Statement Archives - United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP)

July 20, 2021 Interim President Benny Wenda: Western powers must give vaccines direct to West Papua now

As the Interim President of the Provisional Government of West Papua, I have today written...

July 14, 2021 Interim President: Indonesia imposing second Act of No Choice with ‘Special Autonomy’ bill

We have received urgent information from inside West Papua: students peacefully demonstrating against Indonesia’s imposition...

July 6, 2021 Interim President: Remember the Biak Massacre

On July 6, 1998, over 100 peacefully demonstrating West Papuans were murdered by the Indonesian...

June 30, 2021 Interim President: Remember the 50th anniversary of the OPM declaration

Today we remember the 50th anniversary of the independence declaration of the OPM at Markas...

June 14, 2021 Interim President: Condolences for death of Pastor Allen Nafuki

On behalf of the ULMWP Provisional Government and the people of West Papua, I would...

June 9, 2021 Interim President: Another bloody massacre in occupied West Papua

Indonesian colonial forces have committed another bloody massacre, adding to the hundreds of thousands of...

June 2, 2021 Interim President: Internet access blocked as arrests of liberation leaders begin

Indonesia has cut off the internet in West Papua to conceal its crack-down on the...

May 24, 2021 Interim President: Indonesia’s UN vote exposes its hypocrisy in West Papua

The Indonesian government is speaking out about Myanmar and Palestine whilst voting to ignore genocide...

May 10, 2021 Interim President: Release Victor Yeimo immediately

On Sunday May 9, the Indonesian colonial police arrested Victor Yeimo, one of our most...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

August 25, 2020 ULWMP Chair: Two suspicious deaths of Papuan lawyers; three civilians murdered on Indonesian Independence Day

Two leading West Papuan lawyers have mysteriously died this month, following their successful advocacy for...

August 11, 2020 ULMWP Chair: Don’t celebrate Indonesian Independence, commemorate New York Agreement and racist attacks

[Bahasa translation below] This week is incredibly important for the people of West Papua’s collective...

July 29, 2020 ULMWP Chair: Happy 40th Independence Anniversary to Vanuatu

On July 30, the Republic of Vanuatu will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its independence...

July 21, 2020 ULMWP Chair: New killings in Nduga show independence only solution in West Papua

[Bahasa translation below] Two more unarmed West Papuan civilians have been killed by the Indonesian...

July 8, 2020 ULMWP Chair: A referendum, not ‘autonomy’, is the only solution in West Papua

[Bahasa translation below] For over 50 years, Indonesia has been promising West Papua ‘autonomy’. Each...