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

December 13, 2023 President Wenda: Police brutality in Manokwari and Timika a reminder of Indonesian colonial rule

The Indonesian state is again cracking down on protest and free expression in West Papua....

December 1, 2023 Interim President Benny Wenda’s December 1st Speech at Oxford Town Hall

Below is the speech that ULMWP Interim President Benny Wenda gave at Oxford Town Hall...

November 23, 2023 Benny Wenda: Welcome the outcome of the first ULMWP Congress in West Papua

I am greatly honoured to have been elected as President of the ULMWP Provisional Government...

November 6, 2023 Benny Wenda: Welcome West Papua People’s Forum

As a leader of the West Papuan liberation movement, I welcome the opening of the...

June 14, 2023 7 Regional Executives of the ULMWP Provisional Government Announce Support for MSG Full Membership

All seven Regional Executives of the ULMWP Provisional Government, representing the seven customary regions 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,...

July 25, 2022 Press release: West Papuan and Kanak liberation movements sign Memorandum of Understanding

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation...

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...

July 1, 2019 Press Release: West Papuan military factions form unified ‘West Papua Army’ in historic declaration

July 1, 2019 The three main West Papuan military factions announced their unification today, following...

March 28, 2019 The ULMWP provides humanitarian aid to the victims of Sentani flooding

On March 27, the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), provided humanitarian assistance to...

February 11, 2019 Chairman of the ULMWP condemns Indonesian crackdown on freedom of expression

On January 25, I, as chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP),...

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 10, 2017 ULMWP Spokesperson presents West Papuan People’s Petition to Jeremy Corbyn

On 7th September 2017, West Papuan Independence Leader and Spokesperson for the United Liberation Movement for...

May 20, 2017 Massacre of 5 people in 24 hours – Under Indonesia, West Papua is becoming another East Timor

May 20th 2017. This statement has been written by ULMWP Spokesperson Benny Wenda following the...

September 26, 2016 A Historic Choice: West Papua, human rights and Pacific diplomacy at the Pacific Island Forum and Melanesian Spearhead Group

The West Papuan movement for freedom is growing. And a wave of support is building...

July 17, 2016 ULMWP accepts MSG decision and calls for greater support of West Papua

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17th of July, 2016 Despite the decision by the Melanesian Spearhead Group...

April 29, 2016 Mass rally in Vanuatu calls for West Papua’s MSG membership

Hundreds of people marched in Vanuatu today, calling for West Papua’s full membership of the...