Political Prisoners Archives - United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP)

January 12, 2023 Interim President: Release Lukas Enembe

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

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...

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...

January 10, 2022 Interim President Benny Wenda’s New Year Message

I would like to wish a Happy New Year to all our solidarity supporters around...

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...

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...

August 25, 2020 ULWMP Chair: Two suspicious deaths of Papuan lawyers; three civilians murdered on Indonesian Independence Day

Two leading West Papuan lawyers have mysteriously died this month, following their successful advocacy for...

June 18, 2020 Benny Wenda: Victory for political prisoners – but we must be vigilant

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

June 2, 2020 Urgent alert: Prosecutor seeking 17 years in prison for Buchtar Tabuni

Buchtar Tabuni, one of dozens of political prisoners arrested during the 2019 West Papua Uprising,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

March 10, 2020 Urgent alert: Indonesian military depopulating villages to protect Freeport gold mine

As the world faces the coronavirus crisis, my people face a renewed humanitarian crisis in...

February 12, 2020 ‘West Papua has no future in Indonesia’: Chairman Wenda’s Speech to MSG Foreign Ministers

Speech delivered by Chairman of the ULMWP, Benny Wenda, during the Foreign Ministers & Senior...

October 4, 2019 URGENT STATEMENT: Indonesia must not move Agus Kossay and Buchtar Tabuni from West Papua to Jakarta

As Chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), I call upon the...