A January 19 demonstration of over 500 people asserting Papuan rights to freedom of expression defied a police ban on gatherings in the remote town of Oksibil, in the Pegunungan Bintang

The New Zealand Green Party MP says the government's stand on issues in Indonesia's Papua is ironic given its principled line when dealing with Fiji.

Wijaya Kusuma, Yogyakarta – Hundreds of Papuan students from Java and Bali that are part of the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) held an action at the zero kilometre point in the Central J

John Gibb – New Zealand could improve the "critical" human rights situation in West Papua by pursuing the peacemaking role that proved successful during the earlier Bougainville conflic

Dozens of protesters have denounced alleged torture in Indonesia and accused Britain of putting commercial interests ahead of human rights on the first day of a state visit by the Indon

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Papua Police have launched an overhaul of their institution in the provinces of Papua and West Papua by replacing 23 out of 29 police regency heads.

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London, UK – A week before Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's visit to the UK, Parliamentarians, Peers and civil society organisations gathered at the Houses of Parliament

Jakarta – Five police officers, one journalist were injured and eleven reportedly detained when a rally staged by West Papua National Committee (KNPB) turned chaotic on Tuesday in Manok

John McBeth – It is time for the critics to forget about the Indonesian military's businesses for a moment and look at the money-making ventures of the national police that assumed resp

Several thousand people crammed the grave site of murdered independence hero Ondofolo Theys Eluay on March 7, to hear resolutions from the Pacific regional Feb 29 launch in Canberra of

Labor backbenchers have angrily defied a call by acting Foreign Minister Craig Emerson to boycott a meeting on the disputed province of West Papua so Indonesia is not offended.

A New Zealand MP is calling on the government to play a constructive role over dialogue with Indonesia about West Papua.

The Australian government has denied any involvement in a regional forum supporting the independence of West Papua from Indonesia that was held in Canberra on Tuesday, saying it remains

Jakarta – Vice President Boediono brushed aside fears of 'foreign intervention' in the event of donor development funds being more accessible in Papua.

The Australian government has confirmed that it is investigating reports that an Australian-owned mining company was involved in ongoing Indonesian military operations in Paniai, West P

Farouk Arnaz – An unidentified group of people set the Angkaisera police office in Yapen Waropen district Papua on fire and raised the Morning Star flag on Tuesday morning.

Reports from Indonesian controlled West Papua indicate that thousands of villagers in Paniai are undergoing a military siege involving horrendous destruction and violence.

People in over 80 countries in every region of the world have come together to demand the release of Indonesian prisoner of conscience Filep Karma, who is currently serving a 15-year pr

Banjir Ambarita – It has been revealed that the officer who died after setting himself and part of a police dormitory in Serui, Yappen Islands, Papua, on fire had a history of mental il

The Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) is calling for the independence of West Papua and her people from Indonesia.

Candles were lit in a vigil in the grounds of Brisbane's St Stephen's Cathedral to honour five West Papuans believed killed in a recent military attack on crowds gathered for the Third

Adelaide – A media academic specialising in Asia-Pacific affairs condemned New Zealand news coverage on West Papua and other Melanesian issues at a journalism education conference in Au

Tom Allard, Jakarta – The man anointed as the leader of an independent West Papua, Forkorus Yaboisembut, says democratic countries that espouse human rights are hypocrites if they do no

Timika, Indonesia – Security forces opened fire at a separatist flag-raising ceremony in Indonesia's restive Papua region Thursday, on the 50th anniversary of the region's claim to inde

Morning Star flag raising ceremonies have been held in Auckland and Wellington to mark a significant anniversary for West Papuans.

Jakarta – The National Police reiterated that they had sanctioned seven officers deemed to have violated codes of ethics while overseeing the third Papua Congress in Abepura, Papua, in

Ishomuddin, Edi Faisol, Jakarta – The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) as well as public and religious leaders yesterday urged the government to stop violence in Papua.

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for all law enforcement officials to settle security problems in Papua and West Papua firmly but proportionally and with full res

Below is a statement from New Zealand human rights, development and peace organisations about the use excessive use of force and human rights violations perpetrated by Indonesian pol

Renewed demonstrations are being held in Jayapura today demanding Indonesia take formal and legal responsibility for ongoing human rights abuses in Papua region.

A New Zealand opposition MP wants Kiwi police to leave the Indonesian province of Papua. They are there to train their local counterparts in the principles of community policing.

Bagus BT Saragih and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The National Police have increased the security status of Puncak Jaya regency in Papua and deployed almost a full battalion of mobile

Jakarta – Police said the man who shot to death the chief of the Mulia district police in Papua earlier on Monday belongs to a separatist group.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Faleomavaega announced today that he has sent a letter to Ambassador Dr.

At least 10 lawyers have offered to provide legal aid to six suspects recently accused of treason in relation to a deadly police crackdown in Papua, a human rights watchdog says.

London – After the mass mobilization of the people of Papua on 2nd August 2011, and the conference of the International Lawyers on West Papua (ILWP) in Oxford England, conflicts and var

Melkianus Bleskadit was sentenced yesterday in Manokwari court to two years for his role when the 14-star flag was raised.

A friend in Dili tells ETAN that police recently broke up a demonstration in support of West Papua. As we get more information, we will post updates on ETAN's blog here.

Ari Saputra, Jakarta – The Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta has been 'attacked en masse' by scores of labour and youth activists condemning the arrest of 30 Malaysian Socialist Party (PSM)

Jakarta – Activists from several local NGOs have urged the Malaysian government to release Malaysian activists from the Socialist Party of Malaysia who were captured by their government

Democracy in South-East Asia is currently under attack.

Dear comrades,

Geoffrey Bell – New Zealand needs to follow the "Bougainville solution" and facilitate peaceful dialogue between representatives of Indonesia and West Papua instead of supporting the st

Zoe Kenny, Yogyakarta – The beach-side town of Parangtritis, on the southern coast of Yogyakarta, is currently the site of a protracted and bitter struggle over land between the local g

The New Zealand Police says that its community police training-the-trainers in Indonesia's Papua region is making a positive impact.

An author of a new book about peacebuilding in Indonesia says governments like New Zealand's can and should do more to help resolve the problems of the Papua region.

Rights activists rallied Tuesday outside the Indonesian embassy in Washington D.C.