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 Vanuatu’s Special Envoy for the ULMWP, Morris Kaloran. 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 […]
Mr Ap will be the chief point of contact for the West Papuan liberation movement to the international media; Mr Ap can be reached at [email protected] 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 […]
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 […]
ULMWP President Benny Wenda’s speech in Scottish Parliament May 13, 2024 in Speech Below is the speech that ULMWP President Benny Wenda gave in the Scottish Parliament on May 9th 2024. First of all, I would like to thank Bill Kidd for hosting this launch event. Your hospitality is appreciated by the West Papuan people. […]
By Len Garae :Source Daily Post Vanuatu The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has held a major internal meeting on the Island of New Guinea to reaffirm the Resolutions of the 2023 Congress. Approved by ULMWP President Benny Wenda and Prime Minister (PM) Edison Waromi, 12 Cabinet Ministers and seven Regional Executives have […]
Final Declaration By Len Garae Feb 10, 2018Final DeclarationFaces of West Papua struggle from left to right: Andy Ayamiseba, Benny Wenda, Barak Sope, Rex Rumakiek, and Paula Makabory pose with final declarations “I as the founder of the Free West Papua Movement or Organisasi Papua Merdeka (OPM) want to acknowledge and support the United Liberation […]
Vanuatu now has a new Interim Special Envoy for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP). He is Mr. Morris Kaloran, formerly the Interim Deputy Foreign Minister to West Papua. People have questioned how someone from Lumbukuti village, one of Tongoa Island’s 14 villages, became appointed to such an important role for another country's […]
Natuman congratulates Wenda on election By Len Garae Feb 9, 2024 Former Prime Minister Mr. Joe Natuman (left) congratulates President Benny Wenda (right) while former first President Mr. George Sokomanu cements the handshake with his presence By Len Garae A former Prime Minister (PM), Mr. Joe Natuman whose Government had funded the first arrival of […]
Broadcast 13h ago13 hours ago Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/wantok/wpapua-van-office-wenda/103432524 ULMWP President Benny Wenda Share Siaman blong United Liberation Movement for West Papua, Benny Wenda itok tenkyu blong em long Vanuatu gavman na ol pipol long opim wanpla opis blong ULMWP […]
By Len Garae 21 hrs ago Share Facebook Twitter United Liberation Movement of West Papua’s (ULMWP) Interim President, Mr. Benny Wenda, arrived at Port Vila International Airport yesterday as the first ever ULMWP President to be elected by over 5,000 indigenous delegates from within West Papua. He was welcomed on his arrival by a delegation […]
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 […]
8:31 pm on 23 October 2025 Share this Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist File image: a Papuan man (right) in traditional clothing and face painted with the banned Morning Star flag stands next to a policeman during a demonstration demanding a referendum on independence in Yogyakarta on 1 December 2023. Photo: AFP / Devi Rahman […]
October 20, 2025 in Statement On behalf of the ULMWP and the West Papuan people, I condemn the massacre perpetrated by the Indonesian military in Intan Jaya. Fifteen people have been murdered by the occupying forces in a new escalation in the highlands. Four have also been killed during ongoing bombing operations in Kiwirok. At […]
October 15, 2025 in Statement Indonesia is again bombing Kiwirok, the site of a huge massacre in 2021 that killed over 300 West Papuan civilians. While President Prabowo talks about promoting peace in the Middle East, his military is trying to wipe out West Papua. Evidence gathered by villagers in the Star Mountains shows the […]
September 24, 2025 in Statement At UNGA yesterday, Indonesia pledged to recognise Israel if they in turn recognise a Palestinian state. Prabowo’s words are yet another act of Indonesian hypocrisy, playing with self-determination on the world stage while violently denying West Papuans this right at home. I ask again: what is the difference between West […]
September 1, 2025 in News, Statement Indonesia is in chaos, as massive protests have erupted over corruption, economic hardship, and police brutality. I call on all my people to get ready for another escalation back home. West Papua is ready to depart from this dying empire. This time, the protestors’ conflict is not only with […]
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 […]
June 9, 2025 in Statement Fresh details are now emerging of the Indonesian military operation, which took place in Sugapa and Hitadipa districts on 13th May 2025. Soldiers shot indiscriminately at villagers during a clash with the TPNPB, who reported that they suffered four casualties – fourteen less than the eighteen dead claimed by Indonesia. […]
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 […]
May 7, 2025 in Statement Indonesia has committed a brutal bombing attack against a West Papuan village in Puncak Regency, killing at least one child and severely injuring others. Deris Kogoya, only 18 years old, was executed by a rocket attack from a helicopter while riding his motorbike near Kelanungin Village. His friend Jemi Waker […]
February 5, 2025 in Statement Dialogue with Indonesia is not the answer for West Papua. The ULMWP has a clear stance on the question of dialogue: not until self-determination is on the table. West Papua is a colonised nation, not a province of Indonesia. We will not become another Aceh. The only long-term solution is […]
January 21, 2025 in Statement A rogue Indonesian military unit is roaming Intan Jaya Regency, slaughtering West Papuans at will. Yonif Raider 509 Balawara Yudha have killed at least four West Papuan civilians so far, including three minors. They are acting with total impunity, clearly confident that their crimes will not be punished by the […]
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: Of taking by various means the ancestral land of the […]
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 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 […]
March 25, 2025 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 Advisor), David Whyte (Queen Mary University), with music from the Lani Singers. More than ninety West Papuan tribes, political organisations, religious and political […]
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 […]
