The Papua New Guinea government is currently reviewing asylum claims by over 1,000 West Papuans and beginning a registration of all West Papuans living in PNG, many of whom have been there for decades without full refugee status or citizenship. There are over 10,000 West Papuan refugees currently living in Papua New Guinea who throughout history […]
On February 5th 2016, West Papuans refugees from across Port Moresby held a candlelit church service to commemorate 161 years to the day since Christian missionaries first arrived in West Papua. They sang West Papuan songs and prayed for unity and the hope for West Papua’s freedom. Watch EMTV’s report on the service here In […]
The new Rugby League Team, the West Papua Warriors has played and won their first international match against the Philippines National team, the Tamaraws! The West Papua Warriors was set up in Papua New Guinea last year and is made up of West Papuans and supportive Papua New Guineans determined to raise awareness about West […]
We have just received urgent news from occupied West Papua that another West Papuan youth has been reportedly arrested, beaten and tortured by the Indonesian police. According to the report, West Ppauan student Eli Anouw was arrested without clear reason in the Nabire regency and was then beaten and tortured by the Indonesian police. He […]