By Len Garae :Source Daily Post Vanuatu 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 and seven Regional Executives have […]
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Interim President Benny Wenda’s December 1st Speech at Oxford Town Hall 2023
Below is the speech that ULMWP Interim President Benny Wenda gave at Oxford Town Hall on December 1, 2023. In the name of Yahweh, in the name of our ancestors, in the name of bones of suffering, and in the name of all generations to come, I would like to first say a minute’s silence […]
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Benny Wenda: UK Government should not welcome Prabowo
November 14, 2024 On behalf of the colonised people of West Papua, I am asking the UK government to cancel their reception of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. Prabowo is a blood-stained war criminal who is complicit in genocide in East Timor and West Papua. Right now, Indonesia is sending thousands of industrial excavators to destroy 5 million hectares of Papuan forest, […]
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Benny Wenda: Stand with West Papua on December 1st
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, […]
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Indonesia criticises Vanuatu’s support for West Papua, Vanuatu stands firm
By Ezra Toaral Indonesia has expressed concerns over Vanuatu’s public support for West Papua’s independence movement and its diplomatic ties with the West Papua Mission in Port Vila. In a recent Q&A with the Vanuatu Daily Post, the Indonesian Ambassador to Vanuatu, Dr Siswo Pramono, stated that Indonesian officials had met with many Ni-Vanuatu who expressed […]
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A Historic Choice: ULMWP President Wenda on the 2024 Pacific Islands Forum
A Historic Choice: ULMWP President Wenda on the 2024 Pacific Islands Forum August 26, 2024 in Statement The 2024 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders’ Meeting is a critical moment for Pacific leaders to show courage and leadership on one of the biggest issues facing our region: West Papua. It is time for PIF to reaffirm […]
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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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West Papuan call to boycott Indonesian elections and ‘reclaim sovereignty’‘reclaim sovereignty’
By APR editor – January 11, 2024 The ULMWP congress in Jayapura last November . . . “Indonesia’s illegal rule over our mountains, forests, and sacred places must be rejected in the strongest possible terms.” Image: ULMWP Asia Pacific Report The pro-independence United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has declared a boycott of the […]
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Benny Wenda re-elected as leader of ULMWP following historic Congress in West Papua
In a historic moment for West Papua, Benny Wenda has expressed his deep honour at being elected President of the ULMWP (United Liberation Movement for West Papua) Provisional Government during the recently concluded Congress in Port Numbay. Edison Waromi, elected as Prime Minister, shares in the joy, and both leaders underscore their commitment to […]
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Benny Wenda: Welcome the outcome of the first ULMWP Congress in West Papua
November 23, 2023 I am greatly honoured to have been elected as President of the ULMWP Provisional Government at the historic Congress that has just concluded in Port Numbay. I have spoken to Edison Waromi and know that he is overjoyed to have been elected as Prime Minister. We take our mandate from the people […]
