News
Benny Wenda: Happy 44th Independence Day to Vanuatu
July 30, 2024
On behalf of the people of West Papua, I wish Vanuatu a happy 44th Independence Day. I was greatly honoured to attend the Independence Day celebrations in Port Vila. The event was a profound display of Melanesian solidarity, as Prime Minister Charlot Salwai acknowledged the ongoing colonial occupations of West Papua and Kanaky. Salwai’s national […]
Benny Wenda: Jokowi leaves a legacy of failure and bloodshed in West Papua
July 24, 2024
As Jokowi’s Presidency comes to an end, it is time to reflect on his legacy in West Papua: ecocide, military impunity, and a total failure to address the root causes of our issue. On his fifteenth visit to West Papua, Jokowi posed with ethnic Indonesians wearing Papuan headdresses – only days after his soldiers murdered three […]
Benny Wenda: Massacre in Puncak Jaya shows West Papua is a time bomb
July 24, 2024
The brutal killing of three Papuan civilians in Puncak Jaya shows that occupied West Papua is a ticking time bomb, and under Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto could become another East Timor. The names of the victims were Tonda Wanimbo, Dominus Enumbi, and Murib Government. Their murders were followed by riots in Puncak Jaya, as enraged indigenous residents protested in […]
Benny Wenda: Mass displacement in Paniai
June 19, 2024
Indonesian state terrorism in West Papua continues. In the latest internal displacement, over 5000 Papuan civilians in Paniai have been forced to flee their homes by yet another Indonesian military raid. Men, women, and children have scattered, some of them hiding in the bush, some sheltering in a local Catholic Church compound. Fifteen villages have been completely […]
Human Rights Abuses in West Papua (video)
June 12, 2024
Warning: this video contains graphic and violent images
All Eyes on Papua: President Wenda statement
June 10, 2024
For years, West Papuans have been telling the world that we are the victims of two connected crimes: genocide and ecocide. Over 500,000 Papuans have been killed since the Indonesian occupation began in the 1960s, while millions of acres of ancestral land – forests, rivers, and mountains – have been destroyed and poisoned for Indonesian and corporate […]
ULMWP message of solidarity for the people of Kanaky in their anti-colonial struggle
May 22, 2024
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 action. The proposed electoral changes being debated in the French Parliament would fatally damage Kanaky’s right to self-determination. […]
President Wenda: Oxford should say no to Indonesia’s cheque-book diplomacy
May 21, 2024
This weekend saw yet another display of Indonesian soft power in their battle to turn the city of Oxford against the Free West Papua campaign. Near the Westgate shopping centre, right in the heart of Oxford town centre, a number of stalls were set up to promote Indonesian culture – coinciding with Oxford United’s historic promotion to the Championship. While […]
News: Scottish Friends of West Papua launched in Scottish Parliament
May 10, 2024
A new Scottish chapter of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) launched yesterday (10th May 2024) at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. The Scottish Friends of West Papua launch was hosted by Bill Kidd MSP, and addressed by ULMWP President Benny Wenda, ULMWP Prime Minister Edison Waromi, and IPWP Chair Alex Sobel MP. The […]
Benny Wenda: Indonesia killing children in Intan Jaya
April 9, 2024
I am heartbroken to learn of the shooting of two children by Indonesian security forces in Intan Jaya. West Papua is becoming a killing field. We need a UN visit now. The children shot were a pair of siblings, Nepina Duwitau, 6, and Nardo Duwitau, 12. Nardo was murdered, while Nepina is currently in hospital in a […]