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A Free West Papua Protest in the Melbourne, 2012
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WEST PAPUAN leader Benny Wenda today demanded the immediate release of all political prisoners held by Indonesia as he warned of genocide against his people.
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) chairman urged the world not to be fooled by the words of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who is set to address the Australian parliament on Tuesday.
Mr Wenda accused the Indonesian government of attempting to “wipe out the internal leadership of the people of West Papua” and called for urgent intervention to stop the massacre of his people.
For those who lived in Yanoun, its disappearance is not just a local tragedy, but a stark symbol of escalating violence, displacement and impunity across the occupied West Bank, says JANE HARRIES
JOE ATTARD explains why trade unionists are rallying in solidarity against the recent arrest of political activists in Gilgit-Baltistan, the northernmost region of Kashmir, administered by Pakistan
