Jakarta – Security forces in Indonesia's restive Papua region have surrounded separatists holding captive a New Zealand pilot, but will exercise restraint while negotiations for his rel

Catholic activists and human rights groups in Indonesia have demanded a thorough probe into a recent riot that claimed 12 lives in restive Papua province, where a separatist insurgency

Jayapura, Jubi – The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) denied media allegation stating Egianus Kogoya, the commander of TPNPB Kodap III Ndugama-Derakma, asked for money and we

Sentani, Jubi – The Papuan Church Council called on the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) led by Egianus Kogoya to immediately release the Susi Air pilot they held hostage, Ph

Jack Brook – The slaughter commenced after what appeared to be the most benign of acts: a six-year-old girl trying to buy a bottle of olive oil.

I am heartbroken to hear that nine West Papuans have been murdered by Indonesian security forces after unrest in Wamena, my hometown.

Daniel A.

Indonesian security forces have tightened security in the town of Wamena in the easternmost region of Papua, where nine people have been killed during a riot triggered by rumours about

Ben Bohane – "Wah Wah Wah!" came the jungle cry as I watched dozens of OPM (Free West Papua) guerrillas stream down mountain ravines towards our village, adorned in cassowary feathers,

Jayapura, Jubi – A clash occurred between residents and security forces in Sinakma, Wamena District, Jayawijaya Regency, Mountainous Papua Province on Thursday, February 23, 2023, trigg

Alfian Kartono and Edna Tarigan, Jayapura, Indonesia – Ten people were killed and more than 20 others wounded in a riot in Indonesia's Papua province, police said on Friday.

Kelvin Anthony – Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is the first Fijian leader in 16 years to hold a one-on-one meeting with the head of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua

Rebecca Paveley – Torture, extra judicial killings, and abductions are being carried out with impunity in the provinces of West Papua, human-rights activists have reported, as conflict

Jayapura, Jubi – The rapid development of technology has made rap and hip hop music flourish in Papua. It has become a lifestyle for some young people, mixed with Papuan culture.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) of Papua Province wishes to turn Papua a Melanesian Sports Center, therefore exploring cooperation with neighboring coun

Jakarta – West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Movement (TPNPB-OPM) spokesperson Sebby Sambom has responded to a request by the chairperson of the United Liberation Movement f

Jayapura, Jubi – Three Lanny Jaya residents, namely Yakinus Murib, Uras Telenggen, and Diminus Kogoya, who were arrested by joint forces on February 7, 2023 in Kimbim District, Jayawija

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Papua Police spokesperson Sr.

Anne Barker, Erwin Renaldi and Mackenzie Smith – Indonesia has revealed its security forces were about to launch a rescue mission for a pilot held hostage in Papua but New Zealand autho

Felix Chaudhary – Recognising Indonesia's sovereignty is one thing.

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Egianus Kogoya, the dreadlocked rebel behind the kidnapping of a New Zealand pilot this month in the highlands of Papua region, is at the vanguard of an increasingl

Jayapura, Jubi – Field coordinator in a protest defending Victor Yeimo Mully Kogoya said his party defended Victor Yeimo because he was a victim of racism accused of treason.

Merauke, Jubi – Internet services in Merauke Regency, South Papua Province, will be disrupted in the next week due to a shunt fault or injury to the sea cable communication system (SKKL

Meri Radinibaravi – Any human rights issues in West Papua must not be overshadowed by the fact that the country remains under the sovereignty of Indonesia.

Jakarta – The governor of the government's policy think-tank the National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas), Andi Widjajanto, says that the violence in Papua has tended to increase under

Mirza Bagaskara, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) spokesman Ali Fikri said the Papua People's Assembly or MRP chairman Timotius Murib had undergone an examination o

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Coordinator Fatia Maulidiyanti says that the humanitarian pause negotiated by the National Hu

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has recorded that as of December 2022 as many as 60,642 civilians have been displaced – a

Jayapura, Jubi – The Syena Ahoro Papua (SAPA) Foundation held a focus group discussion at the Papua Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDM) Hall in Jayapura City on Monday, February

Manokwari, Jubi – The Norwegian Ambassador to Indonesia, Rut Kruger Giverin, was welcomed by Indonesian Military (TNI) and police leaders, as well as West Papua Regional Leaders Coordin

Hipolitus Wangge, Jakarta – The abduction of Susi Air pilot Phillip Mehrtens of New Zealand by the West Papua Liberation Army (TPNPB), the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement (OPM), i

Papua independence movement leader Benny Wenda says the release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens held hostage by armed rebels is out of his hands.

Meri Radinibaravi – A West Papua delegation led by United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) president Benny Wenda, West Papua Interim Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Morris Kal

The Pacific Conference of Churches has concluded a series of meetings with Benny Wenda and other representatives of the united liberation movement of West Papua during his visit to Fiji

Muhammad Aulia, Jayapura – Graft suspect Ricky Ham Pagawak, the regent of Central Mamberamo in Papua, was arrested on Sunday, seven months since he was put on the fugitive list.

Jayapura, Jubi – In addition to Paro District, there were four other districts that were affected following the burning of Susi Air aircraft and the hostage-taking of Susi Air pilot Phi

Manokwari, Jubi – Three suspects of treason, Hellezvred Bezaliel Soleman Waropen, Andreas Sanggenafa, and Kostan Karlos Bonai have been handed over by Manokwari Police investigators to

Jayapura, Jubi – Hundreds of trucks from Jayapura to Wamena, Jayawijaya and Yalimo have been stuck in Welarek Village, Welarek District, Yalimo Regency over the past few months.

Len Garae – Prime Minister (PM) Ishmael Kalsakau has assured the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) Interim President, Mr.

Hilaire Bule – Former Vanuatu Prime Minister, Barak Sope and Interim President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Provisional government, Benny Wenda, have welcome

Agencies – A military commander in Papua on Thursday said a "law enforcement operation" was being prepared to free a New Zealand pilot held hostage by separatists, but only as a last re

Jayapura, Jubi – Head of the Campus Coalition for Papuan Democracy Marudut Hasugian said his team had conducted field research on politics of natural resource management and the livelih

Jayapura, Jubi – Four soldiers of the Raider 20/Ima Jaya Keramo Infantry Brigade, who were defendants in the murder and mutilation of four Nduga residents in Mimika Regency, were senten

Jayapura, Jubi – The search for New Zealand Susi Air pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens, who was taken hostage by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) led by Egianus Kogoya, has ente

Jakarta – Alas Papua has yet again come under international scrutiny amid the latest chapter in the violence that the country's easternmost territory has grappled with for decades.

David Robie – Papuan independence rebels are playing a desperate game of cat and mouse with Indonesian authorities over their hostage taking last week with a New Zealand pilot caught in

Tria Dianti – Authorities in Indonesia's Papua will negotiate with separatist rebels to secure the release of a New Zealand pilot the insurgents took hostage last week, police and milit

Anne Barker – Independence fighters in Indonesia's Papua region have released videos and photos of a New Zealand pilot they are holding hostage, declaring them proof that he is still al

Jakarta – The Papua Police said on Wednesday it had sent a team to negotiate the release ofNew Zealand national Phillip Mehrtens, a Susi Air pilot who was being held hostage by an armed

Jakarta – Separatist rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua province have released photos and videos of a man they say is the pilot from New Zealand they took hostage last week.