Tag: West Papuan independence

OPINION: By Herman Wainggai In 2002, West Papuan leaders and I traveled to Fiji to urge leaders of the PIF to support West Papua. I also...

By Sir Michael Somare The four Melanesian prime ministers of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji will come together in Honiara, Solomon Islands...

By Husain Malvi The first event of the 4th World Journalism Education Congress conference 2016 got under way at the JERAA and Pacific preconference last...

By Abeth You in Jayapura The student executive leader of the University of Cendewasih, Elius Wenda, has criticised the recruitment of students in the Institute...

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: ...

On July 6 each year people gather to raise the Morning Star flag and to remember those who died in West Papua's Biak Massacre...

OPINION: Contributed by the Australian West Papua Association On the 2 July 1998, the West Papuan Morning Star flag was raised on top of a...

New Zealand news media are “ignoring” the biggest story in the Pacific region in spite of a social media revolution taking the storytelling to...

By Bastian Tebai in Yogyakarta Every year July 1 is commemorated by Papuans as West Papua proclamation day. The proclamation was read out at the...

The Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have condemned the "unresolved" human rights violations in West Papua by Indonesian security forces, saying they have continued in...

By Benny Mawel in Jayapura The West Papua National Committee claimed that more than 1000 of its members have were detained by Indonesian police during...

An open letter by Benny Wenda, a West Papuan independence leader and spokesperson for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP): Dear everyone, Today thousands...

The Australian West Papua Association has condemned the arrest of 65 KNPB (National Committee of West Papua) and student activists in Sentani and 4...

By Freddy Mou in Port Moresby More than 4500 Indonesian soldiers have been moved to Wamena in the Highlands of West Papua region of Indonesia,...

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...

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...

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...

Granting of full membership status to the United Liberation Movement of West Papua in the Melanesian Spearhead Group is justifiable as Indonesia had sought...

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...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Indonesia’s authorities to stop violating the rights of journalists in West Papua, where the Jayapura police prevented...

By Nethy Dharma Somba in Jayapura Human rights advocates in Papua have slammed the arrest of 1888 students and activists who were carrying out a...

By Benny Mawel in Jayapura Activists from the West Papuan National Committee (KNPB) allege they were tortured and beaten up by police during their mass...