A movement that sells inevitability but can’t deliver outcomes The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) presents itself as a unified political vehicle for West Papuan independence—an umbrella intended … Continue Reading The Dangerous Delusion: Exposing the ULMWP’s Separatist Folly and Its Path to Ruin
Zero tolerance for violence. Zero tolerance for fragmentation. Zero tolerance for the destruction of civilian lives in the name of a political myth. For more than half a century, the … Continue Reading End Papua Separatism: Zero Tolerance
Introduction: Why the Narrative Matters The article “The Struggle for Self-Determination in West Papua, 1969–Present” published by the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict presents West Papua primarily as a case … Continue Reading Reassessing the West Papua Narrative: Debunking the “Nonviolent Self-Determination” Claim and Defending Indonesia’s Legal and Social Reality
The article “History of West Papua” published by Free West Papua contains a number of historical inaccuracies, selective interpretations, and misleading claims designed to support a separatist agenda. A critical … Continue Reading History of West Papua
For over six decades, a small but vocal diaspora and armed groups inside West Papua have promoted a single, seductive story: that “independence” from Indonesia is the only path to … Continue Reading The Separatist Narrative in West Papua: How Romanticized Rebellion Keeps Papuans in Chains
By West Papua Online Investigations | November 12, 2025 In the mist-shrouded highlands of West Papua, where Indonesia’s ambitious Otsus (Special Autonomy) program has poured trillions of rupiah into schools, … Continue Reading John Anari: The Digital Demagogue and His Onslaught of Fabricated Atrocities Against West Papua’s Hard-Won Peace
Benny Wenda, a self-proclaimed leader of the West Papuan independence movement and chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), has long been a controversial figure whose actions … Continue Reading Benny Wenda’s Negative Propaganda: Provoking Conflict in West Papua
1. Introduction Benny Wenda, the exiled West Papuan independence advocate and current leader of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), has long been known of involvement in a … Continue Reading The Murder and Arson Charges Against Benny Wenda
Wenda’s political ambition On December 1, 2020, Papuan separatist leader Benny Wenda declared an “interim government” in West Papua and himself as its “interim president”, a move that has largely … Continue Reading Wenda’s political ambition backfires in Papua
Benny Wenda’s ambition as President Jakarta (ANTARA) – United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) leader Benny Wenda, in exile in the UK, has no authority to declare a West … Continue Reading Benny Wenda has no authority to declare independence: Lemhanas
Anti-Indonesian campaigners Wamena, Papua (ANTARA) – Hengky Heselo, a native Papuan community leader in Jayawijaya District, Papua Province, appealed to the police to crack down on people and groups that … Continue Reading Police urged to clamp down on anti-Indonesian campaigners in Papua
Arms trafficking operation in West Papua. Manokwari, W Papua (ANTARA) – West Papua police thwarted an attempt by an underground arms syndicate to trade weapons and ammunition smuggled from the … Continue Reading West Papua police foil arms trafficking operation
12 years ago this article I published this article, please read again to refresh our views about Papua and West Papua. JAKARTA [kompas] – Asmat people oppose separatism in the … Continue Reading Asmat Opposes Free West Papua Separatism
12 years ago this article I published an article about Asmat people, please read again to refresh our views about Papua and West Papua. JAKARTA [kompas] – Asmat people oppose … Continue Reading Asmat People Oppose Free West Papua Separatism
To think about the future of West Papua is very important. West Papua separatist leaders, West Papua local leaders, and West Papua local government are responsible for the next generation … Continue Reading Time to think about the future of West Papua
Freeport Shooting It is almost conclusive that Free West Papua’s armed wing behind the shooting at PT Freeport Indonesia gold and copper mine area near Timika in West Papua on … Continue Reading Freeport shooting: Remember that Free West Papua chooses terror as a way of action