December 1st marked the 64th anniversary of West Papua’s original Independence Day in 1961. The Morning Star was raised in ...

Below is the full version of the speech that ULMWP Interim President Benny Wenda gave at Oxford Town Hall on December 1, 2025 ...

Indonesia is again bombing Kiwirok, the site of a huge massacre in 2021 that killed over 300 West Papuan civilians. While President Prabowo talks about promoting peace in the Middle East, his military ...

No matter what the Indonesian ambassador to Fiji might say, West Papua is not and will never be an internal matter for Indonesia. The only long-term solution is for us to be allowed a genuine act of ...

On behalf of the ULMWP, I welcome the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) 2025 Communique reaffirming the 2019 call for a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights visit to West Papua: 16. Recalling Indonesia’s ...

On behalf of the West Papuan people, I wish our brothers and sisters in Papua New Guinea a happy Independence Day. Fifty years of independence is an amazing achievement. Papua New Guinea has developed ...

The report, titled “Bringing it All Back Home: the role of British companies in the destruction of West Papua“, exposes the role of British corporations and investors in fuelling environmental ...

On behalf of the ULMWP and the people of West Papua, I wish the people and government of Vanuatu all the very best on your 45th Independence Day. This Independence Day is different from previous ...

As President of the ULMWP Provisional Government, I welcome the Legislative Council’s first Plenary Session, which was held this week in Jayapura. After a year-long recruitment process, the ULMWP has ...

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 ...

Indonesia has committed a brutal bombing attack against a West Papuan village in Puncak Regency, killing at least one child and severely injuring others. This brutal attack reminds me of my childhood: ...

In humble surrender to the absolute authority of God, I present this statement to the commanders of Military and Police and Heads of States of Melanesian countries, the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), ...