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Benny Wenda

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Benny Wenda is a West Papuan independence leader and Chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua. He is an international lobbyist for the independence of West Papua from Indonesia. He lives in exile in the United Kingdom.

UK Government should not welcome Prabowo

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On behalf of the colonised people of West Papua, I am asking the UK government to cancel their reception of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. Prabowo...

Transmigration and ecocide threatens to wipe out West Papua

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In his first official visit to West Papua, the War Criminal Prabowo Subianto travelled to Merauke to oversee the ecocidal plantations that are destroying...

Marape brave to question Prabowo over West Papua

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On behalf of the people of West Papua, I want to thank Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape for directly raising the issue...

Prabowo or Jokowi, a referendum is still the only solution

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As Prabowo Subianto takes office as Indonesian President, the ULMWP restates its basic demand for an internationally-mediated referendum on independence. The continued violation of our...

ULMWP welcomes Phillip Mehrtens’ release

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On behalf of the ULMWP, I wholeheartedly welcome the release of Phillip Mehrtens after one and a half years in captivity. The most important thing...

A Historic Choice: ULMWP President Wenda on the 2024 Pacific Islands Forum

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The 2024 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders’ Meeting is a critical moment for Pacific leaders to show courage and leadership on one of the...

Indonesia is lying about the death of New Zealand pilot

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As President of the ULMWP and on behalf of the people of West Papua, I am calling on the world to pay attention to...

Indonesia put New Zealand pilot in danger, ULMWP mourns his death

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The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) is aware of reports that the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) has recently killed a...

All eyes on Papua

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For years, West Papuans have been telling the world that we are the victims of two connected crimes: genocide and ecocide. Over 500,000 Papuans have...

A crime against humanity has been committed in West Papua

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I am truly horrified by the video that has emerged of Indonesian soldiers torturing a West Papuan man. More than anything, the sadistic brutality on...

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