freedom movement

UPDATE ON LATEST SITUATION IN WEST PAPUA, POST MARCH 3 DEMONSTRATIONS

Latest CONFIRMED information received on situation inside is as follows. This is a follow on to the previous media alerts on the demonstrations in West Papua to call for referendum.

*Abepura*

At 1000 AM East Indonesia time, MONDAY MARCH 3, West Papuan students and political figures were gathering in Abepura to demand a referendum and dialogue with Indonesian government.

UNITED NATIONS INVOLVEMENT WITH THE ACT OF SELF- DETERMINATION IN WEST IRIAN (West Papua)

(INDONESIAN WEST NEW GUINEA) 1968 TO 1969 - by John Saltford -Introduction.....This paper, based mainly upon previously classified United Nations documents, will seek to re-examine the events surrounding the Act of Free Choice which took place in West New Guinea in July and August 1969. In particular, I wish to look at the role of the United Nations and consider whether or not it fulfilled its responsibilities towards the Papuan people.

AKSI BERSAMA DI GENEVA (Swiss)

Oleh Oridek Ap
Pada hari selasa tanggal 20 juli 2004 sekitar jam 12.30 delegasi Acheh, Papua dan Maluku berangkat dengan bes menuju ke Geneva dan untuk beraksi disana. Delegasi terdiri oleh 17 bangsa Acheh,15 bangsa Maluku dan 2 bangsa Papua. Saudara-2 dari Acheh ramai-2 turun dari Norway ke Belanda untuk ambil bagian. Dalam sejarah perjuangan dan kerja sama ketiga bangsa Acheh, Papua dan Maluku inilah pertama kali yang ada inisiatif untuk beraksi bersama di luar dan didalam gedung PBB.