Yesterday on 21st May, Benny Wenda gave a talk at the Oxford Black Students Union about West Papua’s struggle against Indonesian colonialism and discrimination. Benny explained to the students that his people were not fighting to overthrow political power but were peacefully fighting purely to stop Indonesia’s colonialism, discrimination and racism in West Papua. In […]
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Benny Wenda gives a talk at Sheffield University Law School
On 11th May Benny Wenda gave a talk at the University of Sheffield School of Law in the United Kingdom. He talked about how the case for West Papua was very strong under international law, after West Papua was illegally occupied by Indonesia without the consent of the West Papuan people. Benny said that Indonesia […]
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(21-05 18:30) BENNY WENDA at the Oxford Black Students Union | FREE WEST PAPUA
The Oxford Black Students Union is blessed to be inviting one of the most formidable freedom fighters of our time – Benny Wenda. Benny is a West Papuan independence leader, international spokesman for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), and founder of the Free West Papua Campaign. In his youth, he witnessed the […]
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Benny Wenda, West Papua Leader Speaks Out Against Indonesian Repression, And His US Visa Cancelation
The leader of the movement to Free West Papua, Benny Wenda, was scheduled to be on our show live in studio today. But yesterday, at the airport in London, when he attempted to check in for his flight to the US, he was detained by Department of Homeland Security officials who informed him that his […]
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Open Lecture: Benny Wenda and West Papua’s Struggle for Freedom
Benny Wenda is a West Papuan independence leader and an international lobbyist for the independence of West Papua from Indonesia. Mr. Wenda was put on trial in 2002 for allegedly leading a procession of people in an independence rally. He escaped from prison and was smuggled to the UK by an NGO, where he has […]
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Benny Wenda tours South Africa
Press Release West Papuan Independence Leader and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Benny Wenda Tours South Africa Exiled tribal leader Benny Wenda came to South Africa on the 16th of February to seek support for self-determination and freedom for his people in West Papua, who are currently suffering under the brutal Indonesian occupation. West Papua is […]
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Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu meets with Benny, renews call for UN review of West Papuan self-determination
On 27th February 2015 Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu met with West Papuan independence leader and founder of the Free West Papua Campaign, Benny Wenda, in Cape Town, South Africa. He has released the following statement renewing his call for the UN to instigate an investigation into the so called Act of ‘Free’ Choice in which Indonesia […]
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Free West Papua protest rally 04-29-2015
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The free West Papua movement is growing every day across Africa
News from Cape Town, South Africa. The free West Papua movement is growing every day across Africa. “The West Papua Solidarity Campaign had a very fruitful day,firstly we attended the Way Of Life church service . Where there was a screening and discussion on the ” black and white doll” documentary. ” “Before the discussion […]
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Free West Papua Campaign Netherlands demonstrate against the Indonesian annexation
On May 1st, the Free West Papua Campaign Netherlands and ULMWP member, Leonie Tanggahma, held an demonstration against the Indonesian annexation in front of the Indonesian Embassy in The Hague. www.freewestpapua.eu
