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OPM resist in West Papua highlands - BBC2 Newsnight pt2

This news report shows, the extremely committed West Papuans, in their desperately brave efforts to resist the brutal & illegal Indonesian occupation of their ancestral homeland.

Filmed undercover in West Papua 2008.

A film made with fPcN interCultural: assistance & co-operation.

Czech MPs sign the International Parliamentarians for West Papua declaration

fPcN Press Release

*** Launch of a new Free West Papua campaign NGO ***
*** Czech MPs sign the International Parliamentarians for West Papua declaration ***

Friday 15th May 2009, fPcN interCultural assisted in the creation of another Free West Papua campaign NGO: www.freewestpapua.cz in the Czech Republic, at the Native & Indigenous Film Festival (naiff) www.naiff.eu along with: United World of Indigenous Peoples (UWIP) www.uwip.org an fPcN interCultural member NGO.

After showing the documentary “West Papua - The secret war in Asia” (made by fPcN Germany in 2007 - www.fpcn-global.org/content/West-Papua-The-secret-war-Asia-2007-15min) the panel with: Mr. Ondrej Liska, the Czech Minister of Education, Benny Wenda, Sacha Kagan, social scientist from the Leuphana University in Germany and fPcN activists, discussed with about 50 visitors: “Our responsibility for Indigenous peoples”. A lively discussion about the recent developments in West Papua followed.

Benny Wenda meets Mr. Ondrej Liska, Czech Minister of Education

International Native and Indigenous Film Festival - fPcN organised

An International non governmental organisation UWIP (a member of fPcN Global), together with the Masaryk University and Moravian City Museum is preparing a film festival Native and Indigenous Film Fest (NAIFF). The aim of the festival is to introduce today's life of indigenous peoples in different parts of the Earth to the wide public and thus reinforce the public's interest in indigenous issues.

The film screening will be interlaced with lectures of indigenous issues experts, discussions with film directors and the launch of The Free West Papua Campaign in Czech Republic.

Our film „West Papua – The secret war in Asia“ has been pre-selected by the New York and Los Angeles Short Film Festival. After his premiere at the Venice Biennale in 2007 (Radio New Zeeland), 2008 Origins First Nation Film Festival and Riverside Studios the film will be also shown at the Native and Indigenous Film Festival in Brno/Czech Republic.

During the festival the film "Land of Thorns" will also be shown. The film was made from the french NGO ACTED (EU sponsorship) in cooperation with fPcN Germany to rise awareness (Campaign) for pastoralists in Africa.

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West Papua: English activist and presentation kit download

With this being such a crucial year for West Papua, we have put 
together a West Papua activist kit that people around the world can 
download from their computers and take action to spread awareness 
about the ongoing atrocities an crimes against humanity being 
committed by the Indonesian authorities in West Papua, as well as 
developing support for the Papuans right to self-determination.

 The kit includes pint ready posters and flyers.

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PAPUA MERDEKA (2003, 43.06)

This film shows; the extremely brutal history the native population of West Papua have endured for many decades under the oppressive Indonesian Military.

How, to this day they continue to struggle for independence from Indonesia, with historical pieces showing the UN Shame vote: Act of 'NO' Choice which lead to their colonisation and the continued thief, of the West Papuan's natural resources.

Filmed undercover in West Papua 2000/1 with historical footage obtained from various sources.

A film was made by fPcN interCultural:

Links for: PAPUA MERDEKA. (2002, 43.06) (720x576 4:3)


fPcN reports from the ground in West Papua

(some names and data are replaced with XXX for security reasons!)
I just wanted to send through a quick update on the situation in West Papua. I just arrived after spending the last 8 weeks (November and December 2008) there making an undercover documentary with a friend. We managed to smuggle alot of very powerful video footage out of the country, and come back with a very strong message from the people of West Papua - their desire for freedom and readiness to act by whichever means to achieve it is burning more brightly now than at anytime in recent history. Below is a brief summary of our trip and our time at an OPM (the West Papuan guerilla force) training camp in the XXX region.

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