This October will see the long-awaited release of an album that by a tragic turn of events nearly didn’t see the light of day. In July 2013, singer-songwriter Chris Austin died from heart failure, aged 36, just a day after … Read More
We have partnered with Filmocracy for the distribution of The Road to Home, our documentary about the exiled leader of West Papua’s independence struggle.
The on-demand film platform will enable the documentary to become available through Hoopla – a web … Read More
We’re deeply saddened to share the belated news that music producer Conrad Colson, aka “Inkliing”, tragically passed away last year at the age of 34 following a long battle with mental illness.
Conrad was an immensely talented producer and released … Read More
Adrian Sherwood is without doubt one of the most visionary producers in modern music, helping to break down the boundaries between exploratory genres including dub/reggae and industrial. His On-U Sound label imprint has joined forces with Peter Gabriel’s Real World … Read More
Dancing Turtle label stalwarts, the Lani Singers, feature on Keleketla! – an expansive collaborative project, reaching outward from Johannesburg to London, Lagos, L.A. and West Papua.
“Keleketla!” started as a musical meeting ground between Ninja Tune co-founders Coldcut and a … Read More
To mark the 5th anniversary of the untimely death of singer-songwriter Chris Austin, we are today making available for free download a selection of songs that he created with his band Burn Paper Tigers – a vehicle for his songs … Read More
We’re thrilled to announce that our documentary about Nobel Peace Prize nominee Benny Wenda has been awarded ‘Best Documentary Feature’ at the Amsterdam Film Festival in their 2016 Van Gogh Awards.
The festival celebrates films that capture both the artistry … Read More
West Papuan musician and spokesperson for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), Benny Wenda has joined forces with former members of the Reggae King, Lucky Dube’s band to record a song for his people in West Papua.
The … Read More
A controversial mega-project to build a transcontinental railway from the Atlantic to the Pacific has caused outrage among indigenous people and Survival International, the global movement for tribal peoples’ rights.
The railway, which is backed by the Chinese government, would … Read More
Indigenous Resistance is a revolutionary musical collective creating crucial pan global collaborations between indigenous cultures from the jungles, favelas and barrios, with those in the industrialized world who work their musical magic in mixing studios and on laptops. IR releases … Read More
At least 81 people have been arrested in West Papua by Indonesian authorities at a number of protest rallies being held, calling for the application of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) to be accepted in the upcoming … Read More
Two years ago we released a documentary about Johnny Rothwell, a former British soldier turned biker who is now the self-proclaimed reincarnation of the legendary British leader, King Arthur.
He is standing as an independent candidate for Salisbury, UK in … Read More
A video serving as a rallying call to the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has been produced, urging the membership bid of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua to be accepted.
The bid for membership was formally submitted to the MSG … Read More
The dumping of a record amount of electronic and electrical equipment last year resulted in the global economy wasting around $52bn in materials that could have been profitably recovered and reused, the UN has found.
Research by the UN University … Read More
New video footage showing the bloody aftermath of the ‘Paniai massacre’ in West Papua highlights the urgent need for Indonesia to hold an independent and transparent investigation into the tragedy, Minority Rights Group International (MRG) said on Thursday.
In December … Read More
The head of the African Union has urged the United Nations to add human rights monitoring to the tasks of its peacekeeping mission in the disputed North African territory of Western Sahara.
The request came in a letter from African … Read More
Brazil is Latin America’s largest economy and has weathering the global financial crisis while cutting deforestation rates in the Amazon to historic lows. Citing its success in protecting the earth’s largest rain forest, President Dilma Rousseff boasted that … Read More
The Nobel Peace Prize nominated West Papua independence leader Benny Wenda has this week embarked on his first ever official tour to South Africa, aimed at building support for the self-determination struggle in his homeland. His arrival comes only days after he … Read More
Survivors rescued off the Libyan coast by the Italian Coast Guard gave harrowing accounts of small boats packed with migrants that were overwhelmed by high waves, which washed scores of people overboard to their deaths … Read More
Many of the hundreds of ethnic Uighurs who have fled China illegally to escape religious persecution and discrimination have made harrowing journeys to reach Turkey. But those who have finally settled in state housing in the city of Kayseri, in … Read More
United Liberation Movement for West Papua/ULMWP, newly formed West Papuan coordinating body which comprised of three main resistance groups, namely Federal Republic of West Papua, West Papua National Parliament and West Papua National Coalition for Liberation have submitted their application … Read More
Residents of Islampur, a remote village in the northern Bangladeshi district of Naogaon, were stunned one night last summer when the darkness was suddenly illuminated by electric lights coming from a village home.
Why the surprise? The community has no … Read More
Papua New Guinea’s Oro Province Governor Garry Juffa has announced his stand in the ongoing struggle for West Papua’s independence.
The governor said that the dilemma that the West Papuans face is a long time issue that the government of … Read More
A 17-year-old who says he is a street child from North Korea is seeking refugee status in Sweden, maintaining he walked across a frozen river into China and traversed two continents in cars, the trans-Siberian railway and the back of … Read More
Brazil on Wednesday for the first time approved the use of a marijuana derivative to treat people suffering from severe seizures and other conditions.
Directors of the country’s Health Surveillance Agency recognized the therapeutic properties of cannabidiol, saying it is … Read More
afriLeaks, a joint project of the African Network of Centres for Investigative Reporting and the Hermes Centre for Transparency and Digital Human Rights launched today.
AfriLeaks will give people a chance to leak sensitive information anonymously. The site’s founders say it … Read More
Hundreds of bodies remain strewn in the bush in Nigeria amid an ongoing attack described by Amnesty International as the “deadliest massacre” by Boko Haram.
Mike Omeri, the government spokesman, said fighting continued on Friday for Baga, a town on … Read More
The National Secretariat of the Polisario Front expressed “deep concern” about the current stalemate in Western Sahara, blaming Moroccan intransigence and defiance to the United Nations to find a just and lasting solution to the conflict. Their statement followed the 10th Ordinary … Read More
A Tibetan woman died on Monday after setting herself on fire, the latest in a string of self-immolations protesting Chinese rule.
The woman, Tsepe Kyi, described as a 20-year-old nomad from … Read More
The clear-cutting of forests to make way for oil palm plantations is driving a wave of illegal logging in Indonesia, fundamentally undermining efforts to bring much-needed reform to the nation’s forestry and timber sectors.
A new report released by the Environmental … Read More
Five West Papuan people were shot dead and 12 others injured when Indonesian troops and police fired into a crowd of civilians in the highlands region of Paniai on Monday.
Local sources quoted by newspaper Suara Papua say the crowd … Read More
