News Stories
Category: Human Rights
Benny Wenda offers heartfelt thanks for ‘West Papua Desk’ opening
June 14, 2018
Publishing a statement on his website today, ULMWP Chairperson Benny Wenda thanked the organizers and people of Aotearoa New Zealand for their hard work in launching the West Papua Desk. The new project is hosted by the national trade organization FIRST Union , with oversight of the program provided by
ULMWP Executive claims Indonesia fouls its membership of UN Security Council
June 14, 2018
12 June 2018 Within moments of Indonesia’s election to the UN Security Council, President Jokowi sent 1600 commandos of his new anti-terrorist force to Timika (West Papua), and five Amungme civilians were immediately kidnapped on suspicion of having independence aspirations. The recent formation of the KOOSSUSGAB commando unit—drawn from…
Sail For Justice to embark on their next great adventure
June 7, 2018
The Sail For Justice team will be hosting a night of film, food, and music as a fundraiser to get their ship Pog Mon Ho back into the water. The vessel is a notorious flagship from the Freedom Flotilla to West Papua. The historic ship travels the Pacific
Rockin’ for West Papua. Global peace concerts, October 2018.
May 21, 2018
THE FREE WEST PAPUA CAMPAIGN CALL TO ACTION FOR ROCKIN’ FOR WEST PAPUA GLOBAL PEACE CONCERTS. OCTOBER 2018 Sydney, Australia, 2018- The Free West Papua Campaign invites artists musicians and promoters around the world to participate in this year’s ‘Rockin For West Papua’ Global Peace Concert being planned to take…
MAY: GLOBAL MEDIA ALERT FOR WEST PAPUA
April 25, 2018
On May 1st-4th is World Press Freedom Day in Accra, Ghana. 1st May will also mark exactly 55 years to the day that Indonesia first occupied West Papua on 1st May 1963 and began the genocide of the West Papuan people. West Papuans call this “The Day of Terror”. On
16 West Papuan people arrested because of raising funds for PNG earthquake appeal
April 8, 2018
Today in West Papua, 5 students were arrested by the Indonesian police, simply for conducting fundraising activities for the people of Papua New Guinea, following the devastating earthquake which struck in February. According to West Papuan media outlet Suara Papua; Yefri Tabuni, Alber Yatipai, Basten Takege, Barata Pekey and Steven…
1 person killed and 3 others shot by the Indonesian military at West Papuan church
April 7, 2018
In the ongoing Indonesian military operations in the Tembagapura district of West Papua, at least 1 West Papuan civilian has been killed and several others have been wounded by Indonesian soldiers.
2 West Papuan youths shot by the Indonesian military and police
April 7, 2018
We have received urgent, unconfirmed reports from West Papua that at 9 pm yesterday, 2 West Papuan youths were shot by the Indonesian military and police in Mauwa village
Over 40 West Papuan activists arrested at Cenderawasih University
April 5, 2018
The following article comes from The Guardian and was originally published here. Indonesian forces detain dozens at West Papua university More than 40 people taken into custody at the University of Cenderawasih in Jayapura Dozens of students and activists have been detained by Indonesian…
From the little prison to the big prison, finally Yanto Awerkion has been released
April 2, 2018
The following article was written by Benny Wenda, Chairman of The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), following the release of West Papuan political prisoner Yanto Awerkion. The article was originally published here. As the world celebrates Easter Sunday, in West Papua we are also celebrating the long-awaited release…