February 2, 2016

Statement from the Vanuatu Free West Papua association (VFWPA) in response to threats from former Indonesian army general and current Indonesian defense minister Ryamizard Ryacudu.

Statement; “Christian churches are the conscience of the nation, and therefore have the duty to be the voice of the voiceless and must continue to stand in solidarity with our Melanesian brothers and sisters in West Papua who are still under oppression, and are still living in the current environment which can only be described.

Hon Powes Parkop, Govenor of the NCD, Port Moresby, PNG, attends and gives speech at West Papuan independence day celebrations

Hon Powes Parkop, Govenor of the NCD, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, attends and gives speach at West Papuan independence day celebrations Dec 1st 2015, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

“We are talking about life and death. We are talking about a people who should be free. Nobody has a right to imprison them” Gary Juffa, Govenor of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea on West Papua day, Dec 1st 2015. Port Moresby, PNG.

“We are talking about life and death. We are talking about a people who should be free. Nobody has a right to imprison them, to keep them in that state of oppression and brutality.” West Papua day, Dec 1st, 2015. Gary Juffa is the Governor for Oro Province, Papua New Guinea and is also a.