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...
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May 29, 2020
Black Melanesian lives matter in West Papua – despite Indonesia’s genocidal Covid response
Since Indonesia invaded and occupied our country in 1963, Black Melanesian West Papuans have been...
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May 11, 2020
Benny Wenda: Indonesia using Covid crisis to arrest, imprison, torture
I have received urgent information from West Papua regarding the Indonesian State’s renewed hijacking of...
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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...
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March 30, 2020
Media advisory notice on alleged shooting near Freeport mine in Timika
The ULMWP is aware of reports that around six people have been shot in Kuala...
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March 25, 2020
ULMWP Chair: Refusal to stop incoming migrants demonstrates Indonesia’s genocidal policies
Indonesian Interior Minister, Tito Karnavian, is refusing to suspend flights and ships carrying individuals...
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March 23, 2020
ULMWP Chair: West Papuan political prisoners at risk of Covid-19 if not released
Indonesia must immediately release all West Papuan political prisoners, including the 57 incarcerated following the...
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March 18, 2020
ULMWP Chair: West Papua faces double crisis of coronavirus and Indonesian colonialism
As I stated last week, the people of West Papua face a new double crisis:...
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