ULMWP MEDIA STATEMENT, 5 December 2019 Papuan democracy activists implores Australia for support as the Indonesian State again breeches its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Indonesian military-police, and intelligence in civilian clothes, violated the universal…
On 9 September 2019 the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) travelled to Canberra with a petition of 17,000 signatures asking the government to vote for motions supporting West Papua’s self-determination in the UN General Assembly. Jacob Rumbiak and…
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Senator Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Parliament of Australia. 16 October 2019. Dear Minister I am writing to request a much more engaged response from Australia to the Indonesian Parliament’s recent passage of legislation that formally integrated a religious militia,…
ULMWP Media Statement: Wednesday 2 October 2019 West Papua splits Indonesia: Jokowi agrees to talk to ULMWP; Wiranto flies hundreds of troops in and Indonesian civilians out As rallies and fires mark the end of colonial authority in West Papua,…
Joint Media Conference, Parliament House, Canberra, Monday 9 September 2019 : 12.30-1pm Jacob Rumbiak, United Liberation Movement for West Papua Len Cooper, Chair, International League of People’s Struggle Today thousands of Australians join with the thousands of West Papuans who…
ULMWP Leaders Statement: Parliament House, Canberra, Monday 9 September 2019 We acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people on whose land we meet today. We want to thank the many thousands of Australians who have shown their heart and support for…
Henri Licht, a Dutch-Australian writer, was the key speaker at the Federal Republic of West Papua (FRWP) Open Day in Docklands on 4 August 2019. Henri had just finished translating Vij Vochten in het bos a WWII memoir by Sergeant…
ULMWP Media, Tuesday 16 April 2019 West Papuans mourn the passing of Rev. Dr Neles Kebadaby Tebay—Catholic priest, prolific author and journalist, peace facilitator, and indigenous champion of Peace, Truth, and Justice. All West Papuans were saddened by the passing…
ULMWP Media, 1 February 2019 Vanuatu Government sponsors West Papua hearing with UN Human Rights Commissioner Blachert in Geneva The United Liberation Movement for West Papua conveys its thanks and gratitude to the Vanuatu Government for facilitating passage of the…
ULMWP Media, 30 July 2018 UNITED LIBERATION MOVEMENT FOR WEST PAPUA IN VANUATU FOR INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS Taking notes for their own independence day, West Papuans Benny Wenda and Jacob Rumbiak are in Port Vila to celebrate Vanuatu’s 38th year of…
ULMWP Media, 27 July 2018 VANUATU GOVERNMENT RENDERS SOLOMONIC APPOINTMENT FOR WEST PAPUA The Government of Vanuatu has appointed Ms Laura Lini as Special Envoy for West Papua. Laura is the daughter of Walter Lini, the founding father of the…