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More international support for West Papua
April 16, 2013
International support for West Papua is growing. Following recent support from Vanuata and from a minister in Papua New Guinea, the FLNKS party in New Caledonia has not offered its full support for the cause of the West Papuan people…
95 Papuans starve to death
April 16, 2013
West Papuan students from AMP in Yogyakarta (Indonesia) have protested against the deaths of 95 Papuans due to ‘systematic starvation’ by the Indonesian state. We are sorry to report the tragic news from West Papua that 95 Papuans have starved…
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…
Freedom Flotilla to sail to West Papua
March 16, 2013
Later this year, a group of people will travel from Lake Eyre in South Australia – heading North before setting sail in a flotilla of boats for West Papua. The convoy will be led by Arabunna Aborigial elder Uncle Kevin…
Indonesian authorities accused of genocide
February 21, 2013
Benny Wenda has accused Indonesian authorities of being guilty of genocide. During his Freedom tour, Benny spoke to The West Australian who posted a detailed article on their web site which can be seen here. During the interview, Benny said,…
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…
Video footage of police opening fire on West Papuan demonstration
October 23, 2012
Today police opened fire on a demonstration in Manokwari in West Papua. The following disturbing video footage is from Indonesian MetroTVNews channel: http://youtu.be/7Py9Ghj-8Xg The demonstration was held by the KNPB (National Commitee of West Papua) in support of a UK…
International Parliamentarians meet in London
October 23, 2012
A week before Indonesia’s president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s visit to the UK, Parliamentarians, Peers and civil society organisations gathered at the Houses of Parliament, to discuss West Papua’s right to self-determination, freedom from violence and persecution, and actions to be…
Al Jazeera documentary highlights repression of West Papuans
October 16, 2012
A new Al Jazeera documentary – People and Power – sets out to find what is behind what it calls ‘one of the most forgotten conflicts in the world.’ The documentary includes an interview with KNPB activist Uchak Logo who…
Benny Wenda’s Statement on the Wamena Arrests
October 3, 2012
Recent information received by the Free West Papua Campaign indicates that the Indonesian National Police and the Australian trained Detachment 88 counter-terrorist unit are continuing to increase their operations against nonviolent West Papuan independence activists. Papuan villages have been entered…