West Papuan Independence Leader Benny Wenda has written this statement in response to the Indonesian government boosting more military ties with Australia and warning countries not to support West Papua.    Dear everyone, On Monday 21st December, the Indonesian Defence and Foreign Ministers met with the Australian Defence and Foreign Ministers in Sydney and warned […]

19th December 2015 Dear friends of West Papua, On behalf of my people I would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year. This year we have all made small steps and huge strides down the long road to freedom and we can all be very proud that 2015 has […]

In the one year that Indonesian President Joko Widodo has been in office, human rights violations in West Papua have increased and even the National Human Rights Commission has stated that in this year more than 700 West Papuans have been persecuted through being arrested, beaten, and tortured. As recently as 1st December, 8 West Papuans […]

The rugby league team set up in PNG to promote the West Papuan Freedom Movement, the West Papua Warriors, are going international with a match lined up against the Philippines Tamaraws in the New Year. The game will be played in Brisbane on January 16th and organisers say it will mark the first time that […]

Indonesian government ‘forcing all NGOs to leave West Papua’ DECEMBER 13, 2015 URGENT NEWS FROM OCCUPIED WEST PAPUA According to CNN, the Indonesian government has ordered all International NGO offices to close operations and leave West Papua by the end of 2015. They apparently received these instructions from the state earlier this month. This is a familiar […]

Benny Wenda has written this statement on International Human Rights Day  about the deaths of up to 4 West Papuan villagers in Yapen who were shot by the Indonesian military and police for raising the West Papuan flag on 1st December 2015. Benny Wenda is available for media inquiries: Email [email protected], Telephone +44 7411 053 953 […]

2 days ago, West Papuans mourned the Anniversary of the Paniai Massacre, remembering 8th December 2014 when 5 West Papuan children, were shot dead and 17 others injured by the Indonesian military. A West Papuan who took part in this Mourning ceremony said “With one heart, we young West Papuans abroad in PNG light candles, hold hands and pray […]

On Tuesday 1st December, West Papuans were commemorating their national day and 54 years to the day since the West Papuan flag was first raised in 1961. In response to flag raisings and demonstrations all over West Papua and Indonesia, the Indonesian authorities brutally cracked down on all such activities. Killing of West Papuans in Yapen […]

Following the huge success of the Global Flag Raising for West Papua, West Papuan Independence Leader Benny Wenda has written this thank you letter to all supporters who took part and who continue support West Papua’s freedom. You can also read his Letter thanking Oxford City Council for their support here.  Dear all supporters, On […]

Yesterday, West Papuan Independence Leader Benny Wenda addressed the entire Oxford City Council in the United Kingdom and thanked them for the tremendous support Oxford continues to show for West Papua’s freedom. He said, “We West Papuans feel that this Campaign is very safe in the hands of the people of Oxford. From this city […]