Tag: United Liberation Movement for West Papua
Papuan activist escapes attempted abduction
A Papuan activist has escaped an attempted abduction by men who claimed to police officers at his his home in Sorong, West Papua.
Agustinus Aud,...
New report details human rights abuses in West Papua
A new report detailing the human rights abuses in West Papua has been published this week. The research aims to convince Pacific leaders on...
West Papua rally: ‘We want to be free people!’
Thousands of people have rallied across West Papua this week demanding independence and their right to self-determination.
The Free West Papua Campaign (FWPC) stated those that...
West Papua leader- ‘it’s time to take this to the UN’
A West Papua leader says he hopes this weeks Pacific Islands Leaders Forum will push the freedom for West Papua movement towards the United...
Benny Wenda documentary to screen on TV Down Under
The Road to Home, an award-winning feature length documentary about British-based West Papuan human rights campaigner Benny Wenda will be screening on Australian television from...
West Papuan leader Benny Wenda plans New Zealand visit this month
Benny Wenda, spokesperson for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and a traditional tribal leader, will visit New Zealand between August 23...
Indonesian police under fire over arrest of Papuan students, racial abuse
By Ryan Dagur in in Jakarta
Indonesian Church officials and activists have accused police in Yogyakarta of racism and using excessive force after six Papuan...
West Papuans sold out for ’30 pieces of silver’, says Natuman
Compiled by Jane Joshua
Vanuatu's Deputy Prime Minister Joe Natuman believes other people are trying to use the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to drive...
Melanesian Spearhead Group ‘fails’ West Papua, says Vanuatu
By Pasifik in Honiara
Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai says the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has failed the people of West Papua.
The MSG last night...
MSG, ACP and the (almost) forgotten case of West Papuan independence
By Veronika Kusumaryati and Cypri Dale
Two events of highest significance in the context of global history of decolonisation are taking place in the Pacific:
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Solomon Islands, Vanuatu condemn Papuan rights violations at UN hearing
The Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have condemned the "unresolved" human rights violations in West Papua by Indonesian security forces, saying they have continued in...
West Papua membership bid on MSG agenda in Honiara next month
By Shiyal Devi in Lautoka, Fiji
The Melanesian Spearhead Group is expected to deliberate on West Papua's bid to become a full member of the...
PNG shuts out West Papuan leader on ‘order from top’
Octovianus Mote, secretary-general of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, says he has been refused entry to Papua New Guinea without any reason...
Tarcisius Tara Kabutaulaka: Don’t be bullied, Indonesia is not Melanesia
By Dr Tarcisius Tara Kabutaulaka in Honolulu, Hawai'i
Late last week, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement rejecting the Solomon Islands Prime...
Jakarta has something to hide over West Papua, says Wenda
By Johnny Blades of Radio NZ International
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua claims Indonesia is paranoid about regional efforts to seek accurate information...
West Papuans in Vanuatu reject Jakarta response to Solomons PM
By Len Garae in Port Vila
West Papuan leaders, through the Vanuatu Free West Papua Association in Port Vila, have rejected the Indonesian government’s statement...
Veronica Koman: Papua – the pricking of Indonesia’s national conscience
OPINION: By Veronica Koman
When outsiders think of Papua, it may be to puzzle over why protests there seem never-ending. They may assume the main...
Sogavare declares full West Papuan membership in MSG ‘justifiable’
Granting of full membership status to the United Liberation Movement of West Papua in the Melanesian Spearhead Group is justifiable as Indonesia had sought...
Solomon Islands, Vanuatu promote MSG support for West Papua
By Jane Joshua in Port Vila
Solomon Islands Prime Minister and chairman of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, Manasseh Sogavare, has revealed that the Solomon Islands...
Benny Giay: West Papua – The journey of our nation
OPINION: By Rev Dr Benny Giay in Jayapura
A number of recent developments in Papua, Indonesia and in the Pacific, have led me to a...
UK’s Corbyn calls for democratic reform in Papua at ‘historic’ summit
United Kingdom Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn has spoken out about the plight of the West Papuan people and supported a push for democratic reform...
West Papua – ‘a nation in waiting’: Behind this week’s uprising
Nearly 2000 people were arrested on Monday, 2 May 2016, in mass unarmed civilian-based uprisings across West Papua, reports We Are Moving Stories.
"The Indonesian...