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 […]

2024年11月28日 · 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 […]

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Take action All around the world, so many people are Taking Action to help spread the message and raise support for the people of West Papua. We want to make West Papua a household name and get as many people as possible involved in this Campaign for Freedom. Suffering genocide and the illegal occupation of […]

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.

The following campaign materials are high resolution and print/download-ready. Click on the relevant link to download a PDF. If you would like alterations made to any of these campaign materials to make them more relevant to your country, please send us an email to [email protected] Cards #LetWestPapuaVote card 15 Years for…

2018年11月26日 · 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.

2024年9月10日 · 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.