West Papua

Lani Singers interview on the BBC Radio - 3rd Sept 2008

Chilli — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:56:57 +0000

The Lani Singers interview and music that went out on BBC Radio 3, in September 2008

West Papua Report November 2008

rains — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:01:43 +0000

This is the 54th in a series of monthly reports that focus on developments affecting Papuans This series is produced by the non-profit West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) drawing on media accounts, other NGO assessments and analysis and reporting from sources within West Papua. This report is co-published by the East Timor and Indonesian Action Network (ETAN) Back issues are posted online at http://etan.org/issues/wpapua/default.htm Questions regarding this report can be addressed to Edmund McWilliams at edmcw@msn.com.

Summary:
* International Parliamentarian Group (IPWP) Concerned about West Papua Convenes in London
* Peaceful Papuans Beaten, Detained for Welcoming Launch of IPWP; Indonesian Parliamentarians Protest Launch
* Papuan Religious Leaders Call for Dialogue between Papuans and Jakarta over Fraudulent 1969 "Act of Free Choice"
* Greenpeace Calls for Moratorium on Logging in West Papua*
* The Failure of TNI "Reform"
* U.S. Academic Testimony to US Congress Regarding Impact of Freeport Operations on The Papuan People

The Biak Massacure (1998)

admin — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:09:54 +0000

Indonesia's renowned military show again and again how brutally oppressive they are on the small island of Biak, just off the coast of West Papua. In the 1998 Massacre.

INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARIANS FOR WEST PAPUA - Launch in London

admin — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:34:19 +0000

ress Release: for immediate release & circulation
INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARIANS FOR WEST PAPUA

At the Houses of Commons, London on 15th October 2008 at 3pm, will be the launch event for a historical international gathering of Parliamentarians, in support of self determination for the native people of West Papua.

Exiled West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda will be joined by Melanesians & Parliamentarians from across the world for the launch of 'International Parliamentarians for West Papua'.

Please assemble in Parliament Square for 2pm.

Lani Singers of West Papua, interview and session on BBC Radio 3 on Saturday 27th September at 1500 (3pm)

Dancing_Turtle — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:17:54 +0000

The Lani Singers will be special guests on BBC Radio 3 this Saturday 27th September, when they make an appearance on the World Routes show.
Deeply emotive and compelling, their songs are rooted in the sacred rituals of the Lani tribe – a tribe whose way of living has remained largely unchanged since the Stone Age. But their music has also come to embody a powerful modern day message - the struggle that their fellow people endure under a brutal and illegal Indonesian occupation.

West Papua cholera deaths spark fears of major epidemic

Dancing_Turtle — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:12:08 +0000

Two hundred and ninety one Papuan tribal people have died from cholera since April this year in West Papua, Indonesia, according to local church officials, sparking fears of a major epidemic.

In 1961, a global cholera pandemic began in Indonesia. It spread rapidly to other countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and finally, in 1991, to Latin America. There were nearly 400,000 cases and over 4,000 deaths from cholera in the Americas that year.

Freedom for West Papua (1999, 25min)

rains — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:48:48 +0000

A cut together compilation from a number of films with voice commentary by a Papua activist. This is a good introduction to this border conflict between tribal culture and civilisation. Ripped from the DVD "Indigenous Resistance in New Guinea"

made by Solidarity South Pacific: www.eco-action.org/ssp - respect!

“Bio-militarism”. Report in English & Indoesian

rains — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:11:04 +0000

Indonesian Military & Police’s alcohol business kills Papuans

* Illegal alcohol business run by Indonesian Military & Police
* Alcohol smuggled in on Indonesian military transports
* Hundreds of Papuans are victims of alcohol poisoning
* Regent’s wife is one of main illegal alcohol traders

(Tanah Merah [red earth], Boven Digoel is in the south of West Papua, near the PNG border)

http://maroke.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/bisnis-miras-tni-polri-di-boven-d...

Everything or Nothing (2008 - 20min)

FdN — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:06:46 +0000

This is the story of the Dani, capturing a glimpse of their daily lives. Content with their basic life in the mountains, strong western influences are now severely changing the way they live. The film is made by Clara Collins, new member of fPcN South Africa.

Benny Wendas speach (2005 - 10min)

FdN — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:47:20 +0000

Benny Wenda, the leader of the Koteka Tribal Assembly and founder of the Free West Papua Campaign UK (partner organisation of fPcN), speaks at the UN Human Right Commission in 2005. Benny Wenda came with the help of fPcN to Geneva. The film is made by fPcN UK.