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UN receives petition calling for West Papua independence referendum

On January 25, Benny Wenda, chairperson of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), handed a petition signed by 1.8 million West Papuans to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet. The petition called for the United Nations to 鈥減ut West Papua back on the Decolonisation Committee agenda and ensure our right to self鈥恉etermination denied to us in 1969 is respected by holding an Internationally Supervised Vote鈥.

The petition handover was facilitated by the government of the South Pacific island state of Vanuatu.

Photos: Invasion Day protests

Tens of thousands of people rallied across Australia for Indigenous rights in some of the largest Invasion Day rallies ever. Under the slogan "No Pride in Genocide" activists took up Black deaths in custody, forced child removals, land rights and recognition of sovereignty among other issues.

Coup in Venezuela: What next?

The dice have been thrown and the game is on in Venezuela. This week has seen the country enter into new uncertain and dangerous terrain, although with some predictable elements. We have witnessed different variables develop, and now wait for new elements that may catalyse or justify an outcome.

Go ahead - celebrate a date that exposes fiction of 鈥榯erra nullius鈥

If you want to celebrate January 26 by all means do: just be clear that you are celebrating those with so much wealth power that they will never need, nor want to, invite you to feast with them.

Asian socialists and solidarity groups defend Venezuela's people and against US intervention

Below are three statements from the Socialist Alliance (Australia), the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) and the Philippines-Venezuela Solidarity (Phil-Ven-Sol).

US Hands off Venezuela!

叠测听Socialist Alliance National Executive

January 24, 2019聽鈥斅燭he Socialist Alliance strongly condemns the actions of the United States President Donald Trump in backing an attempted coup against the democratically elected government of Venezuela.

Venezuela: Is President Maduro 'illegitimate'? 10 facts to counter the lies

Have those who state that Nicol谩s Maduro is a dictator, a usurper, and that the 2019-2025 presidential period lacks legitimacy, asked themselves why he is illegitimate? Or do they just repeat what they hear?

Coup in progress? Venezuelan Foreign Minister decries US and Brazil-backed effort to oust Maduro

Update: Since this interveiw was published by . President Trump has recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid贸 as interim president, calling democratically elected President Maduro 鈥渋llegitimate.鈥 In response, Venezuela has cut diplomatic ties with the U.S., giving diplomats 72 hours to leave the country.

Protests oppose US-backed coup attempt in Venezuela

Supporters of Venezuela鈥檚 pro-poor Bolivarian Revolution rallied outside the United States Consulate in Martin Place, in Sydney鈥檚 CBD, on January 23 to demand no US intervention in Venezuela.

Gillette, gender and the struggle

The hysterical backlash from the right against Proctor & Gamble鈥檚 latest , which urges men to be 鈥淭he best they can be鈥, has been nothing short of comical. But there is a serious side, writes Pip Hinman.

Outpouring of solidarity after brutal murder of Palestinian woman

Hundreds of people gathered in a silent vigil on the steps of Victoria's Parliament House on January 18 in response to the brutal murder of Aya Maasarwe, a 21-year-old Palestinian international student who was killed on January 16.

10 questions with Provocalz about his new EP, 鈥楪.O.D.鈥

Radical Gamilaraay rapper Provocalz has released a new EP, just in time for Invasion Day, January 26. 91自拍论坛 Weekly鈥檚 Mat Ward, who made the music for it, asked him a few questions about it.

Uniting against racism

A collective of alt-right and neo-Nazi groups organised what they called a 鈥減olitical meeting鈥 at St Kilda beach on January 5. It came a week after the neo-Nazi Neil Erikson led a group of acolytes down to the same beach to harass and film African Australians in an attempt to incite violence.