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Benny Wenda speaks out on World Press Freedom Day being held in Indonesia
News Item: April 30, 2017
West Papua, and citizen journalists are repeatedly intimidated, arrested and tortured for reporting on the regime. In a recent interview…
Global Attention Needed – The people of West Papua in danger on 19th December
News Item: December 18, 2016
this message as an urgent plea to the International Community to keep an eye on West Papua as my people…
66 arrested and 4 beaten at solidarity rallies held in 14 Indonesian cities to reject Indonesia’s occupation of West Papua
News Item: December 19, 2017
MILLION West Papuan people signed a petition rebuking to call for a legitimate act of self-determination. Free West Papua rally…
Reporters without Borders condemns Indonesia for rejecting Foreign Journalist visa
News Item: January 19, 2016
violation of media freedom and this discrimination against an independent journalist who has committed no crime. “President Joko Widodo has…
Support for West Papua from Bob Marley’s band The Wailers
News Item: April 2, 2017
and support for the people of West Papua’s struggle for freedom against colonialism and genocide. When performing on stage, lead…
16 West Papuan people arrested because of raising funds for PNG earthquake appeal
News Item: April 8, 2018
activities for the people of Papua New Guinea, following the devastating earthquake which struck in February. According to West Papuan…
Press Release: Historic petition for West Papuan self-determination handed to UN High Commissioner amidst humanitarian crisis and alleged chemical weapons use
News Item: January 25, 2019
common occurrence.4 In 2016, Geneva for Human Rights initiated an Early Warning Appeal to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial…
KNPB members given one year prison sentences
News Item: April 22, 2013
KNPB activists in court during their sentencing Six members of the KNPB, from Timika have today been given one…
URGENT-2 West Papuan teenagers shot by the Indonesian police
News Item: September 30, 2015
…we will be free!” I would like to thank everyone around the world for all their ongoing support for the…
Benny Wenda responds to the Indonesian government, “West Papua will never be part of Indonesia.”
News Item: December 28, 2015
for protesting against a palm oil company. Such state killings and brutality are always the only ‘Christmas presents’ we West…