Press Release by the International Coalition for Papua

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Updates on West Papua:

The number of arrests made in connection with peaceful demonstrations held in several cities in West Papua and in other parts of Indonesia has risen to an alarming, record-breaking high of more than 4000 Papuans detained between April and June 2016. We are very concerned about this grave violation of the freedom of assembly and freedom of opinion and expression as well as reports of violence and torture exercised by security forces. (detailed graphic)

http://concreteplayground.com/melbourne/arts-entertainment/film/australias-punk-documentary-about-west-papua-is-touring-bars-nationally/

You might not have heard of PFWP, but you need to see this award-winning film.

Aussie documentary Punks For West Papua has no intentions of turning the noise down. Following April's craft beer screening at Sydney's Wayward Brewing Co., this must-see doco has been gaining volume over the last few weeks and will begin a tour of screenings (and paired live gigs) across Australia's bars this month.

Never heard of Punks For West Papua? No sweat, we'll clue you in. PFWP is an Australia-wide movement organised by Jody Bartolo and his band Diggers with Attitude. Released earlier this year, the movement's documentary follows the Australian punk scene's fight for people in West Papua, who've experienced genocide at the hands of the Indonesian government since the 1960s. "Punks are used to raising their voice against the government, so this is a natural cause for them," says the doco's Australian director Ash Brennan.

ND – door Sophia Geuze – 3 Mei 2016

https://www.nd.nl/nieuws/nederland/petitie-voor-referendum-in-west-papua.1639122.lynkx

De Nederlandse overheid moet meer doen voor de mensenrechten in West-Papua, vinden de indieners van een burgerinitiatief. Zij hebben het benodigde aantal handtekeningen bijna binnen, zegt Oscar den Ouden, initiatiefnemer van de Week van de Papoea, die zondag begon.

Rotterdam

‘Nog 5000 handtekeningen en we hebben er 40.000 voor een burgerinitiatief, en dus een plek op de Kamer-agenda.’