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

August 5, 2025 Urgent notice: 42 ULMWP representatives arrested by Indonesian police

On behalf of the people of West Papua, I condemn the arrest of the 42...

July 12, 2023 President Wenda: Indonesia increases repression as West Papua prepares for MSG full membership

As people across West Papua mobilise in favour of the ULMWP gaining full membership of...

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...

October 17, 2022 Urgent Notice: Buchtar Tabuni and two ULMWP Ministers arrested by Indonesian Police

Indonesian Police have arrested Buchtar Tabuni, one of West Papua’s most important liberation leaders, along...

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...

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...

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...

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...

August 17, 2021 Interim President Wenda: Victor Yeimo must be immediately released

Victor Yeimo, the Spokesperson for the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) must be immediately and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

April 15, 2020 During the coronavirus pandemic, West Papuan people continue to be massacred in silence by the Indonesian military

As Chairman of the ULMWP, it breaks my heart to learn of yet more killings...

August 30, 2019 URGENT ALERT: United Nations intervention needed before Santa Cruz like massacre takes place in West Papua

The people of West Papua need urgent international attention. I am calling on all the...

October 9, 2018 International Coalition for West Papua, 2018 Third Quarter report

Published on Monday, 08 October 2018 on www.humanrightspapua.org The third quarter of 2018 was characterized...

September 21, 2018 West Papuans in more danger from Indonesian Security Forces, ahead of UN General Assembly

Statement from Benny Wenda, Chairman of ULMWP Ahead of next week’s 73rd session of the United...

September 11, 2018 Mass arrests are bullying tactics – Indonesia’s position over West Papua is fraudulent

11th September 2018 From 3rd to 8th September, 104 West Papuan people were arrested by...