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Category: Act of Free Choice
“Indonesia is trying to plant a time bomb and stir up conflict in West Papua but we will stay peaceful”
June 2, 2016
Dear everyone, Recently the world has seen a huge growth in the international solidarity for West Papua’s freedom as we launched a truly historic meeting at the British parliament in Westminster calling for an Internationally Supervised Vote to peacefully determine the future of the West Papuan people. This has fueled…
West Papua report given to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at Humanitarian Summit
May 26, 2016
There was an historic moment for West Papua at the World Humanitarians Summit is Istanbul, Turkey yesterday AS UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon was been presented with the West Papua Fact Finding Mission Report titled “We Will Lose Everything” by Emele Duituturaga, the executive director of PIANGO (Pacific Islands…
Momentum continues to build following Westminster meeting
May 22, 2016
On 3rd May an historic meeting took place in Westminster where political leaders from around the world signed a declaration calling for an internationally supervised vote on independence in West Papua. The meeting gained press coverage around the world and momentum for the new declaration continues to grow.
Getting the Facts Straight on West Papua
May 20, 2016
Life in West Papua is very hard. We do not enjoy the freedoms that people in many democratic countries get to experience. We cannot raise our national flag without risking imprisonment. We cannot express our political opinions without risking being found guilty of treason. We cannot hold peaceful protests without
West Papuan Church leader meets with New Zealand MPs
May 16, 2016
On 12th May The Reverend Socratez Sofyan Yoman, Head of the Baptish Church in West Papua visited Wellington and met with several members of parliament from Aotearoa New Zealand. The meeting was hosted by long standing West Papua supporter Catherine Delahunty MP who recently called for a motion in the
UK Labour leader calls for independence vote
May 6, 2016
Jeremy Corbyn has drawn attention to the plight of West Papuans, saying the recognition of human rights and justice should be the “cornerstone” of the UK Labour party’s foreign policy. The Labour leader made the comments in an address to a meeting of international parliamentarians, supporters and activists in London
Historic meeting on West Papua’s future takes place in British Parliament
May 3, 2016
An historic step on the road to freedom for West Papua was taken in London today. At a meeting of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua in the Houses of Parliament a new declaration calling for an internationally supervised vote on the independence of West Papua. The meeting was attended
ILWP Press Release: EU visit of Indonesian President Joko Widodo is a farce: Indonesia is misleading the EU and its Member States
April 19, 2016
P R E S S R E L E A S E April 18th 2016, International Lawyers for West Papua EU visit of Indonesian President Joko Widodo is a farce: Indonesia is misleading the EU and its Member States From April 18th up until the 22nd 2016, the…
Mass rallies held all over West Papua to call for full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group – 44 arrested
April 19, 2016
On Wednesday 13th April, mass rallies were held across West Papua to call for The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP)’s full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG). The people of West Papua demonstrated in their thousands and made their wishes heard in Port Numbay/Jayapura, Sorong, Wamena, Biak,…
West Papuans arrested, beaten and jailed for supporting full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group
April 11, 2016
On 5th April, West Papuans commemorated what they refer to as the Day of Hope, the day that the West Papuan Parliament was first launched in 1961. Indonesian military and police storming the peaceful West Papuan prayer gathering because West Papuans were praying for full membership…