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July 10, 2025July 10, 2025

Implementing democracy before independence: ULMWP inaugurates thousands of representatives

July 10, 2025 in Statement https://www.ulmwp.org/implementing-democracy-before-independence-ulmwp-inaugurates-thousands-of-representatives As President of the ULMWP Provisional Government, I welcome the Legislative Council’s first Plenary...

February 5, 2025February 5, 2025

Interim President: The ULMWP says no to dialogue with Indonesia

February 5, 2025 in Statement Dialogue with Indonesia is not the answer for West Papua. The ULMWP has a clear...

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025

Interim President Wenda: Four massacred by rogue military unit as Intan Jaya becomes warzone

January 21, 2025 in Statement A rogue Indonesian military unit is roaming Intan Jaya Regency, slaughtering West Papuans at will....

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024

Interim President: Mass displacements in West Papua show Prabowo’s true face

A massive wave of forced displacement is happening in West Papua, as Indonesia ramps up its military operations ahead of...

December 14, 2024December 14, 2024

Putting West Papua back into history

Douglas Gerrard on how Indonesia’s genocidal occupation of West Papua is written out of history. Douglas Gerrard22 November 2024 From...

December 14, 2024December 14, 2024

Benny Wenda: The Permanent People’s Tribunal proves that West Papua needs freedom

December 9, 2024 As Interim President of the ULMWP, I welcome the release of the judgment of the Permanent People’s Tribunal (PPT)...

December 3, 2024December 6, 2024

Interim President: West Papua Independence Day Speech, December 1st 202

Below is the full version of the speech that ULMWP Interim President Benny Wenda gave while opening the Oxford Green...

November 14, 2024November 14, 2024

Benny Wenda: Stand with West Papua on December 1st

December 1st will mark the 63rd anniversary of West Papuan Independence Day and the inaugural raising of our national flag,...

November 4, 2024November 15, 2024

Interim President: Transmigration and ecocide threatens to wipe out West Papua

In his first official visit to West Papua, the War Criminal Prabowo Subianto travelled to Merauke to oversee the ecocidal plantations that are destroying...

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024

President Wenda: Marape brave to question Prabowo over West Papua

On behalf of the people of West Papua, I want to thank Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape for directly...

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

President Wenda: Prabowo or Jokowi, a referendum is still the only solution

As Prabowo Subianto takes office as Indonesian President, the ULMWP restates its basic demand for an internationally-mediated referendum on independence. The continued...

July 30, 2024October 15, 2024

President Wenda: Happy 44th Independence Day to Vanuatu

July 30, 2024 in Statement On behalf of the people of West Papua, I wish Vanuatu a happy 44th Independence...

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