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Category: Human Rights
West Papuan students demand to be recognized as Melanesians not Indonesians
August 21, 2018
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Spokesperson Jacob Rumbiak released a statement and video showing hundreds of students at Cenderawasih University in West Papua refusing to register for school unless their Melanesian identity was recognized. In a show of solidarity, both Indonesian and Melanesian students banned together
Indonesian police forces arrest dozens of West Papuan students during peaceful protest
August 16, 2018
Breaking news from Surabaya, Indonesia. On August 15th, 2018 Indonesian police forces have arrested at least forty nine West Papuan students during a peaceful protest organized to recognise and reject the ‘New York Agreement,’ which was the formalization of administrative control over West Papua in 1962. While gathered…
Australia ramps up arms exports to Indonesia at the expense of West Papuan lives
August 12, 2018
This article was originally published by Green Left Weekly and can be read in full here Melbourne researcher into satellite-communication and surveillance Jacob Grech claims…
Global actions underway for the anniversary of the signing of the ‘New York Agreement’
August 12, 2018
On August 15th, 1962, The Netherlands and Indonesia signed the colonial New York Agreement. The agreement was brokered by the USA and not a single West Papuan person was consulted or involved. Under the New York Agreement the administration of the West Papuan people and their were land was given…
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…