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Category: Human Rights
UN Office of Human Rights defends Papuans right to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression
December 8, 2018
.N. News has published an interview with Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani. In the interview Shamdasani defends the rights of Papuans to excercise their rights of peaceful assembly and freedom of Speech. She puts into context the recent arrests of nearly…
MCR PUNKS FOR WEST PAPUA present legendary UK punks on Global Flag Raising Day
December 5, 2018
The 1st December, as we know, saw global solidarity for West Papuan independence with over 100 #GlobalFlagRaising demonstrations around the world; and no event was louder than the incredible MNR Punks4WestPapua gig in Manchester. Manchester legendary punk bands making some noise for West Papua included MFU, WitchFever, The Membranes and…
Nearly 600 arrested on global flag raising day
December 3, 2018
The Free West Papua Campaign calls for the immediate release of all Melanesian citizens and their allies who were arrested by Indonesian security forces for participating peacefully in non-violent action to commemorate the 57th anniversary of the first raising of the Morning Star Flag. On Saturday December 1st at least…
Over 300 arrested during global flag raising commemoration for West Papua
December 1, 2018
For immediate release Today across West Papua over 300 people have been arrested. In several regions of West Papua peaceful non-violent demonstrations took place in Jakarta, Surabaya, Palu, Kupang, Ternate, Makassar, Manado, Ambon, Poso, Sula, Timika, Meruake, Waropen, and Tobelo. In addition to police intervention during public gatherings, we have
Urgent Alert: Watch over West Papua
November 29, 2018
Urgent alert WATCH WEST PAPUA THIS DECEMBER 1st. West Papuans across the country and students studying in Indonesia are facing brutality or arrest for wanting to peacefully come together to commemorate December 1st . Many prayer gatherings have been organised across the country to remember the 57th anniversary of when…
GLOBAL FLAG RAISING DAY December 1st
November 29, 2018
On the 57th anniversary of the first raising of West Papua’s Morning Star Flag, we invite you to take part in this year’s Global Flag Raising Day this Saturday December 1st. Show your solidarity for West Papua’s freedom and right to self-determination. To show the growing worldwide support for West…
Kidnapping West Papuan children to harvest their organs?
November 26, 2018
We routinely receive disturbing reports of violence and arrests happening in West Papua. Because there is a lack of media presence on the ground inside West Papua, campaigns like ours are often the first point of contact for the people of West Papua to tell the outside world about human…
ULMWP Calls for National Day of Prayer in West Papua
November 23, 2018
23rd November 2018 On behalf of the West Papuan people, the ULMWP calls for a National Day of Prayer in West Papua to take place on 1st December 2018. This day will commemorate the 57th anniversary of the day the West Papuan flag was first raised, and our national symbols were…
Benny Wenda interviewed about Interpol Red Notice and abuse of power
November 21, 2018
Chairperson of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, Benny Wenda, was interviewed on British television regarding his experience with the unfair use of Interpol Red Notices. In a story about the Kremlin denouncing what it calls “western meddling” in an election, Britain and the United States are urging the…
ULMWP Executive and 112 KNPB members arrested during peaceful gathering
November 19, 2018
In Jayapura today, what should have been a celebratory occasion to mark the 10th anniversary of the West Papua National Committee, or Komite Nasional Papua Barat (KNPB), quickly turned into an all too familiar scene of Indonesian police forces beating and arresting peacefully gathered civilians. According to a KNPB report,