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 ...

III. Legal Framework Although political space for dissent in Indonesia has increased enormously since the fall of Soeharto, broadly worded laws limiting freedom of expression remain on the books and ...

December 1st 2024 marked the 63rd anniversary of West Papua’s 1961 Independence Day, when the Morning Star flag was first raised across West Papua and the New Guinea Council declared independence.

As Interim President of the ULMWP, I welcome the release of the judgment of the Permanent People’s Tribunal (PPT) on West Papua. After testimonies from West Papuans on the ground and legal and ...

‘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 ...

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.

Indonesia has committed a brutal bombing attack against a West Papuan village in Puncak Regency, killing at least one child and severely injuring others. Deris Kogoya, only 18 years old, was executed ...

A demonstration was held outside the Indonesian Embassy in London on 26th September following a pair of massacres in West Papua. Protestors called for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) ...

Below is a list of questions for members of our International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) network to table in their national legislatures concerning issues of vital importance in West Papua ...

The human rights campaigner Filep Karma – one of West Papua’s most famous former political prisoners – has been found dead on a beach in Jayapura, sparking calls for a full and independent inquiry ...

This was the last song composed by West Papua’s most renowned musician, Arnold Ap. At the end of his life he recorded these moving lyrics in his prison cell and soon afterwards was shot dead by the ...

As President of the ULMWP and on behalf of the people of West Papua, I welcome the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Communique reaffirming the 2019 call for a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights visit to ...