As President of the ULMWP Provisional Government, I welcome the Legislative Council’s first Plenary Session, which was held ...

West Papua: Five facts about Indonesia’s occupation September 20, 2017 Military repression, possible genocide, western collusion Indonesia refuses a referendum on self-determination & independence ...

Melanesian identity is growing in West Papua, in resistance to the increasing repression of the West Papuan people October 6, 2016 The beating of tifa drums fills the air. At intervals of the ...

An extraordinary new documentary, filmed on the ground in West Papua, exposes the crimes against humanity being committed by the Indonesian military in the highlands of Kiwirok, Papua, where chemical ...

Benny Wenda: The Permanent People’s Tribunal proves that West Papua needs freedom December 9, 2024 As Interim President of the ULMWP, I welcome the release of the judgment of the Permanent People’s ...

‘Balikpapan 7’ political prisoners released from jail August 23, 2020 The last of seven Papuan activists have been released from a detention center in Indonesian Borneo after serving a sentence on ...

Historic meeting on West Papua’s future takes place in British Parliament May 3, 2016 An historic step on the road to freedom for West Papua was made in London today. At a meeting of the International ...

Benny Wenda: Mass displacements in West Papua show Prabowo’s true face December 16, 2024 A massive wave of forced displacement is happening in West Papua, as Indonesia ramps up its military operations ...

Indonesia has launched a number of devastating airstrikes on a handful of villages in Ilaga, Puncak Regency. These attacks follow last week’s brutal bombing attacks in Puncak, which killed one Papuan ...

Beyond the Pacific: West Papua on the World Stage Conference September 3, 2017 From the Australia West Papua Association (AWPA)… A terrific and very informative conference organized by the West Papua ...

Welcome to this month’s PAPUA MERDEKA newsletter! Foreign journalists and West Papuans are persecuted for telling the truth about West Papua. We will keep you updated with what is really happening.