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Right of West Papuan People to Self Determination - Herman Wainggai
Right of West Papuan People to Self Determination - Herman Wainggai
West Papua, also known as Irian Jaya, is the eastern most province of Indonesia and occupies the western half of the island of New Guinea. An almost perfect artificial line arbitrarily separates the independent nation of Papua New...
Herman Wainggai added an article on Apr 2, 2017
Fighting for Freedom at Home and Abroad - Herman Wainggai
Fighting for Freedom at Home and Abroad - Herman Wainggai
29 years ago, I stood at the Mandala stadium in Jayapura in awe as if I was in a scene of a violent war movie. It was not a soccer event, rather it was the day I witnessed the beginning of the end of one of my heroes – a man revered by...
Herman Wainggai added an article on Mar 29, 2017
West Papua: a Journey to Freedom
West Papua: a Journey to Freedom
I met Erin Morris - the director and producer of my first Documentary 'West Papua: A Journey to Freedom' - at a West Papuan event organized by the West Papua Association of Australia in Melbourne on November 9, 2009. The event was held...
Herman Wainggai added an article on Mar 29, 2017
No Freedom Yet for West Papua - Herman Wainggai
No Freedom Yet for West Papua - Herman Wainggai
Journey to the USA  Mr. Herman Wainggai represents the Federal Republic of West Papua at the United Nations in New York and is the cofounder and foreign advocate for the West Papua National Authority Mission based in Washington, D.C. He...
Herman Wainggai added an article on Mar 29, 2017
From Prison to Hollywood – Herman Wainggai
From Prison to Hollywood – Herman Wainggai
The month of May (2016) a really month for me. I traveled from Washington, D.C to New York City where I attended the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) then to Los Angeles. These meetings gave me hope that the freedom of...
Herman Wainggai added a video on Mar 28, 2017
Herman Wainggai: a Hidden Genocide
Herman Wainggai: a Hidden Genocide
Encounter the struggle, suffering, and injustice in West Papua through the eyes of Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Herman Wainggai - a former political prisoner, leader of nonviolent struggle in West Papua and escapee living in exile. His...
Herman Wainggai on Mar 28, 2017
Herman Wainggai added a video on Sep 9, 2012
West Papua - A Journey to Freedom
West Papua - A Journey to Freedom
WEST PAPUA - A JOURNEY TO FREEDOM encapsulates the political activism of Herman Wainggai, a  West Papuan independence leader and mentor of the non-violent students movement in West Papua, as he journeys from Melbourne, Australia, to an...