LONDON -- Global policing body Interpol has dropped a wanted notice for an Indonesian dissident after authorities ruled the case against him was “predominantly political in nature.” Benny ...

BENNY WENDA: Yeah, this—yes, I make a comment and statement on that, because it’s like he’s not trying to explain what the real—what real situation in West Papua.

Benny Wenda has been declared the interim president of a West Papuan ‘government-in-waiting’, and tells Chantal Da Silva, Indonesia’s in the province is ‘illegal’ ...

Oxford-based Benny Wenda, 37, leads a political movement for the independence of his native West Papua, an Indonesian province on the island of New Guinea. The red notice, which meant he could be ...

He might have just been put on an Interpol “wanted” list but West Papuan independence activist Benny Wenda has more important issues on his mind. UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...

Benny Wenda has horrible memories of his childhood days in West Papua and relates chilling stories of his village being bombed by the Indonesian military. Submit. Subscribe for just 30¢ a day; ...

TEMPO.CO, Oxford - The issue of Papuan independence resurfaced after Free West Papua activist Benny Wenda opened a campaign office branch in Oxford, England, on April 28. The Indonesian government ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Benny Wenda, chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, said he issued a circular containing instructions that Papuans should not take part in the August 17 ...

The exiled leader, Benny Wenda has been nominated as interim president of West Papua. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent. Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

West Papua independence leader Benny Wenda was awarded the freedom of the city on Wednesday.

A massacre has taken place in Intan Jaya Regency, with at least four West Papuan civilians dead and seven missing. Fresh ...