May 21, 2024 This weekend saw yet another display of Indonesian soft power in their battle to turn the city of Oxford against the Free West Papua campaign. Near the Westgate shopping centre, right in the heart of Oxford town centre, a number of stalls were set up to promote Indonesian culture – coinciding with Oxford United’s historic promotion to […]
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Protest outside Indonesian Embassy calls for UN visit to West Papua
Protest outside Indonesian Embassy calls for UN visit to West Papua September 28, 2023 Source:https://www.freewestpapua.org/2023/09/28/protest-outside-indonesian-embassy-calls-for-un-visit-to-west-papua/ A demonstration was held outside the Indonesian Embassy in London on 26th September following a pair of massacres in West Papua. The names of the victims in Yahukimo being read in commemoration Protestors called for the UN High Commissioner for […]
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President Wenda: Police brutality in Manokwari and Timika a reminder of Indonesian colonial rule
The Indonesian state is again cracking down on protest and free expression in West Papua. Protestors who took to the streets to commemorate World Human Rights Day in Manokwari and Timika were greeted with water cannons, tear gas, batons, and mass arrests. At least forty people were taken into custody, including a one-year-old baby […]
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West Papua independence leaders declare ‘government-in-waiting’
West Papua independence Source:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/01/west-papua-independence-leaders-declare-government-in-waiting Province’s breakaway movement nominates exiled leader as interim president as conflict-ridden Indonesian region marks independence da Ben Doherty Pacific Editor @bendohertycorro Tue 1 Dec 2020 00.33 GMT West Papuan leaders have declared a provisional “government-in-waiting” of the contested Indonesian province, as the United Nations said it was “disturbed by escalating violence” there, […]
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West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda named as interim president
By David Lynch@davi_lynchPolitics Reporter Benny Wenda, the newly-declared president of the interim government of West Papua, lives in exile in Oxford after escaping imprisonment in Indonesia. Today, West Papuans declared they would form a ‘provisional government-in-waiting’ for their homeland region, which is currently split into two provinces under the control of Indonesia. Mr Wenda leads a […]
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Back the Swim & Let West Papua Vote Global Petition Launch
Back the Swim & Let West Papua Vote Global Petition Launch January 23, 2017 The Free West Papua Campaign invites you to help us launch our 2017 campaign; “#BackTheSwim & #LetWestPapuaVote” We’re excited to announce that tomorrow 24th January we’re launching the world’s largest Global Petition for West Papua! This petition will be in support of the […]
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The official launch of the Global Petition for an Internationally Supervised Vote at the Palace of Westminster.
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Global Petition and Swim for West Papua Launched in Westminster
January 25, 2017 On 24th January 2017 the Free West Papua Campaign took another significant step in supporting West Papuans in their journey towards freedom: the official launch of the Global Petition for an Internationally Supervised Vote at the Palace of Westminster. The ground-breaking petition is addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António […]
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Global petition for freedom in West Papua launched in London
A global petition calling on the United Nations to put West Papua back on its decolonisation list has been launched in Britain: Source (L to R) Tim, Tom and Joel from Swim for West Papua, Maria Wenda, Benny Wenda, Rt Hon Andrew Smith MP, Peter Tatchell, Lord Harries. Photo: International Parliamentarians for West Papua The […]
