Regions / Pacific / West Papua

How did West Papuan campaigners build a game-changing 1.8 million-strong petition in the teeth of government repression? Key organizers tell Danny Chivers how it was done and what’s at stake.

What would a free West Papua look like? Benny Wenda and Rex Rumakiek from the ULMWP – West Papua’s government-in-waiting – lay out their visions for a new country.

Join international movements to support the West Papuan freedom struggle.

How does living under the occupation affect the lives of ordinary West Papuans? Veronica Koman spoke to five current residents of West Papua to hear their stories.

‘The struggle is in the song, and the song is in the struggle.’ West Papuan musician Ronny Kareni explains the vital role of Melanesian culture in the fight for freedom.

Connor Woodman reveals the ties that bind transnational mining companies to the Indonesian occupation.

Putting the most important information about West Papua at your fingertips.

After 54 years of struggle under Indonesian rule, is freedom finally in sight for West Papua? Danny Chivers investigates.

Mass mobilizations in support of a referendum have grown in West Papu, writes Jess Worth.

Harry Jenkinson reports on an ongoing struggle for independence.

It's 50 years since West Papua first won independence, only for Indonesia to cruelly snatch it away. Nick Harvey reports on the tensions in the region.

West Papuan freedom struggle gathers momentum.

West Papua’s push for independence