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Take Action: ask your government to support media freedom in West Papua
August 20, 2014
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…
Worldwide FWPC protests to refuse New York Agreement
August 17, 2014
On Friday 15th August, the Free West Papua Campaign held protests all around the world to refuse…
Over 80% of West Papuans boycott the Indonesian elections
July 13, 2014
On Wednesday 9th July, the people of West Papua held a nation-wide boycott of the Indonesian presidential elections after many pro-independence groups issued statements calling for a mass refusal to vote for any Indonesian government. This is because all successive Indonesian…
Benny Wenda receives award in the Caribbean
June 15, 2014
Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and Free West Papua Campaign founder Benny Wenda has been on an official visit to the Caribbean island of St. Martin where he gathered enormous support and recognition for West Papua’s struggle for self-determination and independence,…
Free West Papua Campaign to open new office in Perth, Australia
April 25, 2014
This Sunday 27th April, the Nobel Peace Prize nominee West Papua independence leader Benny Wenda will officially open a new Free West Papua Campaign office in Perth, Australia. The new office will work closely with our headquarters in Oxford, UK and regional…
Benny Wenda’s statement on the current situation in West Papua
April 11, 2014
Dear friends, brothers and sisters, fellow Papuans, I am writing this statement today to express my concerns over current events within West Papua. I want to tell the world that now is a time when our people are in incredibly…
Global day of action for Papuan political prisoners
April 4, 2014
On 2nd April people around the world demonstrated in solidarity with over 70 political prisoners currently being held in West Papua. Demonstrations took place in Jayapura, London, Melbourne, Brisbane,…
Demonstrate to free Papuan political prisoners – 2 April
March 18, 2014
Time: 12:00 – 13:00 Date: 2 April 2014, Wednesday Place: In front of the Indonesian Embassy 38 Grosvenor Square, London W1K 2HW Please help to make the voices of the many political prisoners in West Papua heard by attending this…
Benny Wenda’s statement on boycotting the Indonesian elections
March 16, 2014
The following statement has been released by independence leader Benny Wenda in response to the upcoming Indonesian elections: WE WILL NOT VOTE! In 2014 the Republic of Indonesia will try to hold elections in West Papua. We the Papuan peoples…
Walk the Kokoda Trail for a Free West Papua
February 20, 2014
Kokoda is a world famous trail in Papua New Guinea where Papuans fought alongside Australians to help to liberate New Guinea from Japanese control during the Second World War as they did throughout New Guinea. The so called “Fuzzy Wuzzy”…