June 20, 2022
Interim President’s June 14th Speech at IPWP meeting in UK Parliament
Below is a full version of the speech that Interim President Benny Wenda gave during...
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June 17, 2022
Meeting in UK Parliament advances call for a UN visit to West Papua
The International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) held a meeting in the British Parliament on...
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June 15, 2022
Interim President: Indonesia bombing West Papua with arms bought in Europe
We now have hard evidence that Indonesia is secretly bombing West Papua with ammunition bought...
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June 13, 2022
Interim President: Provisional Government mourns loss of Executive Member Pangkrasia Yeem
I am very sad to hear of the passing of the most outspoken and brave...
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June 11, 2022
Interim President: West Papua mourns the loss of Jacob Prai, leader and founder of the OPM
The people of West Papua are today mourning one of the founding fathers of our...
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June 7, 2022
Interim President: Mass protests show West Papuans reject ‘Special Autonomy’
On Friday June 3rd, people all over West Papua protested against Indonesia’s colonial ‘Special Autonomy’...
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June 1, 2022
Interim President: Indonesia must release political prisoners, stop arresting protestors
Indonesia must immediately release all West Papuan political prisoners, including Victor Yeimo and the eight...
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May 12, 2022
New West Papua support network launched in European Parliament
A new network of MPs in support of West Papua was launched today (May 12,...
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May 10, 2022
Interim President Wenda: Release six protestors arrested in Jayapura
Indonesian police have arrested six West Papuans at a peaceful rally in Jayapura, where they...
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April 28, 2022
Interim President: On May 1 we remember the day of terror
To my people back home, we must remember May 1 as the day of terror,...
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April 25, 2022
Interim President: Indonesia must allow UN visit before Bali G20 meeting
I want to thank all the Pacific Elders for their recent statement supporting a visit...
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April 22, 2022
News: Pacific Elders call for UN visit to West Papua
The Pacific Elders’ Voice (PEV), comprising former heads of state, US congresspersons and regional figures,...
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April 1, 2022
Interim President Wenda: Increased militarisation and state terrorism in West Papua
Over the last few days we have been receiving disturbing reports of developments inside West...
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March 24, 2022
Interim President Wenda: Immediately release Buchtar Tabuni and Bazoka Logo
Indonesian police have arrested Buchtar Tabuni and Bazoka Logo, two of our most prominent liberation...
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March 3, 2022
Interim President Wenda: We welcome UN call for urgent humanitarian access and action on child killings, disappearances, torture and mass displacement of our people
The eyes of the world are watching in horror the invasion of Ukraine. We feel...
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February 23, 2022
Interim President Wenda: EU calls on Indonesia to allow access for the High Commissioner for Human Rights
At last, we have a clear position from the EU: they are calling for Indonesia...
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February 22, 2022
ULMWP Provisional Government welcomed in the Basque Country and Spain
Last week, Interim President Benny Wenda and ULMWP Head of EU Mission Oridek Ap were...
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January 10, 2022
Interim President Benny Wenda’s New Year Message
I would like to wish a Happy New Year to all our solidarity supporters around...
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December 26, 2021
Interim President: Rest in Peace Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Rest in Peace the great Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Today we mourn the loss of a...
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December 17, 2021
Interim President: Recognition of the Provisional Government
This December 1st, we marked our first year as a government in waiting. Our leadership...
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December 15, 2021
Interim President Benny Wenda’s Christmas Message
As 2021 ends, I would like to thank everyone who has stood with us this...
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December 13, 2021
Interim President’s December 1 Speech at Oxford Town Hall
Below is the speech that Interim President Benny Wenda gave at Oxford Town Hall on...
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December 7, 2021
Interim President: Immediately release eight peaceful student demonstrators
On December 1, our national day, eight West Papuan students were arrested by Indonesian police...
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November 17, 2021
Provisional Government celebrating 60 years since birth of West Papua
December 1, 2021 will mark the 60th anniversary of the birth of West Papua. It...
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November 4, 2021
Press release: West Papuan leaders pledge to make ecocide a serious crime in world’s third largest rainforest
West Papua independence leaders launched their ‘Green State Vision’ today (Nov. 4) at COP26 in...
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November 4, 2021
Benny Wenda: ‘Green State Vision’ our pathway to saving world’s third-largest rain-forest
Today in Glasgow at the COP26, the United Liberation Movement for West Papua Provisional Government...
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October 27, 2021
Interim President: West Papuan baby killed by Indonesian military as refugees flee into PNG
Two small babies were shot by the Indonesian military in Intan Jaya yesterday, October 26....
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October 25, 2021
News: Basque Parliament passes resolution in support of West Papua
On October 8, 2021, the Basque Parliament passed a motion of support with the West...
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October 11, 2021
News: UN Secretary-General’s report exposes attacks on human rights defenders in West Papua
A new United Nations report has detailed the harassment and surveillance of West Papuan human...
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October 5, 2021
Interim President: Indonesian national games held on the bones of the people of West Papua
Jakarta is holding its 20th ‘National Games’ (PON XX) on the bones of my people...
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