October 21, 2024 in Statement As Prabowo Subianto takes office as Indonesian President, the ULMWP restates its basic demand for an internationally-mediated referendum on independence. The continued violation of our self-determination is the root cause of the West Papua conflict. Only a referendum can resolve our issue. This is a frightening time for my people. […]
Benny Wenda Statement
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President Wenda: Tackling climate change means fighting for West Papuan freedom
October 16, 2024 in Statement Two gigantic ecocidal developments have been launched in West Papua, showing again that Indonesia’s occupation of West Papua is a threat to the entire world. In Merauke, Indonesia have broken ground on the biggest deforestation project on earth, covering an area bigger than Switzerland, the Netherlands, or Israel and Palestine […]
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Latest Puncak Jaya massacre reveals West Papua ‘is a time bomb’, claims Benny Wenda
By APR editor – Asia Pacific Report A brutal killing of three Papuan civilians in Puncak Jaya reveals that occupied West Papua is a ticking time bomb under Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto, claims the leader of an advocacy group. And United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Benny Wenda says the Melanesian region risks becoming […]
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President Wenda: Mass displacement in Paniai
Indonesian state terrorism in West Papua continues. June 19, 2024 in Statement Indonesian state terrorism in West Papua continues. In the latest internal displacement, over 5000 Papuan civilians in Paniai have been forced to flee their homes by yet another Indonesian military raid. Men, women, and children have scattered, some of them hiding in the […]
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All Eyes on Papua: President Wenda statement
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 […]
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President Wenda: The ULMWP Agenda is West Papua’s path to liberation
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 […]
