December 27, 2023
President Wenda: Rest in Peace Governor Lukas Enembe
On Behalf of the ULMWP and the West Papuan people I offer my condolences to...
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December 21, 2023
A Christmas message from ULMWP President Benny Wenda
2023 has been a difficult year for all West Papuans forcibly displaced by Indonesian genocidal...
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December 13, 2023
President Wenda: Police brutality in Manokwari and Timika a reminder of Indonesian colonial rule
The Indonesian state is again cracking down on protest and free expression in West Papua....
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December 8, 2023
Benny Wenda: Statement on Congress and new ULMWP Leadership
I wish to update all media organisations and solidarity groups on the ULMWP leadership change...
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December 1, 2023
Interim President Benny Wenda’s December 1st Speech at Oxford Town Hall
Below is the speech that ULMWP Interim President Benny Wenda gave at Oxford Town Hall...
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November 23, 2023
Benny Wenda: Welcome the outcome of the first ULMWP Congress in West Papua
I am greatly honoured to have been elected as President of the ULMWP Provisional Government...
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November 17, 2023
Benny Wenda: Genocide is happening in West Papua
Indonesian President Jokowi has again shown that he is an arch-hypocrite when it comes to...
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November 6, 2023
Benny Wenda: Welcome West Papua People’s Forum
As a leader of the West Papuan liberation movement, I welcome the opening of the...
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October 20, 2023
News: IPWP meeting calls for urgent UN visit to West Papua
The International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) held a major meeting in the UK Parliament...
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August 28, 2023
President Wenda: ULMWP welcomes MSG call for UN visit and continues fight for full membership
On behalf of the ULMWP, I welcome the call from the MSG Leaders’ Summit for...
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August 4, 2023
Interim President: New documentary tells forgotten story of Indonesian military operations
A very important new documentary has come out which shows the 2021 attack on Kiwirok,...
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July 28, 2023
President Wenda: Indonesia panics as West Papua rallies behind MSG full membership
As the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) leaders’ summit approaches, Indonesia is stepping up its campaign...
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July 12, 2023
President Wenda: Indonesia increases repression as West Papua prepares for MSG full membership
As people across West Papua mobilise in favour of the ULMWP gaining full membership of...
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July 3, 2023
Meeting in European Parliament addresses Human Rights in West Papua
A meeting held last week in the European Parliament called for the EU to reconsider...
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June 21, 2023
President Wenda: ULMWP welcomes Vanuatu Deputy PM’s comments during Indonesia visit
On behalf of the ULMWP, I welcome Vanuatu Deputy Prime Minister Jotham Napat’s comments on...
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June 20, 2023
President Wenda: More arrests in West Papua as military escalation continues
As the Melanesian Spearhead Group prepares for its Leaders’ Meeting, Indonesia is once again ramping...
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June 14, 2023
7 Regional Executives of the ULMWP Provisional Government Announce Support for MSG Full Membership
All seven Regional Executives of the ULMWP Provisional Government, representing the seven customary regions of...
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June 6, 2023
President Wenda calls for all West Papuans to support MSG full membership
We are at a historic moment for the West Papuan people. At the upcoming Melanesian...
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June 2, 2023
President Wenda: New Zealand pilot must be released unconditionally and unharmed
On behalf of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), I would like to...
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May 30, 2023
President Wenda: West Papua mourns the loss of freedom fighter Tom Beanal
I am very sad to announce the death of Tom Beanal, a West Papuan freedom...
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May 3, 2023
President Wenda: Indonesia ramps up Martial Law in West Papua with new ‘Combat Alert’
For West Papuans, the 1st of May 1963 will always be remembered as the first...
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April 18, 2023
President Wenda: Indonesian military treating West Papuans like animals
Indonesian colonial forces have once again shown that they are proud to kill West Papuans. ...
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April 12, 2023
President Wenda: West Papua is effectively under martial law
This is an urgent notice to the world that Indonesia have essentially imposed martial law...
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March 29, 2023
President Wenda: Indonesia makes humanitarianism illegal for West Papuans
Today, Indonesia has shown that even humanitarianism is illegal in West Papua. Twenty West Papuans...
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March 20, 2023
President Wenda: Mourning the loss of Gerardus Thommey, West Papuan liberation fighter
West Papuans are today mourning the sad loss of Gerardus Thommey, an elder and leader...
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March 10, 2023
President Wenda: West Papua victim of new humanitarian crisis
The Indonesian state is causing a renewed humanitarian crisis in occupied West Papua. A 35-year-old...
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March 3, 2023
President Wenda: What’s the difference between Jokowi’s support for Palestine and Rabuka’s support for West Papua?
The Indonesian government is angrily protesting Fiji’s decision to support ULMWP full membership of the...
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February 25, 2023
President: A new massacre in West Papua
I am heartbroken to hear that nine West Papuans have been murdered by Indonesian security...
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February 21, 2023
President Wenda: Captured New Zealand pilot must be unconditionally released
On behalf of the ULMWP I again call for the unconditional release of Phillip Mehrtens,...
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February 9, 2023
President Wenda: sympathy for hostage pilot, abduction a result of Indonesian colonialism
I want to offer my deepest sympathies to the friends and family of the New...
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