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October 23, 2020
By RNZ Pacific The United Liberation Movement for West Papua says it is adopting a provisional constitution for a democratic state. The organisation is seeking a referendum in West Papua on independence from Indonesia. The movement’s Legislative Council had been holding its third annual session in Jayapura. It decided that the movement’s bylaws should be ... <a title="West Papuans will not ‘bow down’ to Indonesia over independence wish" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/23/west-papuans-will-not-bow-down-to-indonesia-over-independence-wish/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuans will not ‘bow down’ to Indonesia over independence wish">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2020
COMMENT: By Benny Wenda, chair of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua For over 50 years, Indonesia has been promising West Papua “autonomy”. Each time, underneath autonomy lies only bullets and killings. As the 2001 Special Autonomy law expires this year, the United Liberation Movement (ULMWP) and all the people of West Papua are ... <a title="Benny Wenda: A referendum, not ‘autonomy’, only West Papua solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/benny-wenda-a-referendum-not-autonomy-only-west-papua-solution/" aria-label="Read more about Benny Wenda: A referendum, not ‘autonomy’, only West Papua solution">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2020
Pacific Media Watch A senior Indonesian government official and a New Zealand journalism professor have clashed over differing perspectives on access for journalists and media to the West Papua region. Speaking on a webinar organised by the Jubi newspaper in Jayapura, Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ director of the European affairs Sade Bimantara said Papua was ... <a title="Webinar panel on Papua sharply divided over media ‘black hole’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/03/webinar-panel-on-papua-sharply-divided-over-media-black-hole/" aria-label="Read more about Webinar panel on Papua sharply divided over media ‘black hole’">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A Papuan church leader and advocate for social justice has penned an open letter to the Indonesian government calling for justice and an end to racism to enable a genuine self-determination process for the Melanesian region. “The problem of Papua has become increasingly complex and severe because the root of the ... <a title="Open letter to Jakarta – Papuan self-determination isn’t special autonomy v2" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/03/open-letter-to-jakarta-papuan-self-determination-isnt-special-autonomy-v2/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter to Jakarta – Papuan self-determination isn’t special autonomy v2">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk By Makereta Komai in Funafuti, Tuvalu Tonga’s Prime Minister, ‘Akilisi Pohiva, has delivered a stinging attack against regionalism and the Pacific Islands Forum’s stance of leaving no one behind, for failing to amicably resolve the issue of West Papua. Pohiva admitted the issue has divided the 18 members of the Forum ... <a title="Tongan PM blasts Pacific regionalism ‘myth’ and silence over West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/16/tongan-pm-blasts-pacific-regionalism-myth-and-silence-over-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan PM blasts Pacific regionalism ‘myth’ and silence over West Papua">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2019
By Andrew Johnson Since 2004, a number of university papers have raised the question of genocide in the Pacific territory of West Papua administrated by Indonesia subsequent to a 1962 United Nations General Assembly vote to occupy the colony in defiance of the territory’s objections. Although the United Nations claims to be opposed to genocide, ... <a title="West Papuan speaker ‘silenced’ when trying to raise UN agenda issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/01/west-papuan-speaker-silenced-when-trying-to-raise-un-agenda-issue/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan speaker ‘silenced’ when trying to raise UN agenda issue">Read more</a>
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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>
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