In a historic gathering of West Papuan leaders in Vanuatu, different factions of the independence movement have united to form...
News and statements
Statement on the arrests and shootings of KNPB activists
Benny has written this statement after dozens of West Papua National Committee (KNPB) activists were arrested recently in support of the International...
Benny helps to launch ILWP in Netherlands
Benny has recently made a visit to the Netherlands where he helped to launch the Dutch Chapter of International Lawyers...
Statement on transmigration: “We are NOT a dumping ground for Indonesia”
Benny has recently written this public statement on Indonesian “transmigration” in West Papua We are NOT a dumping ground for Indonesia...
Benny meets with parliamentarians and others in the USA and Norway
Benny has just returned from making two visits to the USA and Norway, where he met with Senators, members of...
Benny nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize Again
In light of his historic nomination, Benny is available for media interviews and other media related inquiries on the subject....
Official visit to the Caribbean & award presentation
Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and Free West Papua Campaign founder Benny Wenda has been on an official visit to the...
West Papua: my people need Australia’s help before it is too late
Article by Benny Wenda published in The Guardian This Anzac Day weekend, we opened the first ever Free West Papua...
Free West Papua Campaign office to open in Australia
Benny Wenda is currently in Australia ahead of the launch of a Free West Papua Campaign office in Perth this...
Benny Wenda’s statement on the current situation in West Papua
Dear friends, brothers and sisters, fellow Papuans, I am writing this statement today to express my concerns over current events...
Benny Wenda statement on boycotting Indonesian elections
WE WILL NOT VOTE! In 2014 the Republic of Indonesia will try to hold elections in West Papua. We the...
Update from Papua New Guinea tour
Benny and Maria Wenda photographed with Powes Parkop and international lawyer Jennifer Robinson in the Papua New Guinea capital Port...
Official tour of Papua New Guinea
Benny Wenda is currently on an official month long tour of Papua New Guinea, meeting with local and national politicians,...
Things are not getting ‘better’ in West Papua
An article Benny Wenda has written for UK newspaper The Guardian in response to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s recent comments...
Benny Wenda and Filep Karma nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Benny Wenda and Filep Karma have been nominated for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize. Their applications were successfully submitted to the...
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