British filmmaker Dominic Brown travelled without the knowledge or authority of the Indonesian authorities in order to film Forgotten Bird of Paradise. The documentary provides a rare and moving insight into the forgotten struggle for independence that has gripped West Papua for over 45 years. It includes never before seen footage of OPM rebel fighters at their stronghold deep in the Papuan jungle, as well as interviews with human rights victims of the Indonesian regime.

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.