The Nobel Peace Prize nominated West Papua independence leader Benny Wenda has embarked on his first ever official tour to South Africa, aimed at building support for the self-determination struggle in occupied West Papua. The trip comes only weeks after he and other members of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) resubmitted an application for West...
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West Papua resubmits application for MSG membership
PRESS RELEASE United Liberation Movement for West Papua/ULMWP, newly formed West Papuan coordinating body which comprised of three main resistance groups, namely Federal Republic of West Papua, West Papua National Parliament and West Papua National Coalition for Liberation have submitted their application for membership in the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) in Port Vila, Vanuatu today....
Benny’s New Year message for 2015
Benny wrote this statement in December 2014 as a message to everyone for the new year Dear friends, supporters, fellow Papuans and everyone reading this message, On behalf of the Free West Papua Campaign and my people I would like to wish you all a very Happy and peaceful New Year, 2015. I would also...
Statement on the massacre of youths and children in Paniai, West Papua
Benny has written this statement on the recent massacre in Paniai, West Papua which has left at least 5 Papuan boys dead and up to 21 injured. Dear friends, My heart is filled with grief and sadness to learn that yesterday in West Papua, at least 5 of my people were brutally massacred by the Indonesian military...
West Papuans unite under a new umbrella group
In a historic gathering of West Papuan leaders in Vanuatu, different factions of the independence movement have united to form a new body called the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP). This new organisation unites the three main organisations who have long struggled for independence in their own way. By coming together to present...
International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP)
In 2008, the launch took place of International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) – a cross-party group of politicians drawn from around the world who recognize the legal right of self-determination for the people of West Papua. History IPWP launched at the Houses of Parliament, London on 15th October 2008. Benny Wenda was joined by speakers included...
Biography
Benny Wenda is a West Papuan tribal leader and an international lobbyist for the independence of West Papua from Indonesia. He lives in exile in the United Kingdom. In 2002 he was granted political asylum by the British Government following his escape from custody while on trial in West Papua.