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Pride of warriors - West Papua

Congratulations must be forthcoming to Al-Jazeera English for finally standing up to the Indonesian military censorship machine.
Last night at 7:30pm AEST Al Jazeera English finally broadcast director Jono van Hest's long postponed documentary on West Papua, Pride of Warriors. A further live screening across AJE and online will occur on Thursday morning Australian time at 10:30am.

Background to the furore:
With strictly limited international media access to West Papua, Australian filmmaker Jono van Hest decided that he wanted to help West Papuans tell their own stories. The four remarkable stories that ensued provide unparalleled access and a strikingly personal insight into the West Papuan resistance filmed by the West Papuans themselves.

Pride of Warriors was originally scheduled to be screened in July 2, 2009, but Al-Jazeera English bowed to pressure the Indonesian military and government to pull the screening, just hour before it was due to go to air.

Pride of Warriors - flyer

EU Parliamentarians support Free West Papua campaign

26 January 2010: European Members of Parliament are supporting the West Papuan call for Independence from Indonesia who invaded the Western part of New Guinea in 1963.

www.ipwp.org is a growing network of 'International Parliamentarians for West Papua' who are opposing the Indonesian colonisation of the Papua land. They are lobbying for a referendum on West Papuan self-determination.

For further information: www.FreeWestPapua.org - www.IPWP.org

Film by: Claudio von Planta www.vonplanta.net

Native Struggle Against Uranium Mining

The case of the Topnaar-Nama of Namibia

Around the globe new uranium exploration and mining projects are jeopardizing people and landscapes, including vulnerable deserts, savannahs and rainforests. Especially in the Americas, Africa and Australia various indigenous peoples are already or will become victims of that new uranium rush. Governments and corporations are speculating on high uranium prices. The high deadly and cruel risks for local populations, health and environment are played down or hided.

Indigenous University of Venezuela

Two percent of the Venezuelan population are indigenous. Some 600,000 people from 28 different ethnic backgrounds are quickly losing their cultures, traditions and customs. So when the new Venezuelan Constitution was passed in 1999, recognising the right of indigenous people to their own education, a small group of Ye'kuanas, Pumes, E'Òepas and Piaroas, decided to take advantage of this new opportunity.

Together they founded the Indigenous University of Venezuela (IUV).

See the original video, by Michael Fox, here: http://www.vjmovement.com/truth/381

Deadlock between Peruvian government and indigenous groups

Original video by Carlos Cornejo: http://www.vjmovement.com/truth/423

Natives of the ethnic groups "Awajum" or "Aguaruna" confront police in the town of Bagua, to the north of Peru. The reason for the protest: a series of
laws that, from the groups' perspective, endangered their ancient possession of land in favor of the big oil industry.

Panguna Mine Dilemna

Bouganville Copper Ltd, subsidiary of Rio Tinto plans to reopen the worlds largest open cut mine at Panguna, against the wishes of local landholders and the majority of Bouganvillians. The exploitation of Bouganvilles resources by BCL, which caused a war of independence from PNG, must not recommence.

Panguna Mine Dilemna Part 2

Bouganville Copper Ltd, subsidiary of Rio Tinto plans to reopen the worlds largest open cut mine at Panguna, against the wishes of local landholders and the majority of Bouganvillians. The exploitation of Bouganvilles resources by BCL, which caused a war of independence from PNG, must not recommence.

West Papua Vs. Victoria Police Soccer Match

The West Papuan Melbourne community celebrate their independence day
playing a peaceful game of soccer with the police. Meanwhile in West Papua
police open fire into Independence day celebrations and arrest 16 people.

The Indigenous University of Venezuela Struggles for Recognition

A video by Michael Fox for the VJ Movement: http://www.vjmovement.com/truth/381

Blood on the Cross

This is about the 'Red Cross' involvement in the 1996 WWF hostages saga and the resulting slaughter of the indigenous peoples of West Papua!