Tag: Indonesia
Letters on West Papua – ‘united voices for justice will not be silenced’
Pacific Media Watch
Vanuatu Daily Post civil society correspondents have written in unison condemning the failure of the Melanesian Spearhead Group to admit West Papua...
The silent war – Australia and Indonesia mum on Papuan human right abuses
An Australian academic has lit the fuse of diplomatic fury by publicly criticising Indonesia’s brutal response to the Papuan independence movement, a sensitive topic...
Wenda welcomes MSG call for UN visit and fights on for full membership
Asia Pacific Report
In spite of again being denied full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has...
OPM accuses Melanesian group of taking Jakarta’s ‘blood money’ at expense of West Papuan justice
Asia Pacific Report
A West Papuan leader has condemned the Melanesian Spearhead Group for abandoning the West Papuan cause in favour of a “corrupt alliance”...
MSG throws away golden chance to reset peace and justice for West Papua
By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report
The Melanesian Spearhead Group has thrown away a golden chance for achieving a historical step towards justice...
MSG leaders defer Papua membership decision to Pacific Islands Forum
By Kelvin Anthony in Port Vila
The leaders of five Melanesian countries and territories avoided a definitive update on the status of the United Liberation...