Source: By Godwin Ligo Ambassador Mickey Roy Joy Ambassador Roy Mickey Joy who is also Dean of Ambassadors for ACP countries in Brussels. Posted: Monday, June 13, 2016 8:00 am By Godwin Ligo and Len Garae | 0 comments The Vanuatu Ambassador to Brussels, Roy Mickey Joy, says the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) is too politicized, […]
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A new hopeful chapter in West Papua’s 50-year freedom struggle
A new article extensively covering the success of West Papua joining the Melanesian Spearhead Group earlier this year has been published in wagingnonviolence.org You can read the full article, “A new hopeful chapter in West Papua’s 50-year freedom struggle” here “A new hopeful chapter in West Papua’s 50-year freedom struggle” is an edited excerpt from the […]
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Solomon Islands PM makes emotional speech on West Papua’s MSG bid
The Solomon Islands prime minister has spoken passionately about a bid by the free West Papuan movement to become a member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group. Source: Solomon Islands PM makes emotional speech on West Papua’s MSG bid – Pacific Beat – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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FLNKS supports West Papuan membership bid – Melanesian Spearhead Group
On the eve of the Melanesian Spearhead Group leaders retreat, the outgoing MSG chair Victor Tutugoro has expressed his support for the West Papuan bid for MSG membership. Source: FLNKS supports West Papuan membership bid – Melanesian Spearhead Group – News – Islands Business magazine
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Geopolitical storm coming to a head in MSG
A geopolitical storm is coming to a head in the Melanesian Spearhead Group as the Pacific islands sub-regional organisation considers a membership bid by West Papuans of Indonesia From Radio New Zealand The United Liberation Movement for West Papua was formed last year when Vanuatu hosted a reunification summit for West Papuan representative groups. The […]
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Photos from the pro MSG rallies and arrests in West Papua on 28th May
On 30th May rallies were held all over West Papua to show support for West Papua joining the subregional Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) through the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP). Up to 82 West Papuans were arrested and many were tortured by the Indonesian authorities. For more information, please see the Free West […]
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Indonesia’s Melanesia policy no concern for West Papua group
The spokesperson for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua says he’s not concerned about Indonesia’s bid to become an associate of the Melanesian Spearhead Group. Read full article
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Melanesian Spearhead Group will back West Papuan membership: Independence leader
Human Rights Watch says the Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s visit to Papua New Guinea this week represents Jakarta’s latest heavy-handed attempt to pressure the Melanesian Spearhead Group into rejecting West Papua’s membership application. Read full article and listen to the interview.
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West Papua MSG application video
We urge all supporters to watch and share this video calling for West Papua to be accepted into the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) this summer. The people of West Papua are Melanesian, not Indonesian.
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West Papuan leader visits Solomon Islands
The general secretary of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua has been in Solomon Islands to lobby support for his organisation’s bid to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group. [ Visit Website ]
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