Yesterday West Papuan Independence Leader Benny Wenda the Chairman of The United Liberation Movement for West Papua - ULMWP spoke at the #BlackLivesMatter rally in London, UK about West Papua's freedom struggle. "I’m here exiled, Indonesia put me 25 years in prison just for standing up, fighting for justice and freedom for my people. Just like Nelson Mandela, Martin Lither King, Marcus Garvey, Steve Biko. Those are my heroes!" "West Papua is fighting colonialism for 57 years. 57 Years is long en

On 24th August, Benny Wenda the Chairman of The United Liberation Movement for West Papua - ULMWP was interviewed by SABC News in South Africa about the ongoing #WestPapuaUprising. Benny Wenda denounced Indonesia's systematic and colonial racism towards Melanesian West Papuans and affirmed the rights and demands of the West Papuan people for self-determination and independence through a referendum. The South African Broadcasting Corporation broadcasts to 7 Southern African countries: South Afric