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Protest and memorial for the Biak massacre
July 7, 2013
Yesterday the Free West Papua Campaign held a day of action and remembrance in commemoration of the tragic events of 6th July 1998, where on the island of Biak, West Papua, over 200 innocent West Papuan people were brutally killed…
Anti-apartheid leader dedicates award to the people of West Papua
June 22, 2013
Jason MacLeod, University of Queensland This week in Boston the Rev. James Lawson, the civil rights leader who worked alongside Martin Luther King, presented awards to four civil resisters.…
Biak Massacre rally in London on 6th July
May 31, 2013
Announcing a large rally outside the Indonesian Embassy in London. Date: Saturday 6th July 2013 Time: Midday till 7pm Location: Indonesian Embassy, 38 Grosvenor Square, London, W1K 2HW Closest tube station: Bond Street or Marble Arch 6th July will mark…
Courage is Contagious – Jennifer Robinson & Benny Wenda at TEDx Sydney
May 11, 2013
West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda joined his legal advisor Jennifer Robinson on stage at the Sydney Opera House in Australia during her TEDx speech. Jennifer Robinson is a human rights lawyer and Director of Legal Advocacy at Bertha Philanthropies…
British Government clashes with Indonesia over West Papua
May 7, 2013
NEWS RELEASE: Three days after being condemned by the UN for trying to silence freedom of speech in West Papua,…
Free West Papua Campaign office opens
April 28, 2013
We are delighted to announce our new headquarters in Oxford, UK are now officially open. The Lord Mayor of Oxford Mohammed Abbasi, local MP Andrew Smith and former mayor Elise Benjamin joined Benny Wenda for the opening earlier today. The…
Official Free West Papua Campaign office to open in Oxford!
April 16, 2013
We are delighted to announce the official opening of a new Free West Papua Campaign office in Oxford, UK. Oxford has a strong history of support for West Papua and the International Parliamentarians for West Papua was launched in the…
Benny Wenda to depart on ‘Freedom Tour’
January 22, 2013
West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda will be embarking on his first official overseas tour in February and March 2013. Having successfully fought to have an Interpol Red Notice against him removed, Benny is free to travel and more determined…