In August 2018, Febriana Firdaus (via skype) and Thum Ping Tjin sat down with Benny Wenda, a West Papuan Independence leader, Chairperson for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua) (ULMWP), and founder of the Free West Papua Campaign), to interview him about his life, his people's struggle for freedom, the Free West Papua Movement, and his hopes for the future.