My name is Benny Wenda and I am a West Papuan independence leader. When I was a child my village was bombed by the Indonesian military and many of my family were killed. Later, I began to campaign ...

On behalf of the ULMWP and the West Papuan people, I condemn the massacre perpetrated by the Indonesian military in Intan ...

On behalf of the people of West Papua, I condemn the arrest of the 42 ULMWP representatives last week by the Indonesian police. Indonesia has proven once again that fundamental human rights do not ...

On behalf of the ULMWP and the people of West Papua, I wish the people and government of Vanuatu all the very best on your 45th Independence Day. This Independence Day is different from previous ...

December 1st 2024 marked the 63rd anniversary of West Papua’s 1961 Independence Day, when the Morning Star flag was first raised across West Papua and the New Guinea Council declared independence.

No matter what the Indonesian ambassador to Fiji might say, West Papua is not and will never be an internal matter for Indonesia. The only long-term solution is for us to be allowed a genuine act of ...

The last of seven Papuan activists have been released from a detention center in Indonesian Borneo after serving a sentence on charges of treason for protesting against racism and calling for a ...

Following the success of the West Papuan People’s Petition being delivered to the United Nations, this month, the world was once again rocked by the Rockin’ for West Papua Global Peace Concerts! In a ...

A massive wave of forced displacement is happening in West Papua, as Indonesia ramps up its military operations ahead of Christmas. The division of West Papua into five new provinces under former ...

The Indonesian president, Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, is desperate to keep hidden Indonesia’s dark, dirty secret: its brutal 50-year war in its easternmost provinces. Here are five things you should know ...

As Interim President of the ULMWP, I welcome the release of the judgment of the Permanent People’s Tribunal (PPT) on West Papua. After testimonies from West Papuans on the ground and legal and ...

Wa wa wa wa wa. Today I am sending a message of solidarity to the people of Kanaky and our brothers and sisters in the leadership of the FLNKS. What is happening in Kanaky is modern-day colonialism in ...