Melanesia Roundup

Benny Wenda: Happy 51st Independence Day anniversary, Papua New Guinea. 16 September 2026 To the people of Papua New Guinea, On this special day, I send my warmest congratulations and greetings to you on the 51st anniversary of Papua New Guinea’s independence. From the people of West Papua, I say: Happy Independence Day to our […]

April 30, 2026 in Announcements, Statement May 1st will always be a day of mourning in West Papua. Today we mark 63 years since Indonesia invaded our land, beginning the tragedy we are still living through today. According to the provisions of the New York Agreement, signed the previous year between Indonesia, the USA, and […]

January 12, 2026 in Statement Indonesia is totally unfit to hold the Presidency of the UN Human Rights Council. How can Indonesia lead on human rights, when they are hiding from the world their sixty-year occupation of West Papua, with five hundred thousand men, women, and children dead? How can Indonesia lead on human rights, […]

July 10, 2025 in Statemhttps://www.ulmwp.org/implementing-democracy-before-independence-ulmwp-inaugurates-thousands-of-representativesent As President of the ULMWP Provisional Government, I welcome the Legislative Council’s first Plenary Session, which was held this week in Jayapura. After a year-long recruitment process, the ULMWP has now inaugurated 250 Senate Members, 350 Legislative Council Members, and 1740 Regional Council members: more than 2300 official representatives in […]

Ecocide and Genocide Escalates in West Papua: Interview with ULMWP’s Benny Wenda by Paul Gregoire published on 23 May 2025 https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/ecocide-and-genocide-escalates-in-west-papua-interview-with-ulmwps-benny-wenda/ Following his re-election as Australian PM Anthony Albanese paid a visit to relatively new Indonesia president Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta, with foreign minister Penny Wong and home affairs minister Tony Burke in tow. This […]

March 27, 2025 in News The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) held a momentous meeting today in the European Parliament, bringing their shared struggle against foreign occupation to the heart of Europe. The meeting, entitled ‘Anti-Colonial Struggle in the Pacific’, was hosted by Basque Country […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]