Posted by office | filed in IPWP newsno comments Chair of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP), Alex Sobel MP, this week met the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Volker Turk in Geneva while at the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The pair discussed the OHCHR […]

By APR editor February 20, 2026 Asia Pacific Report A West Papuan leader has accused the Indonesian government of lying over its operations and “masking” the military role of some civilian aircraft. Disputing an Indonesian government statement about reported that TPNPB fired upon an aircraft in Boven Digoel, killing both the pilot and copilot, United […]

January 21, 2026 in Statement The following statement by ULMWP President Benny Wenda was read out at the picket outside 10 Downing Street against UK PM Keir Starmer’s meeting with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto: On behalf of the ULMWP and the West Papuan people, I want to state very clearly: the UK government should not be […]

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, […]

December 18, 2025 in Statement As 2025 comes to an end, I would like to thank everyone who has supported a Free West Papua this year, whether through practical contributions or through their spirit. 2025 has been a year of even further escalation in West Papua, as Indonesia has stepped up its campaign of repression […]

West Papua APPG held in UK Parliament   December 16, 2025 in News The final West Papua All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) of 2025 was held in the House of Commons yesterday (15/12/2025).  Chaired by Alex Sobel MP (Labour), the APPG was attended by MPs Anneliese Dodds (Labour), Jeremy Corbyn (Your Party), Lord Richard Harries, and addressed […]

December 2, 2025 in News December 1st marked the 64th anniversary of West Papua’s original Independence Day in 1961. The Morning Star was raised in all seven regencies across West Papua, in a firm rejection of Indonesia’s strict ban on the flag.  In Oxford, UK, the Morning Star flag was raised above the Oxford Town […]

December 2, 2025 in Speech Below is the full version of the speech that ULMWP Interim President Benny Wenda gave at Oxford Town Hall on December 1, 2025. Wa wa wa wa wa. In the name of Yahweh, in the name of our West Papuan ancestors, and in the name of the bones of our […]