For nearly 50 years the people of West Papua have suffered under brutal Indonesian colonial rule and up to 400,000 civilians have lost their lives in Indonesian military operations.Thousands have fled across the border to seek sanctuary in Papua New Guinea.This footage was taken on Wednesday 16th February 2011, in the jungle near Vanimo, SandaunContinue reading “Film: West Papuan Refugees”
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PNG Troops Burn Down Border West Papua Refugee Camps
Article – Nick Chesterfield Scenes of terror and destruction have erupted around the Papua New Guinea’s frontier town of Vanimo, as an unprecedented and contentious PNG military operation against unarmed West Papuan refugees has arrested scores and burned over 30 houses to the … PNG Troops Burn Down Border West Papua Refugee Camps As RefugeesContinue reading “PNG Troops Burn Down Border West Papua Refugee Camps”
42 West Papuan asylum seekers get temporary Australian visas
The Australian government has granted temporary visas to 42 of the 43 West Papuan asylum seekers who arrived by boat in January. The group accuse the Indonesian military of “conducting genocide in their homeland.” The 36 adults and seven children spent five days at sea in a traditional outrigger boat before arriving in far north Queensland’s CapeContinue reading “42 West Papuan asylum seekers get temporary Australian visas”
WPRRA Port Moresby 