Tag: ULMWP
Wenda calls for West Papuan unity in the face of Jakarta’s renewed ‘colonial grip’
Asia Pacific Report
An exiled West Papuan leader has called for unity among his people in the face of a renewed “colonial grip” of Indonesia’s...
Indonesian military apologies fail to mask the harassment, gagging of Papuan leaders
COMMENTARY: By Ronny Kareni
Since the atrocious footage of the suffering of an indigenous Papuan man reverberates in the heart of Puncak by the brute...
Why West Papuans are raising a banned independence flag across Australia, NZ and the Pacific
BACKGROUNDER: By Stefan Armbruster
On 1 December each year, in cities across Australia and New Zealand, a small group of West Papuan immigrants and refugees...
Benny Wenda stands down as head of West Papuan liberation group
RNZ Pacific
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has declared it will now base itself in the Pacific region after years of partial...
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...
Sad Regenvanu condemns MSG for ‘failing’ people of West Papua
By Len Garae in Port Vila
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has failed West Papua, says a Vanuatu government champion of West Papuan self-determination.
Minister for...