Tag: United Liberation Movement for West Papua
Killing of four West Papuans ‘brutal reminder of reality’ under Jakarta...
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The United Liberation Movement of West Papua has condemned the brutal killing and mutilation of four indigenous West Papuans last week,...
Vanuatu offers warm welcome to Papuan independence campaigner
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The president of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua, Benny Wenda, has arrived to a warm welcome in Port Vila from London...
OPM day – celebrating the 1971 Papuan ‘independence proklamasi’
COMMENTARY: By Benny Wenda
We celebrated the 51st anniversary of the independence declaration of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) at Markas Victoria on July 1,...
Yamin Kogoya: Fatal disconnect between Jakarta and West Papua worsens settler-colonial...
COMMENTARY: By Yamin Kogoya
A flurry of peaceful rallies and protests erupted in West Papua and Indonesia on Friday, June 3.
Papuan People's Petition (PRP), the...
Pacific Elders call on Indonesia to allow UN visit to Papua...
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The Pacific Elders’ Voice has expressed deep concern about reports of deteriorating human rights in West Papua and has appealed to...
How colonial puppeteer Indonesia uses ‘autonomy’ to disempower Papuans
On Thursday, 10 March 2022, thousands of Papuan people in the Lapago Wamena Cultural Area took to the streets to paralyse Wamena city. They...
Wenda backs urgent UN call for action over Papuan child killings,...
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A West Papuan leader has praised the "bravery and spirit" of Ukrainians defending their country against the Russian invasion while condemning...
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...
Vanuatu’s Shefa province recognises Wenda’s West Papua government
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Vanuatu's Shefa province is recognising Benny Wenda as the interim president of a provisional "independent" West Papuan government.
In a country that has historically...
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...
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...
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...
Indonesia accused of forcing mass flights of Papuans ‘for business’
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Indonesian authorities have been accused of adopting a strategy of deploying military force to drive thousands of Papuans from their homes...
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...
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...
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...
Branding armed Papuan resistance as ‘terrorists’ angers rights groups, sparks media...
By David Robie
Branding armed Papuan resistance groups as “terrorists” has sparked strong condemnation from human rights groups across Indonesia and in West Papua, some...
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...