December 19, 2024dress On behalf of the ULMWP and the people of West Papua, I would like to wish all our supporters around the world a merry Christmas and a happy new year. I hope that all our solidarity groups, parliamentary allies, friendly diplomatic missions, and civil society supporters will continue to stand up for […]

December 9, 202 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 academic experts, the PPT found Indonesia guilty on all four counts: This judgment is a total vindication of everything the West […]

December 2, 202 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. Flag raisings were held across the world in solidarity with occupied West Papua. « Previous post

By Ezra Toara Dec 4, 2024 December 1, 2024 is a date deeply significant to all West Papuans, marking 63 years since the Morning Star Flag was first raised for independence and justice for West Papua. This year’s event in Vanuatu’s capital was commemorated at Sorovango School. “As we honour those who have fallen in our struggle, […]

December 1, 2024 in Speech Below is the full version of the speech that ULMWP Interim President Benny Wenda gave while opening the Oxford Green Fair at Oxford Town Hall on December 1, 2024. In the name of Yahweh, in the name of the West Papuan ancestors, in the name of the bones of our […]

November 14, 2024 On behalf of the colonised people of West Papua, I am asking the UK government to cancel their reception of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. Prabowo is a blood-stained war criminal who is complicit in genocide in East Timor and West Papua. Right now, Indonesia is sending thousands of industrial excavators to destroy 5 million hectares of Papuan forest, […]

December 1st will mark the 63rd anniversary of West Papuan Independence Day and the inaugural raising of our national flag, the Morning Star. On behalf of the ULMWP and the West Papuan people, I call on our supporters everywhere to show your support for our struggle by raising the Morning Star. Whether in your house, […]

By Ezra Toaral Indonesia has expressed concerns over Vanuatu’s public support for West Papua’s independence movement and its diplomatic ties with the West Papua Mission in Port Vila. In a recent Q&A with the Vanuatu Daily Post, the Indonesian Ambassador to Vanuatu, Dr Siswo Pramono, stated that Indonesian officials had met with many Ni-Vanuatu who expressed […]

October 21, 2024 in Statement As Prabowo Subianto takes office as Indonesian President, the ULMWP restates its basic demand for an internationally-mediated referendum on independence. The continued violation of our self-determination is the root cause of the West Papua conflict. Only a referendum can resolve our issue. This is a frightening time for my people. […]

October 16, 2024 in Statement Two gigantic ecocidal developments have been launched in West Papua, showing again that Indonesia’s occupation of West Papua is a threat to the entire world. In Merauke, Indonesia have broken ground on the biggest deforestation project on earth, covering an area bigger than Switzerland, the Netherlands, or Israel and Palestine […]