Vanuatu urged to be consistent with foreign policy
A Vanuatu opposition MP says the government should be careful to act consistently on foreign policy. The comment from Sato Kilman, a former prime minister, comes after another call on West Papua by Vanuatu at the United Nations. Speaking at the UN General Assembly, current prime minister Charlot Salwai called for an investigation into alleged […]
1.8 million West Papuans petition UN for independence vote
A petition with the signatures of 1.8 million West Papuans in Indonesia has been presented to the United Nations in New York demanding an internationally supervised vote on independence. The exiled West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda presented the document to the C24, the special committee on decolonisation on Tuesday. Dr Jason MacLeod from the […]
West Papuan liberation movement focussed on UN plans
From Dateline Pacific, 4:03 am on 18 September 2017 The West Papua National Coalition for Liberation says its decolonisation aspirations are focussed on action at the United Nations. The Coalition is one of the key groups within the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, which is pushing for internationally-facilitated negotiation with Indonesia over Papua’s political […]
West Papuan Liberation Movement dismisses Jakarta dialogue
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua says it’s not interested in one-on-one dialogue with Indonesia’s government. Various Papuan civil society, church and customary leaders met with Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo last month about establishing dialogue over problems in Papua. The Jakarta meeting agreed on the Catholic priest, Neles Tebay taking on a mediator role. […]
Pacific New Caledonia 16 Jun 2017 Unity bid among New Caledonia’s loyalists
Four New Caledonian anti-independence parties have agreed to a joint declaration of unity ahead of this weekend’s run-off election of a new French National Assembly.They call to work for a New Caledonia that stays with France and lives in peace. This comes amid worsening rifts within the anti-independence camp which have been exacerbated by the […]
West Papuan leader sees solidarity grow in NZ
International support for West Papuan self-determination cause is growing, according to a Papuan independence leader. Benny Wenda is in New Zealand this week, raising awareness about the Indonesian-administered region of Papua, or West Papua, which he fled in 2003. Last night in Wellington he addressed a group of MPs, after which eleven members signed a […]
Papuan independence leader pushes cause abroad
The West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda says international support for his people’s cause is steadily growing. Mr Wenda is in New Zealand this week, raising awareness about the Indonesian-administered region of Papua, or West Papua, which he fled in 2003. Last night in Wellington he addressed a group of MPs, after which eleven members […]
Pacific nations back West Papuan self-determination
A coalition of Pacific Island nations has delivered an emphatic call to the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states to back West Papuan self-determination. Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Nauru, Palau and the Marshall Islands delivered a joint statement at the ACP’s Council of Ministers in Brussels. It condemned Indonesian human rights violations […]
Aboriginal elder determined to keep advocating for West Papua
RadioNZ- An Aboriginal artist says she will continue advocating for West Papua’s independence despite a mural she created being destroyed without explanation. Larrakia elder June Mills painted the mural onto a large wall in Darwin in 2015 and says it represented the solidarity between indigenous Australians and West Papuan people. However the mural, which depicted […]
Disappearance of controversial West Papua friendship mural creates a stir in Darwin
RadioNZ – Updated earlier today at 8:18am A wall in Darwin that was adorned with a controversial street art mural promoting solidarity with the Free West Papua movement is now blank after it was painted over by contractors. There’s been no official confirmation yet of who made the decision to blot out the work of […]
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