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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January 21, 2023
Interim President: Indonesia’s intervention in Myanmar an act of gross hypocrisy
The Indonesian Government is pursuing peace in Myanmar while continuing to perpetrate unspeakable and inhuman...
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January 12, 2023
Interim President: Release Lukas Enembe
On behalf of the ULMWP Executive, I call for the immediate and unconditional release of...
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December 19, 2022
Interim President Benny Wenda’s Christmas message
As 2022 draws to a close, I would like to thank everyone who has supported...
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December 15, 2022
Interim President Benny Wenda’s December 9th Speech at Queen Mary University of London
Below is the speech that ULMWP Interim President Benny Wenda gave at Queen Mary University...
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December 13, 2022
Interim President: Mass displacements occurring in every corner of West Papua
I am very sad to hear news from on the ground in West Papua that...
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December 12, 2022
Interim President: ULMWP supports Pacific Conference of Churches’ call for boycott of Indonesia
On November 30th, the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) called for a boycott of all...
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December 1, 2022
Interim President Benny Wenda’s December 1 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 18, 2022
News: Eight countries criticise Indonesian human rights abuses at UPR
Eight countries have called for immediate investigation of human rights abuses in occupied West Papua...
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November 18, 2022
Interim President: Release seven West Papuan students arrested for peaceful protest
Once again, Indonesia has once again shown to the world that freedom of expression and...
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November 15, 2022
Open Letter: Noam Chomsky, Peter Tatchell, Benjamin Zephaniah, Jeremy Corbyn, George Monbiot and others give their support to the Green State Vision
Below is an open letter signed by over 140 organisations and individuals in support of...
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November 15, 2022
Interim President: Hold prayer meetings on Dec. 1 to commemorate our national day
December 1st will be the 61st anniversary of the first raising of West Papua’s national...
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November 4, 2022
Interim President: Congratulations to new Vanuatu Prime Minister
The following was sent in a letter from Chairman Benny Wenda to the newly elected...
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November 1, 2022
Interim President: National Day of Mourning after death of Filep Karma
Today is a National Day of Mourning for the West Papuan people. All of us,...
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October 28, 2022
Interim President: statement on death of Morning Star flag-raiser, nine months after arrest
West Papuans everywhere are today mourning the loss of Zode Hilapok, one of the eight...
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