Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) said that all provinces on the island of Papua will receive special attention due to their vulnerability to conflict

Jayapura – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) celebrated its 16th anniversary yesterday (November 19, 2008-November 19, 2024).

Zachary Abuza – In response to a question during a televised debate in December 2023, then-Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto stated that he would send more troops to de

Duncan Graham – An alleged plot involving firearms and threatening the life of Kiwi pilot Philip Mehrtens when held hostage in Papua this year is being investigated by the AFP.

Larius Kogoya, Jayapura – The West Papua National Committee or KNPB firmly rejects the revival of the transmigration program in Papua.

Larius Kogoya, Jayapura – Lince Ronsumbre, a two -year-old baby, and Lince Kafiar, a sick grandmother, were rushed to the Abepura Regional General Hospital (RSUD) on Thursday November 1

Te Aniwaniwa Paterson – In 2009 Moiwend was a student at Unitec learning English as a tool to use in political debate and negotiation to help her people of West Papua.

Yulianus Magai, Jayapura – Hundreds of Papuans took to the streets of Jayapura city on Friday November 15 to oppose the government's plan to revive the transmigration program to Papua.

Indonesia, West Papua – The Indonesian military continues to intensify its operations in West Papua, leading lately to increased displacement of indigenous communities and severe human

An exiled West Papuan leader has called on supporters globally to show their support by raising the Morning Star flag – banned by Indonesia – on December 1.

On behalf of the colonised people of West Papua, I am asking the UK government to cancel their reception of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.

Stephen Wright – Indonesia's plan to convert more than two million hectares of conservation and indigenous lands into agriculture will cause long-term damage to the environment, create

Andreas Harsono – If you visit Indonesia's National Library – home to 7.7 million physical books – and do a search with the keywords "West Papua", "Irian Jaya" or even simply "Papua", y

Theo Kelen, Jayapura – On Monday November 11 the Papua Council of Churches (PCC) and Papuan indigenous priests held a press conference in Jayapura city, Papua, to address the current si

Church leaders in conflict-stricken Papua have urged the Indonesian government to stop the transmigration and new rice field programs that will destroy indigenous lands.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Cartenz Peace Operation Task Force (Satgas Ops Damai Cartenz) is hunting Aske Mabel, a former police officer suspected of joining the Free Papua Moveme

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Indonesia – Just one day after President Prabowo Subianto's inauguration, a minister announced plans to resume the transmigration program in eastern Indonesia,

West Papua, Indonesia – On 16 October 2024, in the early hours of the morning, an attack targeted the Jubi editorial office, a prominent media house in Jayapura, Papua, known for its co

Indonesia, West Papua – Human rights defenders documented a further extra-judicial execution in the Ilu District of Puncak Jaya Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province.

Jayapura – An Alliance of Student Executive Councils (BEM) throughout Jayapura city together with students from various different universities held a peaceful action at the Abepura traf

Jayapura – The struggle by Papuan indigenous people to save their customary forests from the invasion by corporations and the government has become harder after legal efforts reached a

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto visited the Papua region of Indonesia on Sunday to oversee the development of a key food programme aimed at creating three million hectares (7.4 mil

Larius Kogoya – According to the chairperson of the Malind and Condodigun Indigenous Peoples Forum in Merauke, Simon Petrus Balagagaze, the atmosphere of terror and intimidation began t

Agencies, Jakarta – The Supreme Court rejected on Friday an appeal by an indigenous tribe in Papua in its lawsuit against a palm oil firm, a decision a rights group said put the tribe a

Andreas Harsono – In December 2008, I visited the Abepura prison in Jayapura, West Papua, to verify a report sent to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture alleging abuses ins

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Catholic leaders have warned against the transmigration program of new Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in conflict-stricken Papua, saying bringing in non-Papuans to the easternmos

Gusty da Costa – An indigenous human rights activist has asked Jakarta to reconsider the transmigration program in Papua region as bringing in non-Papuans to the country's easternmost r

Vedro Imanuel G, Jakarta – Minister of Transmigration, Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanegara, reveals the possibility for transmigrants to participate in food estate management.

Indonesia, West Papua – On 09 October 2024, members of the Yonif Maleo 509/BY command arbitrarily arrested and tortured, Mr Alex Sondegau, 30, inside the military post in the Mamba Vill

An exiled West Papuan leader has praised Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape for his "brave ambush" in questioning new Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto over West Papua.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Committee for the Safety of Journalists (KKJ) has reported the recent firebomb attack on the Jubi media editorial offices in Jayapura, Papua, to the National Hu

Theo Kelen, Jayapura – The administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka is being asked to push for a resolution to the armed conflict and viole

Jakarta – An economist from the Universitas Pembangunan Nasional (UPN) Veteran Jakarta, Achmad Nur Hidayat, criticized the Indonesian government's food estate plan that has been conveye

Aaron Denison Deivasagayam – Indonesia's presidential election took place on February 14, 2024.

Indonesia will offer amnesty to West Papuans who have contested its sovereignty resulting in conflicts and clashes with that nation's law enforcement agencies, Prime Minister James Mara

Indonesia, West Papua – This comprehensive 11-page document lists cases and developments including human rights violations and their patterns; escalation of armed conflict and its impac

Ali Mirin – In the lead up to the October 20 inauguration of President Probowo Subianto, Indonesia established five Vulnerable Area Buffer Infantry Battalions in key regions across West

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Transmigration Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara said President Prabowo Subianto has instructed the ministry to run a transmigration program

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Indonesia – With Prabowo Subianto, a controversial former general installed as Indonesia's new president, residents in the restive Papua region were responding

Catherine Delahunty – A few weeks ago, the West Papua Liberation Army released Phillip Mehrtens, the New Zealand pilot they'd held captive for 19 months.

Jayapura – Anti-Terrorism Solidarity (Solat) action coordinator Mesak Dogomo says that the terror attack on the Jubi media offices in Jayapura that occurred on October 16 cannot be trea

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia, Usman Hamid, urges President-elect Prabowo and Vice President-elect Gibran to evaluate the security

Elisa Sekenyap, Jayapura – The Merauke food and energy National Strategic Project (PSN) in South Papua is taking away indigenous Papuans right to life and worsening the environmental cr

Irsyan Hasyim (Kontributor), Jakarta – Indigenous people from Merauke, South Papua, voiced their rejection of the National Strategic Project (PSN) food estate in their region, staging a

Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Jakarta – An attack on the editorial office of Papua-based media outlet Jubi on Wednesday using Molotov cocktails set fire to vehicles but resulted in no casualties

Adlu Raharusun, Jayapura – A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the Jujur Bicara or Jubi media editorial office in Jayapura, Papua, on the morning of Wednesday October 16.

Theo Kelen, Jayapura – The Indonesian Military Headquarters or Mabes TNI has stated that they will use a humanist approach in supporting national food security programs in the land of P

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The editorial office of Papua-based media Jujur Bicara, popularly known as Jubi, was thrown with Molotov cocktails in the early hours of Wednesday, Octobe

Cat Woods – This year marks nearly 30 years of East Timorese independence, but for West Papua, despite legal, social and international campaigning and pleas to the UN, independence rema