On behalf of the ULMWP, I express my heartfelt sorrow and condolences on the death of John Licht, former Vanuatu Ambassador ...

As President of the ULMWP, I call on all West Papuans to refuse to take part in Indonesian Independence Day on August 17th.

Implementing democracy before independence: ULMWP inaugurates thousands of representatives July 10, 2025 As President of the ULMWP Provisional Government, I welcome the Legislative Council’s first ...

Melanesian identity is growing in West Papua, in resistance to the increasing repression of the West Papuan people October 6, 2016 The beating of tifa drums fills the air. At intervals of the ...

Paradise Bombed August 7, 2023 An extraordinary new documentary, filmed on the ground in West Papua, exposes the crimes against humanity being committed by the Indonesian military in the highlands of ...

The Boycott Indonesia campaign officially launched in London on the 20th March. Speaking at the event were Benny Wenda (ULMWP Interim President), activist Peter Tatchell, Tim Hansen (ULMWP Legal ...

West Papua: Five facts about Indonesia’s occupation September 20, 2017 Military repression, possible genocide, western collusion Indonesia refuses a referendum on self-determination & independence ...

A Historic Choice: ULMWP President Benny Wenda Pacific on the 2024 Pacific Islands Forum August 26, 2024 The 2024 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders’ Meeting is a critical moment for Pacific leaders ...

Benny Wenda: The Permanent People’s Tribunal proves that West Papua needs freedom December 9, 2024 As Interim President of the ULMWP, I welcome the release of the judgment of the Permanent People’s ...

‘Balikpapan 7’ political prisoners released from jail August 23, 2020 The last of seven Papuan activists have been released from a detention center in Indonesian Borneo after serving a sentence on ...

Indonesia may have again used the chemical weapon White Phosphorus on indigenous West Papuans in Kiwirok. I am calling for an urgent international investigation into these very serious allegations.

Historic meeting on West Papua’s future takes place in British Parliament May 3, 2016 An historic step on the road to freedom for West Papua was made in London today. At a meeting of the International ...