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

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...

January 12, 2023 Interim President: Release Lukas Enembe

On behalf of the ULMWP Executive, I call for the immediate and unconditional release of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

September 21, 2022 Interim President: Lukas Enembe is innocent

Lukas Enembe, the Governor of Papua Province, is the latest Papuan leader to be criminalised...

September 16, 2022 Interim President: Full liberation for all of New Guinea is coming

On behalf of the people of West Papua, I offer congratulations to all our Melanesian...

September 9, 2022 Interim President: statement on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II

On behalf of the ULMWP Provisional Government I would like to offer my condolences and...

September 9, 2022 Interim President: Papuaphobia behind Indonesia’s arrest of Eltinus Omaleng

Only a week after four indigenous West Papuans were murdered and mutilated in Mimika by...

September 2, 2022 Interim President: Indonesian President’s visit an insult to murdered West Papuans

President Joko Widodo has again visited West Papua, in the same week that five of...

August 30, 2022 Interim President: brutal killing of four West Papuans is a reminder of the reality of Indonesian colonialism

It is heartbreaking to hear that four indigenous Papuan civilians have been killed and mutilated...

August 19, 2022 Interim President: Congratulations to Papua New Guinea PM on his re-election

On behalf of the people of West Papua and the United Liberation Movement for West...

August 15, 2022 Interim President: Mourning the 60th anniversary of the New York Agreement

Today, August 15th, marks sixty years since West Papua was betrayed. On this day in...

July 29, 2022 Interim President: Happy Independence Day Anniversary to Vanuatu

The 30th of July marks the 42nd anniversary of the Republic of Vanuatu’s independence from...

July 12, 2022 Interim President: Pacific Islands Forum must urge Indonesia to allow UN access to West Papua

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

July 1, 2022 Interim President: Celebrating the 51st anniversary of the OPM independence declaration

Today we celebrate the 51st anniversary of the independence declaration of the Free Papua Movement...

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...

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...

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...

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’...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...