On 5th April 2009, the anniversary of the Day of Hope 1961, which commemorates the New Guinea Parliament in 1961, International Lawyers for West Papua (ILWP) was launched. The ILWP’s mission is to help the indigenous peoples of West Papua to exercise their right to self-determination under international law. ILWP was launched in Guyana, South […]

In 2008, Benny launched the International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) – a cross-party group of politicians drawn from around the world who support self-determination for the people of West Papua. History IPWP was launched at the Houses of Parliament, London on 15th October 2008. Speakers at the launch included Hon. Andrew Smith MP (UK), […]

The Free West Papua Campaign regularly holds events all around the world to raise awareness, support and funds for the cause and we encourage everyone available to come to these to and invite others to come also. Such events include: -Demonstrations and protests -Film screenings -Concerts and benefit gigs -Traditional Papuan festivals -Talks and seminars […]

Hundreds of West Papuans are currently serving long prison sentences in terrible conditions simply for standing up for their right to freedom. Sentences of 15 years have been handed out under the charge of “treason” simply for raising the West Papuan flag. Prisoners are kept in terrible conditions, are repeatedly tortured and continuously intimidated. Many […]

  Dear friends of the Free West Papua Campaign, I am writing to thank you for your continued support of the people of West Papua towards their goal of independence from the Indonesian Government, via your continued involvement in the Free West Papua Campaign. We are now asking all our UK supporters to talk to […]

We need to get the voices of the people of West Papua heard around the world. Join in their cry for freedom “Papua Medeka!”. There are several ways you can spread the word: Tell your friends by sharing our posts with them on Facebook, Twitter and email. Talk to your friends family and colleagues and […]

Contact your political representative and encourage them to join the International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) if they haven’t already. If you are in the UK you can click here to contact your MP direct. The ultimate aim of the Free West Papua Campaign is to give the people of West Papua the right to […]

SIGN THE PETITION HERE We are delighted that Avaaz, the global campaigning community, is now running a petition for West Papua. In response to a recent incident, where Indonesian police fired into a crowded marketplace killing one man and injuring two more, Avaaz have set up a petition to the Indonesian President calling on him to […]

The New Zealand government recently passed a motion calling for “genuine media freedom in West Papua”. Sadly, on 6th August two French journalists, Thomas Dandois and Valentine Bourrat, who were reporting on the growing human rights crisis in the Lanny Jaya region of West Papua were arrested and are being threatened with a 5 year […]