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 peacefully to free my country from Indonesian occupation. For this ‘crime’ I was arrested, tortured and threatened with […]

Nov 28, 2024 · Campaign for a free and independent West Papua. Benny Wenda: Stand with West Papua on December 1st. November 12, 2024. December 1st will mark the 63rd anniversary of West Papuan Independence Day and the inaugural raising of …

Information The people of West Papua have been struggling for freedom from Indonesia’s colonial occupation since 1963. Over 500,000 West Papuan civilians have been killed by Indonesia’s military. Thousands more have been raped, tortured or forcibly disappeared. Racism and discrimination are a daily reality and basic human rights including freedom of speech are outlawed. There […]

About the Campaign History The Free West Papua Campaign was launched in 2004 in Oxford, UK, and is led by Benny Wenda – an exiled West Papuan independence leader and Chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP). We have grown from being a volunteer organisation through to having permanent offices in Oxford […]

Since the first days of Indonesian occupation, the people and land of West Papua have been under relentless attack. In an attempt to control the Papuans, and to claim the land to make way for resource extraction, the Indonesian army has systematically murdered, raped and tortured people in numbers that could constitute a genocide.

Nov 26, 2018 · Join the Global Flag Raising for West Papua on 1st December! November 16, 2020. On the 59th anniversary of the first raising of West Papua’s symbol of independence, the Morning Star Flag, we invite you to take part in this year’s Global Flag Raising action to show your solidarity for West Papua’s freedom and right to self-determination.

Dec 1, 2020 · Press release from The United Liberation Movement for West Papua. (ULMWP) begins forming a new ‘Provisional Government’ in West Papua today (Tuesday December 1). The announcement marks an intensification of the struggle against Indonesia’s colonisation of the territory, ongoing since 1963. The new government-in-waiting aims to mobilise the people of West Papua to achieve a […]

Sep 10, 2024 · Benny Wenda: Marape brave to question Prabowo over West Papua. October 28, 2024. On behalf of the people of West Papua, I want to thank Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape for directly raising the issue of West Papua in his meeting with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.

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Nov 22, 2018 · Support West Papua’s Green State Vision! November 3, 2021 – The issue West Papua is a Pacific Island country under colonial occupation. Since Indonesia invaded and illegally occupied West Papua in 1963, over 500,000 indigenous West Papuan people have been killed.