On 30 September 2026, Indonesian police intervened in a student protest at the Jayapura University of Science and Technology (USTJ) campus in…

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Mathew Wale has urged Indonesia to allow a long-awaited United Nations human rights visit to West Papua, telling…

Vanuatu has raised concerns over alleged human rights violations in West Papua, called for the decolonisation of Kanaky New Caledonia and urged…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia recently insisted that third countries could not force a UN verification visit to Papua as the country…

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia rejects unilateral allegations of systematic human rights violations in Papua. The country asserts that it takes any…

Andrew Mathieson – Pacific leaders used their address at the 81st session of United Nations general assembly to urge Indonesia to permit the UN…

Jayapura, Jubi – The Legal and Human Rights Department of the Evangelical Church in Indonesia (GIDI) has launched the GIDI Legal Aid Institute (…

Christine Rovoi – Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Cooper Wale has taken the long-running West Papua human rights issue directly to the…

Sorong, Jubi – A resident of Wakom Village, East Aifat District, Maybrat Regency, Southwest Papua, identified as Wilem, also known as Yae Wakom,…

On 13 July 2026, members of the Indigenous Ateta clan from Sumuri District, Teluk Bintuni Regency, West Papua Province, staged a peaceful protest…

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Foundation for Justice and Human Integrity (YKKMP) says the Indonesian government should respond to allegations of…

Pacific Islands leaders have used their addresses to the United Nations General Assembly to urge Indonesia to allow the UN human rights chief…

Jakarta – Indonesian National Armed Forces Commander General Agus Subiyanto said separatist groups in Papua must be defeated, while security…

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has raised concerns over reported human rights violations in West Papua during the 81st United Nations…

Jayapura, Jubi – Papua has lost two journalists who studied at Satya Wacana Christian University in Salatiga, Central Java. Joost Wellem Mirino…

Indonesia, West Papua – Five years after the attack on the Kisor military post, various districts in the Maybrat Regency remain under heavy…

On 29 July 2026, personnel of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), reportedly affiliated with Kodim 1715/Yahukimo, reportedly detained Mr…

Tiana Haxton – More than 125,000 people are reported to have been displaced in West Papua as armed conflict escalates, but the real number is…

Indonesia, West Papua – Two new reports published in August 2026 by the Pusaka Foundation and Satya Bumi document what their authors describe as…

Police officers allegedly used physical violence against seven members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in two separate incidents in…

Indigenous communities in Merauke Regency, South Papua Province, continue to oppose the implementation of Indonesia's National Strategic Project (…

On behalf of the ULMWP and the West Papuan people, I wholeheartedly condemn the brutal massacre of six West Papuan civilians by the Indonesian…

Jayapura, Jubi – Solidaritas Merauke has urged police to stop what it describes as the criminalisation of Ariston Moiwend Buako, a Malind…

Jayapura, Jubi – Papua needs practical action rather than political disputes and heated debate, according to Papuan political figure Laurenzus…

Security forces reportedly open fire at a group ofsix indigenous Papuan civilians near Samboga Village, Yahukimo Regency, on 18 September 2026,…

Papuan human rights activists and civil society organisations have called for the protection of Mr Karel Fatem (see photo on top, source: LBH Kaki…

On 18 September 2026, Indonesian police reportedly apprehended two minors, Hariel Sengket, 17, and Peniel Magayang, 17, at the Telkomsel complex…

Jayapura, Jubi – Dozens of residents of Yobe urban village in Abepura district, Jayapura city, Papua, gathered at the local government office on…

Security force members reportedly detained 24 activists of the West Papua Independent Student Forum (FIM-WP) during a silent protest in Timika,…

Jayapura, Jubi – The Jayapura Administrative Court (PTUN Jayapura) has rejected a legal challenge brought by Malind Indigenous representatives…

The documentary Pesta Babi is causing quite a stir in Indonesia, and even far beyond the country's borders. Yet co-director Dandhy Laksono remains…

Febryan Kevin Candra Kurniawan, Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai has explained the battle of narratives unfolding…

On 18 August 2026, plain cloth police officers reportedly apprehended Mr Enes Magayang, 25, at Dekai Old Market, Dekai District, Yahukimo Regency…

Six years have passed since the incident that claimed the life of Pastor Yeremia Zanambani in Intan Jaya Regency, Central Papua. Yet to this day,…

Sentani, Jubi – Conditions at many schools in Jayapura Regency, Papua, are concerning. Some schools no longer have adequate desks, tables or…

On 18 August 2026, Indonesian Marine Corps personnel and the Police reportedly arrested Mr Dan Menegiy, 50, the village head of Walehikma, and his…

On 18 August 2026, personnel of the Marine Corps reportedly arrested Mr Kelgi Bayage and Mr Dais Sikap in Yahukimo Regency, Papua Highlands…

Jayapura, Jubi – The Boven Digoel Customary Community Institution (LMA) in South Papua has declared its support for the Awyu Indigenous community…

Indonesia, West Papua – The ice around Carstensz Peak in West Papua's central highlands has shrunk to roughly 16 hectares and could disappear…

Indonesia, West Papua – This report on shrinking civic spacetime in Papua is the second of the CoDA series. Developed by the Institute of…

Military personnel reportedly detained Mr Melkias Hagismijau, 25, and Mr Pius Emani, 27, during an overnight military operation in Eknemba Village…

On 17 September 2026, officers of the Jayapura District Police reportedly detained six political activists, including a 17-year old minor,…

Andrew Mathieson – Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights has counted 109 people have officially been killed or seriously injured in…

Jayapura, Jubi – Pastor Yance Douw of the Jayapura Diocese says dialogue, access to information, solidarity and a better understanding of Papua's…

Jayapura, Jubi – Amnesty International Indonesia has called for an end to the killing of civilians in Papua by armed groups, including the West…

Indonesia, West Papua – The past weeks have been characterised by a re-occuring pattern of impunity across the Papuan provinces. Civilians died or…

Jayapura, Jubi – The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) has claimed responsibility for the shooting that killed a driver, Aris Sanda, on…

Sentani, Jubi – Jayapura Police said 78 students were detained while they were preparing to take part in a demonstration against the Free…

Manokwari, Jubi – Two palm oil companies involved in National Strategic Projects (PSN), Genting Oil Kasuri Pte. Ltd (GOKPL) and PT Prabu Alaska,…

On 15 September 2026, Indonesian police arbitrarily detained school pupils and university students, used excessive force to disperse peaceful…