Free West Papua Campaign

The important regional body, the Pacific Islands Forum has been urged by it’s by it’s own Specialist Sub-Committee on Regionalism (SSCR) to make West Papua a priority issue on the leaders meeting agenda in Papua New Guinea this September. The Sub-Committee apparently decided to act after an “increasing groundswell of support in the region for the people […]

March for Reparation 2015 Watch photoalbum here.

Widespread and growing criticism of the shoddy way in which the Tolikara situation in West Papua has been handled by the security forces, has now reached the door of President Joko Widodo. With the post-mortem of the situation now well under way, observers and investigators are examining the conflicting testimonies of those involved as new […]

  On Sunday 5 July, the Free West Papua Campaign once again joined the Cowley Road Carnival in Oxford, United Kingdom along with other West Papuans from the Netherlands. We are always happy to join this carnival and we felt very proud today to march and dance through the historic streets of Oxford raising the […]

I had high hopes for Joko Widodo after his commitment to revive the relationship with West Papua but his latest actions run counter to that promise Source: Indonesian government cannot stand in the way of West Papuan people | Benny Wenda | Comment is free | The Guardian

Today, the Lani Singers performed at the Origin Festival of First Nations in London along with other indigenous artists such as our Melanesian brothers Mau Power and the Zugubal Dancers from the Torres Strait Islands. We also presented them with the West Papuan national flag, the Morning Star to carry the message back to the Torres Strait. […]

In Remembrance of Our Parents & Our Great Ancestors Yesterday, Benny Wenda attended the Galaxy Radio Parents and Ancestors Day in London, United Kingdom. The event was organised by the African and African Caribbean Community in London to remember and honour the parents and great ancestors of African and African Caribbean people, many of whom […]

News from Sydney, Australia. People of Sydney hold candle lit vigils to support the people of West Papua on the their long road to freedom. All over Australia 1000’s of people are finding out the truth about West Papua. The truth about Indonesia’s fraudulent and illegal annexation of West Papua. And the truth about Indonesia’s […]

In support of freedom and an end to the suffering in West Papua, there will be 2 candlelit vigils in Australia on 5th June later this week. Sydney 5th June, 17:30 to 19:30 Sydney Town Hall Melbourne 5th June, 17:30 to 19:30 Melbourne City Square Sydney  In Sydney, a vigil will be held outside Sydney […]

SYDNEY – Free West Papua Campaign Sydney will launch on this Friday, 5th of June 2015  in Sydney Australia, therefore we are greatly to invite everyone to come in Free West Papua gear and help us pray for the Freedom of West Papua and people of West Papua who live in exile or West Papua […]