News and statements

Open Letter of thanks to Pacific Leaders after historic UN speeches on West Papua

This open letter has been written by Benny Wenda as the Spokesperson for The United Liberation Movement for West Papua...

Dear everyone, Yesterday at 8:00 in the morning 21 West Papuan people, men women and children were reportedly arrested by the...

Dear brothers and sisters, On behalf of the people of West Papua I would like to once again wish all our...

To the International Community, Tomorrow, 15th August the people of West Papua are set to take to the streets, to...

The Road to Home, an award-winning feature length documentary about Benny Wenda will be screening on Australian TV from this November....

This statement has been released by West Papuan Independence Leader Benny Wenda following the mass arrests and torture of West...

Dear brothers and sisters, On behalf of the people of West Papua I would like to wish all our Solomon...

In the wake of building pressure from across the Pacific and around the world for a Pacific Islands Forum...

For media and press inquiries, please contact the Office of Benny Wenda +447411053953 Dear everyone, Today thousands of West Papuan people...

In the last month the world has seen a huge growth of international solidarity for West Papua’s freedom as we launched...

Dear everyone, Over the past few days, around 600 West Papuan people have been reportedly arrested simply for peacefully demonstrating...

Article by Benny Wenda originally published in the Huffington Post Life in West Papua is very hard. We do not enjoy...

The Road to Home, a feature length documentary about Benny Wenda, has been awarded ‘Best Documentary Feature’ at the 2016 Amsterdam...

MEDIA STATEMENT 12th April, 2016 The people of West Papua demonstrate to show their support for ULMWP’s full membership of...

Yesterday, 5th April marks exactly 55 years to the day that the West Papuan parliament or Niuew Guinea Raad was...