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Moresby - Free West Papua Campaign-PNG Coordinator, Mr Fred Mambrasar
rallies Melanesian solidarity for West Papua as he gives an impassioned
speech to the thousands of people gathered at the Melanesian Festival
of Arts & Culture in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea this month.
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MORESBY – This month there is meeting to support West Papua struggle
for independence and discussing issues of West Papua in the Melanesian
region. In fact that, very good news has emerged from Papua New Guinea
as some of the Free West Papua Campaign PNG team met with Melanesian
leaders, including the new Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Joe Natuman
during their recent visit to Port Moresby.
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Indonesia’s military crackdown on the West Papuan independence movement
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to 3.5 million people, daily life in West Papua is characterised by
widespread violence, intimidation and political suppression. On July 9,
a boycott against the Indonesian presidential election was organised by
activists – 14 of whom were reportedly tortured by the military and now
reside in prison.
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West Papuan political prisoners freed but vow to keep lobbying for independence
Earlier
this month, six activists from the National Committee for West Papua
were reportedly arrested and beaten for distributing leaflets calling
on the West Papuan people to boycott the presidential election.
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meeting UN representative Michael Møller, the Acting Head of the
Economic Commission for Europe and the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Nobel
Peace Prize Nominee and Free West Papua Campaign founder Benny Wenda
meets with United Nations Representatives and staff and speaks at the
‘Just Governance’ conference organised by the Initiative of Change IofC
in Caux, Switzerland.
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Netherlands consul in Vanuatu welcomed
The
West Papua National Coalition for Liberation has welcomed the
nomination of the Netherlands' Honourary Consul to Vanuatu, Elizabeth
Van Vliet.
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Vanuatu to host West Papua groups
Vanuatu
is to host a major conference of West Papuan representative groups
towards arranging a unified bid for membership in the Melanesian
Spearhead Group.
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Timika,
KNPBNews - The Indonesian military and police continue to close and
prohibit the democratic space to KNPB to express their opinions and
freedom for speech in the public with peacefully in Timika. While the
Parliament and the Government of Indonesia recognizes and Indonesian
constitutions law allowed to the people to have right to assembly and
freedom of speech in the public, but that law only applied to other
part of the Indonesia province. It is not apply for West Papua.
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LONDON
– Free West Papua Campaign solidarities with British Friends, Papua New
Guinean, and New Caledonia join demonstration to Boycotting Indonesian
colonial presidential election in outside of Indonesian Embassy London.
The Free West Papua Campaign take action solidarity with their brothers
and sisters in West Papua who is refused Indonesian presidential
election on Wednesday 09/07/2014) two days ago in London.
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NETHERLANDS
– Free West Papua Campaign Netherlands with Dutch citizens join
demonstration outside of the Indonesian embassy to Boycotting
Indonesian colonial presidential election. They solidarity with their
brothers and sisters in West Papua who is refused Indonesian
presidential election on Wednesday 09/07/2014) Den Hag, Netherlands.
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PERTH
– Australia take action boycotting Indonesian criminal presidential
election. Also this action was in memory of the Biak Massacre in 1998
and to end the brutality and human rights abuses against West Papuan
people under Indonesian military regime who has been denied
self-determination for over 51 years.
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DARWIN
– Australian citizens demonstration outside of the Indonesian consulate
in Darwin whereas many Indonesian people cast their vote today in
Darwin in an election, while West Papua will boycott - not vote in
spite of the violent threats made by the Indonesian Military on
Wednesday 09/07/2014) Darwin, Australia.
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SYDNEY-
Australian citizens’ demonstration outside of Indonesian embassy
boycotting Indonesia colonial presidential election, but Indonesian
embassy staff terrorised and intimidated Australian citizen who was
taking part of demonstration. Indonesian embassy staff action increased
their behaviours when tried to intimidate Australians who support West
Papuan people’s struggle for free on (09/07/2014) Sydney, Australia.
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The
“Bleed Black and Read Campaign”, base in Fiji and Vanuatu. This
organisation strongly support their brothers and sisters who is living
under Indonesia illegal occupation.