Tag: ULMWP
West Papuans to open branch office in Port Moresby, Wenda confirms
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The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) plans to open a government branch office in the neighbouring Papua New Guinean...
60,000 flee as West Papua conflict deepens, poses questions for region
SPECIAL REPORT: By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist
Armed conflict in West Papua continues to claim lives, displace tens of thousands of people and cause...
Pressure mounts on Jakarta for dialogue, not brutal ‘war on Papua’
By David Robie
Pressure is mounting on Indonesia to back off its brutal and unsuccessful military strategy in trying to crush West Papuan resistance to...
Prayer events to mark 60 years since West Papuan ‘birth’ in...
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West Papuans will peacefully mark the 60th anniversary of the birth of West Papua next week -- on Wednesday, December 1.
It...
West Papuans flee from ‘liberation’ conflict into remote PNG region
SPECIAL REPORT: By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist
Armed conflict in West Papua has caused an exodus of displaced people into one of the most...
Baby killed by Indonesian military as Papuans flee to PNG, claims...
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Two small babies were shot by the Indonesian military in Intan Jaya two days ago, claims the United Liberation Movement of...
Indonesian Games ‘held on bones of Papuans’, accuses Benny Wenda
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The interim president of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) has accused Indonesia of holding its 20th National Games...
Wenda blames nurse’s death on Indonesian military crackdown for Papuan mining,...
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The United Liberation Movement of West Papua has blamed the Indonesian military over the attack at a hospital in Kiwirok, near...
Colonial border between PNG and West Papua ‘will fall like Berlin...
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A West Papuan group seeking self-determination has greeted Papua New Guinea on its 46th anniversary of independence, predicting that one day...
Wenda appeals to NZ, West to supply covid vaccines direct to...
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A pro-independence movement in West Papua has appealed to several Western countries -- including New Zealand -- to provide urgent humanitarian...
West Papua unhappy over never-ending MSG membership tragedies
ANALYSIS: By Yamin Kogoya in Brisbane
When I ring home to West Papua, my village people often ask me about the rumours that they have...
West Papua closes national mourning for Pastor Nafuki – prays for...
By Benny Mawel in Jayapura
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has held national mourning ceremonies at the weekend for the death of...
Nine reasons why Jakarta has branded Papuan armed rebels as ‘terrorists’
By Benny Mawel in Jayapura
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) believes that the Indonesian government has nine motives behind the branding of...
Wenda accuses Jakarta’s military of ‘massacre’ after killing of 3 Papuans
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The United Liberation Movement of West Papua has accused Indonesian "colonial forces" of a new massacre with the killing of three...
Papuan resistance slams Indonesian internet gag amid leader crackdown
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Indonesia has cut off the internet in West Papua to conceal its crackdown on the peaceful liberation movement, says a leading...
Wenda condemns Indonesia’s UN genocide vote for Papua ‘hypocrisy’
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An exiled West Papuan leader has condemned Indonesian for "hypocrisy" in speaking out about Myanmar and Palestine while voting at the...
Free Victor Yeimo now, says exiled Papuan leader Benny Wenda
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An exiled West Papuan leader has demanded the immediate release of arrested campaigner Victor Yeimo, saying that his detention was a...
Vanuatu must maintain strong support for West Papua, says Regenvanu
By Anita Roberts in Port Vila
Vanuatu needs to continue to maintain its strong support for West Papua by ensuring that the United Liberation Movement...
‘Gagged’ West Papuan envoy to raise self-determination issue again at UN
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A West Papuan envoy who was gagged while addressing the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues two years ago is...
Teen killed as Indonesian police tell Papuans: ‘You’re legitimate target! Shoot!’
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A 17-year-old youth has become the latest victim of Indonesia’s six-decades-long colonisation of West Papua, alleges the United Liberation Movement of...
West Papua needs urgent Red Cross intervention over crisis, says Wenda
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The Indonesian state is causing a renewed humanitarian crisis in West Papua. Three young West Papuan men have been murdered by the...
West Papuans send prayers for the recovery of Sir Michael Somare
By Benny Mawel in Jayapura
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has sent prayers for the recovery of the former Prime Minister of...