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...
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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...
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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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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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