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Category: Human Rights
August 2nd – The value of public support for West Papua
August 5, 2018
August 2nd, 2018 was the 49th anniversary of the ‘Act of Free Choice’, which was the violation of international law that handed control of West Papua over to Indonesia in 1969. This year public actions were held across the globe in the Nederlands, London, Australia, the capital of Indonesia, and…
Happy 38th Independence Day Vanuatu
July 30, 2018
We wish all of our allies and fellow Melanesian brothers and sisters a Happy Independence day. We are grateful for your endless and powerful solidarity. We thank you all for taking every opportunity to use your freedom to help secure a Free West Papua. #Vanuatu
Warriors take the championship at the London 9’s
July 24, 2018
WARRIORS are the champions The London 9’s rugby League festival is the largest Rugby 9s Tournament in Europe, and invites teams from around the world to compete in its annual championship. In 2018, the Wan Papua Warriors, a team comprised of players from PNG and West Papua, fundraised tirelessly
Reports from on the ground in Nduga
July 17, 2018
As Indonesian security forces have occupied most of the town and nearby Aguru village, eyewitnesses in Nduga report that people have been scattering from their homes for the last forty eight hours. Papuan bystanders estimate the number of citizens fleeing the area range from one hundred seventy to at least…
Indonesian political organisations appeal to President Widodo for access to Nduga, Papua
July 17, 2018
Civilians under crossfire in Nduga Regency, Papua, and demands for curtailing potential abuses of human rights Jaringan Masyarakat Sipil (Civil Society Network) are pressuring President Joko Widodo to allow independent instutions into Nduga Regency, in the province of Papua, Indonesia. The pressure comes due to reports of a crossfire that…
Statement from Benny Wenda on Indonesian military attacks in Nduga, West Papua.
July 16, 2018
Original posted on www.ulmwp.org 14th July To the President of Indonesia, the Commander of the TNI, and Chief of Indonesian Police; On behalf of the people of West Papua, and as Chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, we firmly reject the military actions taken by the…
Traumatised Papuans flee conflict in Nduga
July 13, 2018
EMERGENCY SITUATION Thousands of West Papuan villagers have reportedly fled from their homes in a remote regency due to conflict between Indonesian military forces and pro-independence fighters. This follows a string of deaths in Nduga regency where Indonesian security forces and the West Papua National Liberation Army have exchanged gunfire
ULMWP Spokesperson says “West Papua National Army is constitutionally obliged to defend the territory and people”
July 12, 2018
Originally published on www.ulmwp.org site West Papua National Army is constitutionally obliged to defend the territory and people it is responsible for, even as the Indonesian State continues to hunt them—and Nduga civilians—down in the high-mountain forest. In preparations for the election of a governor, the Indonesian government directed its…
Indonesian security forces shoot into Papuan village from helicopters
July 12, 2018
JAYAPURA, SUARAPAPUA.com reports – Yairus Gwijangge, Regent of Nduga District, Papua, confirmed that there was indeed an attack on Nduga. The attack was carried out by the Indonesian security forces to Alguru village. Regent Yairus explains that Alguru’s village is located opposite of Kenyam river. It is on the…
Melanesian Arts and Culture festival. Indonesia tries to stop Melanesians supporting West Papua.
July 11, 2018
To the people of the Solomon Islands, As an Indonesian, I was appalled to see footage of an Indonesian man attempting to grab a West Papuan Morning Star flag from a Solomons protestor at an event on Solomon Islands soil. Such repressive behaviour abroad reflects how arrogant Indonesian security forces…