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Indonesia furious over Oxford award for Benny Wenda

July 18, 2019

By Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk  The Indonesian government is furious over the Oxford City Council’s decision to award West Papuan activist Benny Wenda the Honorary Freedom of the City accolade, reports Kumparan. “Indonesia strongly condemns the award by the Oxford City Council for this person,” said the Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry in a written statement ... <a title="Indonesia furious over Oxford award for Benny Wenda" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/18/indonesia-furious-over-oxford-award-for-benny-wenda/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia furious over Oxford award for Benny Wenda">Read more</a>

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West Papua’s Benny Wenda to be awarded Oxford’s highest honour

July 15, 2019

By Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Oxford City Council is to award West Papuan activist Benny Wenda the Honorary Freedom of the City accolade for his tireless fight for West Papuan self-determination. Wenda, whom the United Kingdom granted political asylum in 2002, lives in Oxford with his family and it serves as the headquarters of ... <a title="West Papua’s Benny Wenda to be awarded Oxford’s highest honour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/15/west-papuas-benny-wenda-to-be-awarded-oxfords-highest-honour/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua’s Benny Wenda to be awarded Oxford’s highest honour">Read more</a>

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West Papuans call for mass boycott of Indonesian elections

April 12, 2019

Exiled West Papuan leader Benny Wenda on a visit to New Zealand’s Pacific Media Centre at Auckland University of Technology in 2013. Image: Del Abcede/PMC By Tom Stayner of SBS NewsA West Papuan independence leader and Nobel peace prize nominee is calling for a mass boycott of Indonesia’s upcoming elections to bring attention to their ... <a title="West Papuans call for mass boycott of Indonesian elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/12/west-papuans-call-for-mass-boycott-of-indonesian-elections/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuans call for mass boycott of Indonesian elections">Read more</a>

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Violence in Papua must end before talks, says NZ Foreign Minister

March 27, 2019

A West Papua Liberation Army unit in the Nduga regency, Papua, earlier this month. Image: RNZ file By RNZ Pacific New Zealand’s Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, has called for an end to violence in Indonesia’s Papua province. Peters was responding to a letter from a representative of the West Papua Liberation Army, which is waging ... <a title="Violence in Papua must end before talks, says NZ Foreign Minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/violence-in-papua-must-end-before-talks-says-nz-foreign-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Violence in Papua must end before talks, says NZ Foreign Minister">Read more</a>

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Benny Wenda: West Papuan people’s ballot petition handed over to UN

January 28, 2019

Benny Wenda and the West Papua petition … “Today is a proud moment to represent your voices.” Image: Benny Wenda FB By Benny Wenda, chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua As chairman of The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), I have presented the West Papuan People’s Petition for self-determination to ... <a title="Benny Wenda: West Papuan people’s ballot petition handed over to UN" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/28/benny-wenda-west-papuan-peoples-ballot-petition-handed-over-to-un/" aria-label="Read more about Benny Wenda: West Papuan people’s ballot petition handed over to UN">Read more</a>