West Papua deserves Barack Obama’s attention
Originally published in The Guardian In his autobiography Dreams from My Father, Barack Obama recalls a conversation with his stepfather who had just returned home after a tour of duty with the Indonesian military in West Papua. On asking him: “Have you ever seen a man killed?”, his stepfather recounted the bloody death of “weak” [...]
West Papuan tribespeople appeal to British Prime Minister David Cameron to help
Thousands of people across West Papua have started holding rallies calling on the British Prime Minister David Cameron to help them in their independence struggle from Indonesian rule. Over 500,000 West Papuans have been killed by the Indonesian military since the occupation began in the 1960s – described as Asia’s ‘secret genocide’. Mr Cameron is [...]
Standing in solidarity with the people of West Papua
Today, thousands of people across West Papua will take to the streets to mark their country’s independence day – 1st December 1961. It was the day the Dutch Empire granted West Papua its independence. Twelve months later Indonesia invaded, and since then over 500,000 Papuans have been slaughtered by the Indonesian security forces. In London, [...]