News and statements

Benny Wenda: Torture of Papuan women a sign of Indonesian military culture

I was deeply saddened to hear about the two West Papuan mothers who were raped and mutilated by Indonesian soldiers...

Below is the full version of the speech that Benny Wenda gave to an IPWP meeting in the UK Parliament...

The International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) held a major meeting in the UK Parliament yesterday (October 18th 2023), calling...

Two very worrying trends are emerging from Indonesia’s current military escalation in West Papua: the targeting of children and the...

The Indonesian military have intensified their campaign of brutality across West Papua over the past week. I am calling on...

I offer congratulations and warm wishes to our Melanesian family in Papua New Guinea on their independence day. I hope...

In the names of our ancestors, in the names of all communities of beings, in the name of Yahweh, in the names...

July 25, 2022 in Press Release The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and the Kanak and Socialist National...

A new network of MPs in support of West Papua was launched today (May 12, 2022) at the European Parliament...

The UN Human Rights Council have raised alarm about the escalating violent oppression of the West Papuan people by Indonesia,...

The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), made up of 79 countries – nearly half the world –...

The people of West Papua have suffered a great loss with the sad death of Carmel Budiardjo. She was a...

This statement was originally published by the United Liberation Movement for West Papua on December 1, 2020. Today, we announce...

Following the announcement of the Provisional Government of West Papua on Tuesday, the new interim President, Benny Wenda, has said...

July 1 is a very important anniversary for every West Papuan. On this day in 1971, the OPM (Organisasi Papua...