Nabire, Jubi – The body of Yalingga Jikwa, one of the victims of the conflict between residents in Topo, was found in Nabire Regency, Central Papua Province, on June 29, 2023.

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is attending the 8th Indonesia-Australia Annual Leaders Meeting in Sydney before flying on to PNG for a 2 day visit on Wednesday.

Harlyne Joku, Port Moresby – Authorities in Papua New Guinea have clamped down on displays of the West Papuan independence flag ahead of the Indonesian president's visit to the Pacific

Jayapura, Jubi – Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Mathius D.

Fransiskus Salu, Tegar Nurfitra, Manokwari, West Papua – The Regional Police of West Papua will station special troops across all regions of West Papua Province and Southwest Papua Prov

Wilson Saeni, Auki – The West Papua International spokesperson for the Free West Papua Campaign has visited the Malaita Provincial capital, Auki, for the first time.

Yamin Kogoya – The name Vanuatu has taken on a sacred significance in Papuan liberation consciousness.

In anticipation of the upcoming Melanesian Spearhead Group Leader's Summit in Vanuatu this month, there is a growing call for West Papua to be granted full membership in the organisatio

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Papua Police on Friday announced that the armed separatist group under Egianus Kagoya's leadership had asked for an Rp5 billion ransom for the release of Ne

Jakarta – West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organisation (TPNPB-OPM) or KKB (armed criminal group) spokesperson Sebby Sambom claims that they have not asked for a ransom to

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Rescuers have recovered the remains of six people from the site of a SAM Air plane crash in Yalimo regency, Papua Highlands, as authorities focus their efforts on

Sugapa, Jubi – The Bishop of Jayapura, Msgr. Yanuarius Theofilus Maatopai You, believes that the conflict in Intan Jaya Regency can be resolved through negotiations.

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua says Indonesia is once again ramping up military operations in its Papuan provinces.

Yamin Kogoya – Last Monday, suspended Papua Governor Lukas Enembe was indicted on gratification, bribery and corruption charges in Indonesia's central Corruption Criminal Court in Jakar

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Legislative Council believes that stakeholders should work together to address the issue of freedom of expression in Papua.

BeritaSatu, Jayapura. A small plane with six people onboard crashed in Yalimo Regency in the eastern province of Papua on Friday and it's feared there is no survivor.

Joint talks between Vanuatu and Indonesia have taken place in Jakarta with West Papua high on the agenda.

The pro-independence United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has welcomed Vanuatu Deputy Prime Minister Jotham Napat's comments on West Papua during this week's diplomatic vis

Jayapura, Jubi – The presence of Indonesian Military (TNI) and Police in conflict-ridden areas of Papua has allegedly caused trauma among internally displaced Indigenous Papuans.

Merauke, Jubi – Komarudin Watubun, a member of the House of Representatives' Commission II, expressed that the recruitment of Indigenous Papuans for government positions in the new prov

Jayapura, Jubi – Papua Police chief Insp. Gen.

Jayapura, Jubi – Workers from PT Tandan Sawita Papua in Keerom Regency, East Arso District, have filed complaints with the Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) after being laid off.

Yamin Kogoya – Next month, on July 10, six months will have passed since Papua's Governor Lukas Enembe was "kidnapped" and flown to Jakarta for charges over alleged one million rupiah (

Jayapura, Jubi – According to the leader of the Cartenz Peace Operation, Sr. Comr.

Nabire, Jubi – Mis Murib, representing the Talenta Keadilan Papua Legal Aid Agency (LBH TKP), said his party had reported to the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) about t

Jayapura, Jubi – The deployment of military troops to Papua has prompted calls for evaluation.

Manokwari, Jubi – In a solemn gathering held at the Secretariat of the Papua Customary Council in Wondiboy District, 20 individuals including 15 survivors and their families commemorate

Nabire, Jubi – Meepago Regional Customary Council (DAW) has declared that the recent conflict occuring in Uwapa District's Topo, Nabire Regency, as not being a tribal war.

Manokwari, Jubi – The alleged human rights violations in the 2001 Bloody Wasior in Papua's Wondiboy District, Wondama Bay Regency, remain unresolved.

Finau Fonua – The West Papuan Council of Churches says Kiwi hostage Phillip Mehrtens' life is in danger if negotiations do not take place with the West Papua Liberation Army (TPNPB).

Nabire, Jubi – Otto Gobay, the spokesperson for the Puncak and Puncak Jaya Association (Anlabepuja) expressed his desire for a swift resolution to the recent conflict between residents

Juhra Nasir, Tambrauw – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has spoke out about the declaration and inauguration of its management board in Tambrauw district, Southwest Papua provi

Juhra Nasir, Tambrauw – Police have arrested 19 West Papua National Committee (KNPB) activists in Tambrauw regency, Southwest Papua province on Friday after they announced or proclaimed

Eka Yudha Saputra, Reuters, Jakarta – The Carstenz Peace Operation Task Force revealed that the Papuan armed group or KKB, Free Papua Organization (OPM), obtained money to purcha

Jayapura, Jubi – The trial of three students accused of treason continued at the Jayapura District Court on Thursday, June 8, 2023.

Damien Kingsbury – New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has now been held hostage in West Papua for four months.

Wamena, Jubi – Nduga Regent Edison Gwijangge has announced a new policy to ensure the security of the Nduga Regency.

Peter Yeung, East Bintuni Regency, Indonesia – Striding barefoot through the emerald green jungle with a long wooden bow slung over his shoulder, Josep Ogoney points up at the tropical

Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia, Jakarta, Indonesia – Separatists in the Indonesian region of Papua where a New Zealand pilot was taken hostage in February have been siphoning off governme

Sadaf Hasan, Indonesia – Papua Officials claim that separatists in Papua, an Indonesian province where a New Zealand pilot was taken hostage in February, have been using government aid

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Antara, Jakarta – The Papua Police Chief Sr.

Jayapura, Jubi – On Monday, June 5, 2023, members of the Papuan People's Front Against Racism (RPMR) organized a protest in the courtyard of Mimika Dormitory in Perumnas I Waena, Jayapu

Timika, Jubi – On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, the Timika City District Court conducted a hearing to read the verdicts of four civilians accused of murdering and mutilating four Nduga residen

The leader of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) is reiterating his call to West Papua Liberation Army (TPNPB) militants to release the New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehr

We are at a historic moment for the West Papuan people.

The self-styled provisional government of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua "with the people" of the Melanesian region have declared political support for full West Papuan me

Kate Mayberry – When Phillip Mehrtens landed his single-propeller Pilatus plane on the runway in Paro in the highlands of Papua, it was supposed to be a quick turnaround.

The president of a West Papuan advocacy group has appealed to the militants holding New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens hostage to free him unconditionally and unharmed, describing him as

Jakarta – Indonesia's 5th President and chairperson of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Megawati Sukarnoputri, has expressed criticism over the problems in Pa

Robbie Sutton – West Papua has been in an ongoing violent separatist struggle for more than 50 years.