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MSG, ULMWP and West Papua – What you need to know
July 12, 2016
Officials and representatives of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) have arrived in Honiara to attend the MSG leader’s summit on the 14th July to determine whether the current observer status of United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) will be elevated to full membership. Full membership status for the ULMWP…
West Papua Community joins the Cowley Road Carnival
July 11, 2016
Today the West Papuan Refugee Community of Oxford was joined by West Papuans refugees in the Netherlands for the 2016 Cowley Road Carnival in Oxford, United Kingdom. The West Papua Community was very proud to join this carnival and was very proud to carry all the flags of their fellow Melanesian nations…
Three years on, still no justice after 12 year old girl shot dead by the Indonesian military
July 1, 2016
Exactly three years ago today on 1st July 2013, Arlince Tabuni a 12 year old West Papuan girl was shot dead by the…
Solomon Islands and Vanuatu call for West Papuan human rights to be supported at UN Human Rights Council
June 24, 2016
Today the governments of the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu made historic statements at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on the deteriorating human rights situation in West Papua. Solomon Islands government representative who spoke on behalf of his country, supporting the people of West…
Spanish tourist arrested at demonstration in West Papua
June 22, 2016
Last week a Spanish tourist was arrested by the Indonesian police in Port Numbay/Jayapura, West Papua for attending a Free West Papua rally on Wednesday 15th June. Last week thousands of people in West Papua held rallies across the country and in several Indonesian cities to call for self-determination and…
International attention needed – Rallies to take place in West Papua tomorrow
June 13, 2016
Tomorrow the people of West Papua are set to hold important rallies across the country to call for West Papua to be supported at the meeting of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) in Fiji. They are also calling for full MSG membership to be granted to the United Liberation Movement…
New website for Office of Benny Wenda
June 12, 2016
A new website has launched for Benny Wenda, founder of the Free West Papua Campaign and International Spokesman for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua. The new website gives extensive information about Benny Wenda’s background, lobbying, political and legal campaigns, music, latest news and much more. Click on the image below…
Benny Wenda and Octovianus Mote on Late Night Live, ABC News
June 9, 2016
On Wednesday 8th June Benny Wenda and Octovianus Mote of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua were interviewed on ABC New Australia. The interview covered the recent call for an internationally supervised vote on independence for West Papua, membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group and the Pacific Islands Forum,
West Papuan leader denied entry to Papua New Guinea
June 6, 2016
Article appeared in the Asia Pacific Report, 30th May 2016. Octovianus Mote, secretary-general of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, says he has been refused entry to Papua New…
“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…