Awareness

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 […]

West Papuan Independence Leader Benny Wenda was recently interviewed by Tv3 Network Limited 3 about the West Papuan freedom struggle and why his people are calling on Ghana to support West Papua again. Please watch and share here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTtpY530kK8&feature=youtu.be

Dozens of students marched on the Indonesian Embassy in the New Zealand capital, Wellington, today to protest over continuing violence from the security forces in West Papua. The students, many of them from Melanesian countries, had walked from Victoria University and were joined by several MPs, including the Green Party’s Catherine Delahunty. She says it […]

It’s the first time in 50 years, a New Zealand television crew has been allowed into the province.  Here is part one of their special report.  A warning some of the images in this report you may find disturbing. watch video report: https://www.maoritelevision.com/news/politics/native-affairs–inside-west-papua–part-1

The summit meeting of leaders from around the Pacific continues in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea this week.  Yesterday, we reported on climate change – the issue at the top of the agenda.  Today more background on another big controversy as we hear about West Papua from Neal Conan in the Pacific […]

This week our Prime Minister John Key will join Leaders from around the pacific, in Papua New Guinea for the 46th Pacific Island leader’s forum. Among the high level talks will be the human rights abuses in West Papua.  For decades the Indonesian province has been a no go zone with amid claims of genocide […]

West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda is currently live on Radio in London where he will discuss the ongoing racism, genocide, and illegal occupation of West Papua as well as the Global Day of Action in for West Papua on Saturday Please do tune in and listen http://tunein.com/radio/galaxyafiwe-s178508/

International French Radio, RFI has released this 10 minute report on foreign journalists and media freedom in West Papua and how both are still effectively banned by the Indonesian government.   http://www.english.rfi.fr/asia…/20150705-press-freedom-papua Last year 2 French journalists were jailed by the Indonesian authorities just for reporting in West Papua. If Indonesia has nothing to hide in occupied […]

The situation in the Indonesian province of West Papua is similar to East Timor just before independence, a West Papuan activist has announced at a protest in Darwin. A group of about 60 people have erected a temporary hut embassy outside Parliament House, calling for West Papuan independence from Indonesia.   Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-06/papuan-rotesters-at-parliament-house-in-darwin/6597898