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Religious leaders and political activists demand dialogue to end violence in West Papua – JP
The Jakarta Post reported that church leaders and political activists are calling for “dialogue” with the Indonesian government to end violence in West Papua. JP reports: A number of religious figures and prominent human rights activists have called for dialogue to end violence in Papua, where incidents of violence continue as a result of conflict
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin must ask Indonesia to open up West Papua
Good afternoon to all our brothers, sisters, and supporters here in America. And hello to our brothers and sisters back home in West Papua Melanesia and to all our brothers and sisters in the Pacific, including Pacific Island leaders all over Oceania. Greetings from America! I’m standing here in front of the US Congressional building
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The Indonesian government’s statement at the UNSC and UNGA
Our hearts go out to the victims and their families in Gaza and the families of those who were brutally murdered in southern Israel. This conflict demonstrates one thing: some people are more important than others. For the murder of children of other ethnic groups, the world doesn’t care. This is not to say that
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Mr. Paiki and Robaha presented ‘Washington Solution’ to Indonesian representatives
In Port Numbay, West Papua, yesterday (August 15), indigenous people gathered to remember the New York Agreement, and how that agreement affected our indigenous people for the past six decades. Leading the meeting were Mr. Septinus Paiki and Pilipus Robaha. Some West Papuan Representatives of the Indonesian State Intelligence Agency also attended. Mr. Paiki and
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Today in 1962, powerbrokers of the UN signed the New York Agreement on West Papua without our consent
1962: The New York Agreement The New York Agreement (NYA) was the most cruel agreement ever perpetrated on our indigenous West Papuan people. It is the basis of the sham referendum of the 1969 ‘Act of Free Choice’ election and the very reason West Papua is being occupied by Indonesia today. Today, we look back
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Delegation of Pro-Independent groups from New Caledonia and Tahiti spoke at ‘UN’s Special Committee on Decolonization’
A delegation of members of the independence movement in New Caledonia, a Melanesian group of Islands, and French Polynesia, traditionally known as Tahiti, a group of Polynesian Islands, spoke at the ‘UN Special Committee on Decolonization’. Who are the Kanaks? Kanaks is a term used by the French government to refer to indigenous tribal people
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Indonesia must recognize our right to self-determination
In 2020, a representative of the Indonesian government, in response to the Vanuatu government’s call for a UN fact-finding mission to West Papua, accused Vanuatu and other PIF Island states of interfering in Indonesian domestic issues. She went on to say that Indonesia is the “third largest “democracy” in the world and one of the
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WPHRC Welcomes the delegation of the Melanesian Nation of West Papua to Washington, D.C
The journey of the Melanesian Delegation started in West Papua and arrived in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2023. It took approximately 6 hours from the city of Jayapura to Jakarta, Indonesia where the United States embassy is located. After a brief waiting period, the US embassy finally granted their visas to travel to Washington,
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West Papuan case for MSG Membership
WEST PAPUA IS MELANESIA, INDONESIA IS NOT! There are several arguments that can be made regarding why West Papua should be part of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG). It’s important to note that West Papua is not currently a member of the PIF, the UN due to the fact that it is not considered an
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