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

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

My name is Benny Wenda and I am a West Papuan independence leader. When I was a child my village was bombed by the Indonesian military and many of my family were killed. Later, I began to campaign ...

On behalf of the ULMWP and the West Papuan people, I condemn the massacre perpetrated by the Indonesian military in Intan Jaya. Fifteen people have been murdered by the occupying forces in a new ...

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 ...

All around the world, so many people are Taking Action to help spread the message and raise support for the people of West Papua. We want to make West Papua a household name and get as many people as ...

Reports & Documents Self-Determination Melinda Janki (2010), West Papua and the right to self-determination under international law Powes Parkop (1998), ‘Reinscription of West Papua as a Colonised ...

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 ...

Scores of West Papuans are currently serving long prison sentences in terrible conditions simply for standing up for their right to freedom. Sentences of up to 15 years have been handed out under the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Boycott Indonesia campaign officially launched in London on the 20th March. Speaking at the event were Benny Wenda (ULMWP Interim President), activist Peter Tatchell, Tim Hansen (ULMWP Legal ...