May 4, 2021
Urgent alert: Massive military operations in West Papua imminent
I issue this urgent warning the world: huge Indonesian military operations, some of the largest...
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April 30, 2021
Interim President: New cabinet committed to human rights and climate justice
Today, on the 58th anniversary of Indonesia’s colonisation of West Papua, we take another historic...
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April 30, 2021
Press Release: West Papuan Provisional Government forms cabinet and departments in blow to Indonesian rule
The Provisional Government of West Papua has announced the formation of a full cabinet commanding...
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April 27, 2021
Interim President responds to President Widodo’s crackdown order in West Papua
As the Interim President of the West Papuan nation, I am issuing this response to...
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April 16, 2021
West Papua Council of Churches calls for immediate UN investigation in West Papua
The West Papua Council of Churches (WPCC) has written to the UN High Commissioner for...
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April 5, 2021
UN human rights chief and Vanuatu condemn Indonesian abuses in West Papua
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has spoken out against the ‘alarming...
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March 24, 2021
Interim President: The OPM is not a ‘terrorist’ group – the Indonesian state is
The Indonesian state is considering listing the Organisasi Papua Merdeka, OPM, as a terrorist organisation....
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March 22, 2021
Press Release: Spanish Senate calls for UN High Commissioner to be allowed into West Papua as arrests made
The Spanish Senate has called for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to be...
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March 9, 2021
Interim President: Young boy murdered as Indonesian police tell West Papuans ‘You are a legitimate target! Shoot!’
A 17-year-old boy has become the latest victim of Indonesia’s six-decades-long colonisation of West Papua....
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February 23, 2021
Interim President: Renewed humanitarian crisis in West Papua needs urgent Red Cross intervention
The Indonesian state is causing a renewed humanitarian crisis in West Papua. Three young West...
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February 9, 2021
Interim President: Refuse creation of three provinces and all Indonesian law
The Indonesian state is trying once again to divide and rule my people by further...
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January 26, 2021
President Wenda: State-sanctioned racism against West Papuans reveals Jakarta’s true agenda
More leading Indonesian figures have made racial slurs against Natalius Pigai, former chair of the...
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January 18, 2021
West Papua in 2021: arrests, abductions and plans for ethnic cleansing
Following the announcement of a Provisional Government of West Papua and rejection of Jakarta’s ‘Special...
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January 13, 2021
Netherlands becomes 83rd state calling for UN visit to West Papua
The Netherlands has become the 83rd international state calling for the UN High Commissioner for...
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January 7, 2021
President Wenda’s New Year’s Message: Year begins with renewed Indonesian repression
The ULMWP Provisional Government would like to offer its heartfelt new year’s wishes to all...
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December 16, 2020
Press Release: Urgent UN complaint submitted to protect ULMWP leadership and members
An urgent UN complaint has been submitted today (December 16) to protect the leaders and...
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December 10, 2020
Interim President Wenda: Indonesian Government greets UN Human Rights Day with military operations and arrests
Today, on UN Human Rights Day, I am calling on the Indonesian government to withdraw...
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December 9, 2020
Indonesian military violence against West Papuan religious figures – summary
A number of West Papuan religious figures have been killed or wounded in recent months,...
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December 3, 2020
Press Release: Benny Wenda ready for talks; British Ambassador summoned in Jakarta; Indonesian police and military threaten action against President Wenda
Interim President Benny Wenda ready to sit down with Jokowi ‘president-to-president’; British Ambassador in Jakarta...
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December 1, 2020
Press Release: ‘Provisional Government’ of West Papua announced, Indonesian rule rejected
Provisional Government created to achieve referendum and an independent West Papua; Future Republic of West...
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December 1, 2020
Benny Wenda: Provisional Government of West Papua won’t bow down to Jakarta
Today, we announce the formation of our Provisional Government of West Papua. We are ready...
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November 30, 2020
Indonesia arrests own law-makers in new crack-down; UN responds
Eighty-four Papuans were arrested for ‘treason’ on November 17, 2020, in Merauke, as Indonesia moves...
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November 25, 2020
ULMWP Chair: Three school children massacred in Puncak as Indonesia targets new generation
An Indonesian military death squad is roaming the regency of Puncak, killing West Papuan school...
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November 19, 2020
ULMWP Chairman: Hold mass prayer meetings on Dec. 1 to commemorate our day of recognition
[In Bahasa below] On December 1, 1961, our people’s right to self-determination was finally recognised...
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November 11, 2020
UK Government becomes 82nd state demanding UN access to West Papua
In a major victory for the ULMWP, the British Government has stated its support for...
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October 27, 2020
ULMWP Chair: Martial Law is being imposed in West Papua
The Indonesian government is imposing effective martial law on West Papua. There is no other...
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October 20, 2020
ULMWP Executive welcomes Legislative Council’s adoption of Provisional Constitution
As the Executive of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), we welcome the...
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September 29, 2020
ULMWP Chair: Indonesian police storm West Papuan university as Vanuatu speaks out at UN
Just days after the Republic of Vanuatu made statements on West Papua at the UN...
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September 24, 2020
URGENT WEST PAPUA ALERT: MASS ARRESTS IN NABIRE
The ULMWP has received urgent information from inside West Papua concerning the mass arrest of...
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September 23, 2020
ULMWP Chair: Pastor shot dead as the people of West Papua resist ‘Special Autonomy’
As the UN General Assembly meets to celebrate its 75th anniversary, it continues to ignore...
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