Jayapura, Jubi – Monday, (02/05/2016), Papua Police arrested protesters including West Papua National Committee (KNPB) members, student activists…

Jayapura, Jubi – Journalists have been banned from covering the arrest of protesters who support the West Papua Liberation (United Liberation…

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – Survivors of Indonesia's anti-communist massacres in 1965 submitted a list of what they say are more than 100 mass…

Helen Davidson – The United Nations must pass a resolution for an internationally supervised vote for independence in West Papua, global…

The New Zealand government has blocked a motion moved without notice by an opposition Green Party MP Catherine Delahunty on West Papua.

The…

The report of the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission on its "shadow" human rights fact-finding mission to West Papua this year has found no…

Activists have accused Indonesian police of being heavy handed as they arrested pro-independence protesters in the eastern province of Papua.

Ayomi Amindoni – Manufacturing was under pressure in the first quarter of 2016, with a 1.41 percent quarter-on-quarter (qoq) decline, according to…

West Papua Action Canterbury and West Papua Action Auckland call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs to take action over the latest mass arrests of…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie – Right activists visited the Office of the Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister on Monday to…

Sukma Indah Permana, Yogyakarta – A film showing of the documentary "Buru Island My Homeland" (Pulau Buru Tanah Tanah Air Beta) at the offices of…

Rights activists are calling on the government to immediately pass the sexual violence bill, having deemed the bill crucial to protect women from…

Margareth S. Aritonang – Public ignorance and poor law enforcement have made children vulnerable to crime, particularly rape, a child protection…

The nomination as Golkar Party chairman of Hutomo 'Tommy' Mandala Putra, the youngest son of late former president Soeharto, will hamper the party…

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned from national and local sources that on May 2, police officers arrested in total 1,724…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya – Hundreds of North Jakarta residents held a rally in front of Jakarta City Hall on Tuesday to protest the frequent…

Elly Burhaini Faizal – The sun shone brightly on the hundreds of fishermen occupying reclaimed Islet G in Jakarta Bay on Sunday, April 17. Holding…

Paulina Quintao – Increasing numbers of young people are turning their back on farming in favor of a job in the city, said the General-Secretary…

The Australia West Papua Association is calling on the Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to condemn the arrests of peaceful demonstrators…

Thomas Ora, Dili – The current daily minimum wage in Timor-Leste is outdated and needs to be raised, a top church official says.

Father…

Ayomi Amindoni – Indonesia recorded monthly deflation of 0.45 percent in April, an impact of a cut in fuel prices and concurrent reduction in…

Arrests by Indonesian security forces of West Papuan demonstrators have just begun minutes ago in Jayapura, as West Papuan people begin planned…

Indonesian police have made widespread arrests in Papua region as West Papuans prepare to hold demonstrations.

Protests were planned for…

A public march in Vanuatu's capital delivered a petition to the Melanesian Spearhead Group secretariat calling for full membership for West Papua…

Nethy Dharma Somba – Less than three months after his presidential inauguration, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo arrived in the Papua capital of Jayapura in…

Corry Elyda – Dian Riski Rosmayanti, a 25-year-old worker, already felt dizzy when she got to the women-only train car that would transport her…

Tens of thousands of workers from diverse unions in Greater Jakarta participated in a high-spirited rally in commemoration of International Labor…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Ni Komang Erviani – Workers and labor activists spent their Sunday celebrating International Labor Day, also known as…

Jogja – Hundreds of workers from various trade unions in the Central Java province of Yogyakarta commemorated International Labour Day or May Day…

Jakarta – Police have arrested 500 demonstrators during a rally in support for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, or ULM, and its…

Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo said Sunday that any military official proven to be a drug user or dealer would face…

Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) spoke on Sunday against a revision of Government Regulation No. 99/2012 on requirements for remission, which has…

Puji Sukiswanti, Denpasar – Hundreds of workers from the United Balinese Labour Alliance (ABBB) held a rally to commemorate International Labour…

Tom Allard – Australia's bid for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council is under threat due to its refusal to negotiate directly with…

Andrian Salam Wiyono – The commemoration of International Labour Day or May Day was marked by a protest action at the governor's office in the…

Andrian Salam Wiyono – A commemoration of International Labour Day or May Day was also held in the West Java provincial capital of Bandung where…

Nafiysul Qodar, Jakarta – Demonstrating workers from a number of different labour alliances held huge rallies in several parts of Jakarta on…

Prima Gumilang, Jakarta – The Internationale was sung at the close of a commemoration of International Labour Day or May Day in Jakarta. Thousands…

Taufik Ismail, Jakarta – Thousand of protesting workers who commemorated May Day on Monday May 1 held a theatrical action in front of the State…

Fahrizal Syam, Makassar – Thousands of workers from various different trade unions in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar held a…

Mark Skulley – Former East Timor leader Xanana Gusmao is a softly-spoken man, but is firm when it comes to talking about Australian prime…

Banda Aceh – Scores of workers from the Aceh Labour Alliance (ABA) in Indonesia's northern most province of Aceh commemorated May Day by calling…

Workers' rights NGO Migrant Care says Indonesian workers are still facing restrictions in expressing their opposition to the vulnerability and…

Indonesia is pushing to ban new palm oil operations after last year's haze-belching forest fires were partly blamed on the industry's expansion,…

Masfiatur Rochma – Thousands of workers held a protest action at the East Java Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) and the governor's office…

Shinta Maharani, Yogyakarta – Hundreds of informal sector workers from the Yogyakarta People's and Worker Alliance (ARPY) called for the…

Thousands of hotspots have been detected by the government this year, an early warning sign of the rampant forest fires which have in the past…

If the Australian Government fails to appoint delegates on Monday for the 'compulsory conciliation' initiated by East Timor, then the UN's…

The Australia West Papua Association condemns the arrest of 41 KNPB activists in Jayapura on Friday 29 April. The activists were arrested simply…

The Australia West Papua Association today condemned the arrest of 41 KNPB (National Committee of West Papua) activists in Jayapura yesterday. "…