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...
Interview on Democracy Now
Benny and his lawyer Jennifer Robinson have appeared on the US television channel Democracy Now, discussing the situation in West...
House of Lords debate on West Papua
Benny Wenda attended the House of Lords yesterday in the British Parliament to witness a debate about the ongoing crisis...
Benny Wenda meets civil rights movement leaders
Benny has just returned to the UK after his latest trip to the US visiting Boston, New York and Washington...
Benny Wenda speaks at TEDx Sydney
Earlier today Benny joined his lawyer Jennifer Robinson on stage at the Sydney Opera House, Australia during her TEDx speech. Ten...