An exiled West Papuan leader living in Australia is calling on Oceania leaders at the Pacific Island Forum meeting in Palau this week to condemn…

Jayapura, Jubi – Foreign journalists seeking to report on events in Papua continue to face significant restrictions, with authorities detaining a…

Jayapura, Jubi – The Indonesian environmental organisation Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (WALHI) Papua has compiled data on forest and land…

Ezra Toara, Port Vila – The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) should revisit a proposal for an independent regional delegation to visit West Papua and…

Jayapura, Jubi – Pacific Islands Forum leaders are expected to receive an update on efforts to facilitate a visit by the United Nations High…

Paul Gregoire – Australian Greens Senator David Shoebridge hosted the inaugural meeting of the Australian chapter of International…

Andrew Mathieson – A proposal from the Indonesian government to conduct a new registration of internally-displaced Papuans across their conflict-…

Jayapura, Jubi – Representatives and supporters of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) have agreed to begin a process of…

Jakarta – Russia is deferring to Indonesian authorities on the legal proceedings involving a Russian national detained in Wamena, Highland Papua…

Jayapura, Jubi – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has rejected the Indonesian government's plan to conduct a new registration of…

Maybrat, Jubi – Residents of Mare district in Maybrat regency, Southwest Papua province, are facing a range of challenges in accessing basic…

Jayapura – Leaders of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and representatives of the Vanuatu government gathered again in Port…

Manokwari, Jubi – West Papua's provincial and district governments have been urged to take immediate action over forest and land fires reported…

Jayapura, Jubi – The Executive Student Council of Cenderawasih University (BEM Uncen) says it has evidence that police fired at protesters during…

Jayapura, Jubi – The headquarters of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) in Puncak Jaya regency, Central Papua, was reportedly…

The Australian chapter of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) held its first public meeting on Monday 17th August at…

Johnny Blades – Papua New Guinea's foreign minister says he expects the issue of West Papua will be discussed at the upcoming Pacific Islands…

Jayapura – The Papua Foundation for Justice and Human Integrity (YKKMP) has written to Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM RI…

Manokwari, Jubi – Residents in Tomu district, Teluk Bintuni regency, Southwest Papua, have traditionally relied on rainwater to meet their daily…

Hundreds of residents of Maybrat Regency, South West Papua, took to the streets on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, in a peaceful demonstration held as…

Andrew Mathieson – Police have been accused of instigating violent clashes with anguished West Papuan demonstrators over marking a dark day of…

Merauke, Jubi – Several former terrorism convicts in Merauke Regency are working to rebuild their lives in the community after completing their…

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai emphasized that the people of Papua are permitted to demand welfare, justice,…

Wamena, Jubi – Agus Kossay, chairman of the Central Committee of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB), has urged police in Jayapura City and…

Laurens Ikinia, Jakarta – As Indonesia marks the 81st anniversary of its independence on Monday - 17 August – the republic has much to celebrate…

Hundreds of members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) and students from Cenderawasih University (Uncen) clashed with police in Jayapura…

Jayapura – A peaceful demonstration by Papuan people and students mediated by the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) at Sentani Post 7 and the…

Aida Ulim, Jayapura – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) and the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) have declared their political…

8Merauke, Jubi – Merauke Archbishop Mgr. Petrus Canisius Mandagi has called on Catholics to embrace love, forgiveness and peace in responding to…

Sorong, Jubi – Three civilians were reportedly shot in Muara Aifam, East Central Aifat district, Maybrat Regency, Southwest Papua province, on…

Wamena, Jubi – Two districts in Nduga Regency, Papua Pegunungan province, have been hit by drought following a dry season that has persisted since…

Jayapura, Jubi – Yayasan Bentala Pusaka and Satya Bumi have launched two Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) reports examining the impacts of…

A group of soldiers stationed in Indonesia's predominantly Christian Papua region intimidated and forced Catholics to record a video thanking the…

Giovanni Torre – Saturday will mark 64 years since the New York Agreement, which saw the West Papuan people "betrayed by the international…

Rahmat Hidayat – Eleven government offices in Puncak Regency, Central Papua, were burned or damaged after a crowd protested the distribution of…

This year will mark 64 years since the New York Agreement when the West Papuan people were betrayed by the international community.

The…

Wamena, Jubi – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) says it was denied an opportunity to meet with members of the Highland Papua Legislative…

Jayapura, Jubi – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) chapters in Numbay and Sentani have submitted official notices of a planned peaceful…

On 4 August 2026, a mass food poisoning incident linked to meals distributed under President Prabowo's flagtship Free Nutritious Meals (Makan…

Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – The presence of the Republic of Indonesia in the Land of Papua is considered to have caused the indigenous Papuan people…

Sorong, Jubi – The Independent Indigenous Peoples Alliance of Papua (MAI-P) in Sorong City, Southwest Papua Province, has rejected the government'…

Reiner Brabar, Sorong – A documentary film about South Papua has received recognition from the world press. "Pesta Babi" (Pig Feast), the title of…

Jayapura, Jubi – The 2026 Papua Film Festival is seeking to build collective awareness among Papuans through documentary filmmaking. Organised by…

Jayapura, Jubi – Indonesia's Deputy Home Affairs Minister, Ribka Haluk, says the suspected food poisoning incident involving children and adults…

Wamena, Jubi – A prolonged drought that has affected Kuyawage District in Lanny Jaya Regency, Papua Highlands Province, since June 2026 is…

Sorong, Jubi – Indigenous youth from the Domberay customary region have launched a cultural camp aimed at strengthening, preserving and…

Andrew Mathieson – West Papuan independence separatists killed three Indigenous Papuans depicted in an execution-style video that has gone viral…

Jayapura, Jubi – Indonesian security forces have launched a joint operation to pursue fighters from the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB…

Jayapura – The size of the indigenous population in the land of Papua is steadily declining. There are many reasons for this drop in the…

Jayapura, Jubi – The number of children suspected of suffering food poisoning after consuming meals provided under Indonesia's Free Nutritious…