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 […]
Natuman congratulates Wenda on election By Len Garae Feb 9, 2024 Former Prime Minister Mr. Joe Natuman (left) congratulates President Benny Wenda (right) while former first President Mr. George Sokomanu cements the handshake with his presence By Len Garae A former Prime Minister (PM), Mr. Joe Natuman whose Government had funded the first arrival of […]
Broadcast 13h ago13 hours ago Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/wantok/wpapua-van-office-wenda/103432524 ULMWP President Benny Wenda Share Siaman blong United Liberation Movement for West Papua, Benny Wenda itok tenkyu blong em long Vanuatu gavman na ol pipol long opim wanpla opis blong ULMWP […]
By Len Garae 21 hrs ago Share Facebook Twitter United Liberation Movement of West Papua’s (ULMWP) Interim President, Mr. Benny Wenda, arrived at Port Vila International Airport yesterday as the first ever ULMWP President to be elected by over 5,000 indigenous delegates from within West Papua. He was welcomed on his arrival by a delegation […]
January 23, 2024 in Press Release, Statement On behalf of the ULMWP and the people of West Papua, I welcome yesterday’s meeting in the European Parliament and the launch of the Brussels Declaration. The Declaration is an important document, echoing the existing calls for a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights visit to 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 […]
https://www.dailypost.vu/news/government-urged-to-honour-jayapura-resolutions/article_579ab5e1-0379-529d-a9a9-0815fcdd3d5c.html By Len Garae Dec 22, 2023 Interim Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of ULMWP, Kaloran (right) addresses Vanua Riki Council of Chiefs on ULMWP Congress at the Shefa Education Conference Hall The United Liberation Movement of West Papua Interim Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Morris Kaloran, wishes to ask the Prime Minister Charlot […]
West Papua Congress elect Wenda President By Len Garae Nov 28, 2023 Source:https://www.dailypost.vu/news/west-papua-congress-elect-wenda-president/article_e81d87b6-58c8-507c-8218-cee34acfd529.html Mr. Wenda re-elected President of ULMWP in West Papua West Papua International Secretariat Headquarters in Port Vila, has confirmed that former President of United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) Provisional Government, Mr. Benny Wenda, has been re-elected to his former […]
Benny Wenda: Welcome the outcome of the first ULMWP Congress in West Papua December 1, 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Benny Wenda: Statement on Congress and new ULMWP Leadership December 8, 2023 in Alert, Press Release, Statement I wish to update all media organisations and solidarity groups on the ULMWP leadership change produced by the 1st ULMWP Congress, which took place in West Papua from November 20th–23rd. The congress was attended by over 5000 people […]
On December 7, 2014, a historic gathering of West Papuan leaders in Vanuatu saw different factions of the independence movement unite to form a new body: the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP). Three factions – the Federal Republic of West Papua (NRFPB), National Coalition for Liberation (WPNCL) and West Papua National Parliament (PNWP) […]
Vanuatu's leadership role in West Papua's freedom at risk: Kaloran By Len Garae While the ULMWP Meeting (above) was held at SHEFA Provincial Councillors' Matantapua, much bigger meeting involving other Pacific representatives could be moved to Fiji if Vanuatu Government does not contribute financially towards the current Office By Len Garae Facebook Twitter […]
January 23, 2024 in Press Release, Statement On behalf of the ULMWP and the people of West Papua, I welcome yesterday’s meeting in the European Parliament and the launch of the Brussels Declaration. The Declaration is an important document, echoing the existing calls for a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights visit to West Papua […]
Lukas Enembe being visited in hospital by Rev. Dorman Wandikbo of GIDI Church Give the king Your judgments, O God, And Your righteousness to the king’s Son. He will judge Your people with righteousness, And Your poor with justice. The mountains will bring peace to the people, And the little hills, by righteousness. PSALM 72 […]
December 27, 2023 in Statement On Behalf of the ULMWP and the West Papuan people I offer my condolences to the family of Governor Lukas Enembe. Today we remember Enembe and his legacy, as a powerful Governor who fought for West Papuan interests against the Indonesian colonial system that has been imposed on us for […]
Benny Wenda: Welcome the outcome of the first ULMWP Congress in West Papua December 1, 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 […]
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 […]
Benny Wenda: ULMWP Congress a step towards independence November 21, 2023 As a leader of the West Papuan liberation movement, I welcome the ULMWP Congress currently taking place in Jayapura. I call on all international media to stand by and await the results of the Congress, which will conclude on Thursday 23rd November with the […]
News: IPWP meeting calls for urgent UN visit to West Papua October 19, 2023 The International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) held a major meeting in the UK Parliament yesterday (October 18th 2023), calling for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to be urgently allowed to visit West Papua. The IPWP meeting was held […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnwON1RLClg West Papua and an indigenous-led future Events, Apr 7th On Tuesday 18th April there will be an opportunity to listen to members of the West Papuan Liberation Movement to learn about the anti-colonial struggle in West Papua, and their vision for an ecological future. The free online event is supported by the Land Workers Alliance (LWA) and […]
May 12, 2022 A new network of MPs in support of West Papua was launched today (May 12, 2022) at the European Parliament in Brussels. At a meeting and press conference, the International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) announced the formation of its new EU branch. The meeting, ‘West Papua: Human rights, self-determination, and green state vision’, […]
West Papua – the forgotten people ByADAM PERRY February 13, 2017 22:02 Papuans are among the most vulnerable members of the human race, some whose only encounter with “foreigners” has been marked with violence, oppression and hatred. An activist shouts near a police line during a rally to commemorate the West Papuan declaration of independence. […]
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January 25, 2017 On 24th January 2017 the Free West Papua Campaign took another significant step in supporting West Papuans in their journey towards freedom: the official launch of the Global Petition for an Internationally Supervised Vote at the Palace of Westminster. The ground-breaking petition is addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António […]
Exclusive: Independence leader Benny Wenda joins parliamentarians, lawyers and humanitarians demanding UN supports referendum on territory’s fate : Source Indonesia gained complete control of West Papua through a UN-sanctioned but discredited ballot in 1969. Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP The United Nations must pass a resolution for an internationally supervised vote for independence in West Papua, global […]
Opposition leader says human rights and justice should be ‘cornerstone’ of UK Labour party’s foreign policy : Source Jeremy Corbyn, who is a cofounder of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua, described the gathering as ‘historic’. Photograph: LNP/REX/Shutterstock Jeremy Corbyn has drawn attention to the plight of West Papuans, saying the recognition of human rights […]
The Indonesian state is again cracking down on protest and free expression in West Papua. Protestors who took to the streets to commemorate World Human Rights Day in Manokwari and Timika were greeted with water cannons, tear gas, batons, and mass arrests. At least forty people were taken into custody, including a one-year-old baby […]
West Papua independence Source:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/01/west-papua-independence-leaders-declare-government-in-waiting Province’s breakaway movement nominates exiled leader as interim president as conflict-ridden Indonesian region marks independence da Ben Doherty Pacific Editor @bendohertycorro Tue 1 Dec 2020 00.33 GMT West Papuan leaders have declared a provisional “government-in-waiting” of the contested Indonesian province, as the United Nations said it was “disturbed by escalating violence” there, […]
By David Lynch@davi_lynchPolitics Reporter Benny Wenda, the newly-declared president of the interim government of West Papua, lives in exile in Oxford after escaping imprisonment in Indonesia. Today, West Papuans declared they would form a 'provisional government-in-waiting' for their homeland region, which is currently split into two provinces under the control of Indonesia. Mr Wenda leads a […]
