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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 […]

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 […]

April 4, 2025 in News The British government restated its commitment to a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights visit to West Papua on Tuesday 2nd April, after being questioned over its 2024 critical minerals agreement with Indonesia. The Oral Question was asked by Alex Sobel, MP for Leeds Central and Headingley and Chair of […]

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, […]

December 1st will mark the 63rd anniversary of West Papuan Independence Day and the inaugural raising of our national flag, the Morning Star. On behalf of the ULMWP and the West Papuan people, I call on our supporters everywhere to show your support for our struggle by raising the Morning Star. Whether in your house, […]

June 10, 2024 in Statement For years, West Papuans have been telling the world that we are the victims of two connected crimes: genocide and ecocide. Over 500,000 Papuans have been killed since the Indonesian occupation began in the 1960s, while millions of acres of ancestral land – forests, rivers, and mountains – have been […]

President Wenda: The ULMWP Agenda is West Papua’s path to liberation May 14, 2024 in Statement On behalf of the ULMWP and the people of West Papua, I call on all our supporters to renew your support for West Papua and stand behind our agenda for independence: A) A visit to West Papua by the […]

By Len Garae President Benny Wenda (centre) formalises Government-in-waiting in PNG. https://www.dailypost.vu/news/ulmwp-president-confirms-government-in-waiting/article_a2b485ad-b062-5257-ac0c-f8d97272ae5a.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR05xLkJrUDphoghvcn6MfdBkhNw0JPc8IbXY8dpIat_RdPpkroJ_p6Xhs8_aem_AfiGkBYDoS3rhyN2yJKzU6k7uTXXUgk4om6SHPXOm4ElmeR6sJd1qnP73oK-WzWI3qrBTHDmtvg1aF0F4ThmBeb9 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 […]

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 […]