The West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda says he has no idea why he was blocked from travelling to the United States last week.

Mr…

Jayapura, Jubi – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) of Papua said President Joko Widodo's decision to lift the ban on foreign press I…

About 150 people turned out at a protest in Fiji's capital, Suva, on Friday to call for West Papua's inclusion in the Melanesian Spearhead Group…

Members of the civil society organization under the umbrella body of Solomon Islands in Solidarity for West Papua gathered in numbers on Thursday…

Marie Dhumieres – It could be a game-changing step for West Papua. That is, if it gets implemented and foreign journalists are any good at their…

Bambang Muryanto and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Yogyakarta/Surabaya – The Indonesian Sugarcane Farmers (APTRI) has complained over the cooperation…

The Australian Council of Trade Unions has renewed a memorandum of understanding with the Federal Republic of West Papua (FRWP), pledging support…

Ati Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The families of those who died in the May 1998 riots, as well those who survived, expressed relief on Wednesday that a…

Lauren Razavi – Indonesian healthcare has traditionally been fragmented: private insurance schemes for those who could afford it, basic state…

At 14:00, 13 May 2015 the United States (US) office of homeland security stopped West Papuan Independence leader Mr Benny Wenda from boarding a…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) commissioner Busyro Muqoddas has criticized South Jakarta District Court…

London – In his visit to Papua last weekend, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo granted clemency to five Papuan political prisoners and announced…

Jakarta – A House of Representatives lawmaker says President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to revoke tight requirements applied to foreign…

Beh Lih Yi, Jakarta – Indonesia has been urged to drop a "discriminatory and invasive" virginity tests for female military recruits, but the…

Jakarta – New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says virginity tests have been recognized internationally as a violation of human…

Katharina R. Lestari & Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Indonesia's release of five Papuan political prisoners must be quickly followed by granting…

Jakarta – Indonesia's chief welfare minister claims not to know anything about having resigned from the House of Representatives last year,…

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Two additional Golkar Party members have been named as suspects in an alleged document forgery scandal within the…

Muhammad Hamzah, North Aceh – Authorities in Indonesia's North Aceh district are set to impose a new bylaw segregating men and women in all public…

An outspoken Papua New Guinea MP says the Melanesian Spearhead Group has failed its original mandate and should be disbanded.

Gary Juffa,…

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has vowed to set aside a budget of Rp210 trillion for the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) next year, up from the…

London (Amnesty International/Pacific Media Watch) – Dozens of individuals have been arbitrarily arrested and tortured or otherwise ill-treated by…

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration and the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) officiated on Wednesday a monument…

"The Indonesian armed forces should recognize that harmful and humiliating 'virginity tests' on women recruits does nothing to strengthen national…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has suffered another blow in its fight against graft after the South Jakarta…

Jakarta – Most city-run water companies across the country have failed to meet national targets for clean water access due to poor planning and…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Opposition has mounted against a plan to amend local election laws that had been proposed to allow the Golkar…

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) said on Wednesday it was probable that seven unresolved gross human rights violations, including the…

Jakarta – Kusmiyati, 51, showed photos of the funeral for her 15-year-old son, Mustofa bin Topik, who died in the Central Plaza shopping mall fire…

Jayapura, Jubi – Indonesian President Joko Widodo's visit to Papua from 9-10 May included a stop at Pasar Pharaa, traditional market, at Sentani,…

Ina Parlina, Port Moresby – Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister Peter O'Neill expressed support on Tuesday for Indonesia's inclusion as an "…

Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – In response to a move by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to remove barriers to access for foreign journalists seeking to…

Port Moresby (PNG Today/NBC/PNG Loop/Pacific Media Watch) – Seven protesters were arrested and detained for staging a "mini gathering" during the…

Adisti Sukma Sawitri, Indragiri Hilir/Jakarta – Thousands of hectares of peatland in Indragiri Hilir regency, Riau, are under threat by the…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Biak Numfor Regent Thomas Ondy has apologized to all members of the Indonesian press over a recent violent incident…

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has criticized the state's inability to uncover the perpetrators…

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – The lawyer who made the explosive claim that the judges who sentenced Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran to death were…

Following his campaign pledges, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signaled a different approach to Papua, announcing on Sunday in Merauke that…

National Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Agus Rianto said that certain controls would still be imposed on foreign journalists intending to enter Papua…

The Australia West Papua Association in Sydney has written to the MSG leaders on the issue of West Papua (letter below).

Joe Collins of AWPA…

The thorny issue of West Papua has stirred controversy during a state visit by Indonesia's President, Joko Widodo, to Papua New Guinea.

Mr…

James Giggacher – This weekend has seen some possibly big developments in Papua, where Indonesia President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has released five…

Following Indonesian leader Joko Widodo's move to free five political prisoners and lift media curbs in Papua, DW speaks to Gregory Poling about…

WestPapuaMedia is greatly concerned that the statements made on May 9 by Indonesian President Joko (Jokowi) Widodo in Jayapura regarding the…

Ross Tapsell, guest contributor – Over the weekend Indonesia's President, Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo, promised to give foreign journalists full access…

Jakarta – The public is demanding that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo keep his distance from the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (…

Kanupriya Kapoor & Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – When Indonesian President Joko Widodo summoned his economy ministers to the palace last week to…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Around 70 journalists from various print and electronic media outlets in Papua on Monday staged a rally at the Imbi…

A New Zealand-based rights group has welcomed the Indonesian President's latest promise to open up West Papua to foreign media.

West Papua…

Ina Parlina, Merauke – In a bold move to fulfill his campaign pledge, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo opened access for foreign journalists and…