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West Papua in 2021: arrests, abductions and plans for ethnic cleansing
January 18, 2021
Following the announcement of a Provisional Government of West Papua and rejection of Jakarta’s “Special Autonomy” renewal, the Indonesian state has pursued its strategy of aggressive arrests and violence against peaceful demonstrations for independence. ULMWP Chair Benny Wenda was named interim President of the Provisional Government on December 1, 2020, as the Papuan people roundly […]
The ULMWP provides humanitarian aid to the victims of Sentani flooding
March 28, 2019
This article was originally written on the ULMWP website and can be read here. On 27th March, the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), provided humanitarian assistance to the victims of flooding in Sentani. The floods and landslides have caused widespread destruction throughout Sentani in the Tabi region of West Papua, and have claimed […]