A Historic Choice: ULMWP President Wenda on the 2024 Pacific Islands Forum August 26, 2024 in Statement The 2024 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders’ Meeting is a critical moment for Pacific leaders to show courage and leadership on one of the biggest issues facing our region: West Papua. It is time for PIF to reaffirm […]
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President Wenda: Welcome new Pacific Islands Forum call for a UN visit
President Wenda: Welcome new Pacific Islands Forum call for a UN visit August 30, 2024 in Statement As President of the ULMWP and on behalf of the people of West Papua, I welcome the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Communique reaffirming the 2019 call for a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights visit to West Papua: […]
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West Papua APPG held in UK Parliament
September 10, 2024 in New West Papua APPG held in UK Parliament September 10, 2024 in News The inaugural West Papua All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) of the new Parliament was held in the House of Commons today (10/09/2024). Chaired by Alex Sobel MP (Labour), the APPG was attended by MPs Luke Akehurst (Labour), Alex Ballinger […]
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Press release: Raki Ap appointed ULMWP Spokesperson
Details Raki Ap was previously Spokesperson for the ULMWP’s Green State Vision and the Free West Papua Campaign (FWPC). Having performed these roles very effectively, ULMWP President Benny Wenda and Prime Minister Reverend Edison Waromi have decided to promote Mr Ap to the position of ULMWP Spokesperson. Mr Ap is now mandated to speak on […]
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Latest Puncak Jaya massacre reveals West Papua ‘is a time bomb’, claims Benny Wenda
By APR editor – Asia Pacific Report A brutal killing of three Papuan civilians in Puncak Jaya reveals that occupied West Papua is a ticking time bomb under Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto, claims the leader of an advocacy group. And United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Benny Wenda says the Melanesian region risks becoming […]
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President Wenda: Welcome the launch of the West Papua People’s Liberation Front
June 24, 2024 in Statementt On behalf of the ULMWP, I welcome the launch of the West Papua People’s Liberation Front (GR-PWP). The GR-PWP is a new popular movement formed to execute the national agenda of the ULMWP: A) A visit to West Papua by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights;B) ULMWP Full membership […]
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President Wenda: Mass displacement in Paniai
Indonesian state terrorism in West Papua continues. June 19, 2024 in Statement 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 […]
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All Eyes on Papua: President Wenda statement
June 10, 2024 in Statement 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 […]
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ULMWP message of solidarity for the people of Kanaky in their anti-colonial struggle
MAY 22, 2024 https://www.freewestpapua.org/2024/05/22/ulmwp-message-of-solidarity-for-the-people-of-kanaky-in-their-anti-colonial-struggle/ 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 […]
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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 […]
