August 4, 2023
Interim President: New documentary tells forgotten story of Indonesian military operations
A very important new documentary has come out which shows the 2021 attack on Kiwirok,...
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December 15, 2021
Interim President Benny Wenda’s Christmas Message
As 2021 ends, I would like to thank everyone who has stood with us this...
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October 27, 2021
Interim President: West Papuan baby killed by Indonesian military as refugees flee into PNG
Two small babies were shot by the Indonesian military in Intan Jaya yesterday, October 26....
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October 5, 2021
Interim President: Indonesian national games held on the bones of the people of West Papua
Jakarta is holding its 20th ‘National Games’ (PON XX) on the bones of my people...
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September 22, 2021
President Wenda responds to death of health worker in Kiwirok District
Once again, Indonesia is creating bloodshed to justify its military operations in West Papua. This...
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September 7, 2021
Interim President: Mass displacements part of Indonesia’s business strategy in West Papua
I am really sad to hear from the ground in West Papua that 2,400 civilians...
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May 10, 2021
Interim President: Release Victor Yeimo immediately
On Sunday May 9, the Indonesian colonial police arrested Victor Yeimo, one of our most...
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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...
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April 16, 2021
West Papua Council of Churches calls for immediate UN investigation in West Papua
The West Papua Council of Churches (WPCC) has written to the UN High Commissioner for...
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April 5, 2021
UN human rights chief and Vanuatu condemn Indonesian abuses in West Papua
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has spoken out against the ‘alarming...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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April 30, 2020
ULMWP Chair: Remember the day Indonesia illegally invaded our country
Fifty-seven years ago to the day, on May 1, 1963, the Indonesian State illegally invaded...
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November 13, 2018
ULMWP calls for an end to Indonesian military operations in West Papua
The ongoing joint Indonesian military and police operations in Lanny Jaya and the surrounding...
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