, also known as Irian Jaya, was a former Dutch colony. In 1969, an UN monitored referendum was held to determine if the people of West Papua wanted independence. The vote was manipulated and West Papua became part of the Indonesia.
This Channel offers an insight into the West Papuan independence struggle against Indonesia.
Indonesia invaded the Western part of New Guinea in 1963, occupied the land with over 1 million Malay settlers and started to exploit the vast copper, gold, oil and gas resources with the help of companies like Freeport-McMoran (USA), BP (UK) and others. Most indigenous Papuans oppose this proxy-colonization. In retaliation they
This Channel offers an insight into the West Papuan independence struggle against Indonesia.
Indonesia invaded the Western part of New Guinea in 1963, occupied the land with over 1 million Malay settlers and started to exploit the vast copper, gold, oil and gas resources with the help of companies like Freeport-McMoran (USA), BP (UK) and others. Most indigenous Papuans oppose this proxy-colonization. In retaliation they suffer ruthless repression.
In 1989 the filmmaker Claudio von Planta succeeded to produce 'Rebels of the Forgotten World', his first documentary on the Papuan independence movement. He stayed in touch ever since and together with other filmmakers he continues documenting the West Papuan struggle for self-determination.
Further information on the West Papuan Independence Movement can be found on the following links:
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