Melanesia Roundup

Exclusive: Independence leader Benny Wenda joins parliamentarians, lawyers and humanitarians demanding UN supports referendum on territory’s fate : Source Indonesia gained complete control of West Papua through a UN-sanctioned but discredited ballot in 1969. Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP The United Nations must pass a resolution for an internationally supervised vote for independence in West Papua, global […]

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, […]

Attention. West Papua Warriors are about to make history and playing their first overseas game against Philippines National Development Team: February 5th 2016 CABRAMATTA SYDNEY. If you are in Sydney or have friends there PLEASE can you forward on the invitation. Let’s show the Warriors how much we support them and fly Morning Star Flags […]

The rugby league team set up in PNG to promote the West Papuan Freedom Movement, the West Papua Warriors, are going international with a match lined up against the Philippines Tamaraws in the New Year. The game will be played in Brisbane on January 16th and organisers say it will mark the first time that […]

Northern Governor, Gary Juffa, has been critical of the extreme media attention the Paris attacks are receiving, compared to the support for the plight of West Papua.

Newly appointed Solomon Islands Special Envoy on West Papua, Matthew Cooper Wale says he is hopeful for a positive outcome after a leader’s retreat today in Port Moresby. The retreat is part of the 46th Pacific Islands Forum Meeting held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. SIBC’s Gina Maka’a reports Mr. Wale made the comments […]

Trailer for the up and coming “Freedom Fighters” documentary, following the Sport for Free West Papua movement in Papua New Guinea. We are very excited about this documentary which will feature World Champion Kickboxer Rickson Yamo as well as PNG Rugby League team West Papua Warriors. Massive thanks to Valilio Films Productions for this great […]

Solomon Islands is determined to keep West Papua on the regional and global agenda in the next few years because of the struggles of the people for self-determination and gross violation of human rights abuses’ in the Indonesian province. Since the admission of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) as an observer to […]

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 […]

Vanuatu’s president Baldwin Lonsdale says it is the country’s hope that Vanuatu and Fiji will eventually unite to address the issue of West Papua. The Vanuatu Daily Post reports Mr Lonsdale made the comments as he welcomed Fiji’s newly appointed High Commissioner to Vanuatu, Esala Teleni. Vanuatu President, Baldwin Lonsdale. Photo: AFP He says Vanuatu has […]