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Category: Human Rights
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,
‘Music Is A Weapon’ MCR Punks For West Papua
November 4, 2018
On December 1st, 2018 the newly formed Manchester (MCR) Punks For West Papua chapter will officially launch in the U.K.. Alphabet Brewing Company is located at 99 N Western St, Manchester M12 6JL, UK Show starts at In the Summer of 2019 Manchester Punks for West Papua will attempt…
ULMWP stands in solidarity with Kanaky New Caledonia during the upcoming independence referendum
November 3, 2018
To the people of Kanaky, On behalf of the people of West Papua, the ULMWP stands in solidarity with you and your nation on the eve of your historic independence referendum. As fellow Melanesian brothers and sisters, we are deeply inspired by your struggle for self-determination and independence. This is…
Join the Global Flag Raising for West Papua on December 1st
November 1, 2018
On this 57th anniversary of the first raising of West Papua’s symbol of independence, the Morning Star Flag, we invite you to take part in this year’s Global Flag Raising action to show your solidarity for West Papua’s freedom and right to self-determination. Each year we ask supporters to send…
So much to be thankful for: Rockin’ For West Papua 2018
October 29, 2018
As this tremendous year of Rockin for West Papua comes to an end our campaign team again marvels at how when joined together, the individual contributions of so many, create one big beautiful collective force of good for West Papua. Chairman of United Liberation Movement for West Papua Benny Wenda
!!CALLING ALL WRITERS, POETS AND ARTIST!!
October 26, 2018
For a new West Papua Challenge, we are looking for people who want to write a poem about West Papua. So if you are a writer, a poet or even if you don’t call yourself a writer, please apply and write for a good cause. The plan comes from Michael…
International Coalition on West Papua 2018 Third Quarter report.
October 9, 2018
The third quarter of 2018 was characterized by a considerable increase in political arrests resulting from police action during the dispersal of various peaceful demonstrations.