The sixth hearing of the trial of Forkorus Yaboisembet and his four colleagues took place on 21 February at which seven witnesses for the…

Jayapura, Papua – Unable to compete in the acculturation process with other groups, the Sebo tribe in Kayu Pulau, Jayapura, Papua, has become…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Two district head candidates in Puncak Papua were named suspects on Monday by the Papua Police for allegedly inciting…

Nethy Dharma Somba and Dicky Christanto, Papua, Jakarta – Maj. Gen. Erwin Syafitri, the former deputy chief of the Army's Strategic…

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar, South Sulawesi – Students from Papua and West Papua studying in Makassar, South Sulawesi, have protested…

Jayapura – Authorities in Indonesia's remote Papua province say they have no plans to make male circumcision mandatory, despite media reports to…

Jayapura – Thousands of Papuans who are members of the National Committee occupied the building of West Papua People's Assembly in Kotaraja Papua…

After President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono acknowledged that security forces have committed human rights violations in Papua, Amnesty International…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – The death toll from violent clashes between supporters of rival political candidates in Papua's Tolikara district now…

A leading researcher on West Papua says the trial of five Papuan leaders for treason has hallmarks of being another public relations…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The incidence of HIV/AIDS in Papua has become a general epidemic stage that requires immediate action to prevent…

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., the largest publicly traded copper producer, will cooperate with the Indonesian government as it reviews…

Five Papuan political leaders are on trial for 'treason'. support them by emailing the message to the Indonesian government

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Index: ASA 21/006/2012

Amnesty International welcomes the acknowledgement by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that…

Timika, Papua – The military in Papua will give maximum assistance to the local police in maintaining security in the concession area of mining…

Dear friends,

TAPOL has become very concerned about two Papuan political prisoners who are seriously ill. While many of us are working long-…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The recurrent shooting incidents in Papua and the fact that none of the perpetrators has been caught have severely…

Timika, Papua – Unidentified gunmen have attacked a group of workers near Freeport-McMoRan's gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia…

Yan Christian Warinussy – The appointment and deployment of Major-General Mohammad Erwin Syafitri (former deputy chief of BAIS, Indonesia's joint…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Police in Papua have been criticized for not doing enough to investigate a string of shootings that have killed at…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – A Czech man arrested in Manokwari on Wednesday worked as a journalist. He was arrested after taking pictures of a pro-…

Jakarta – Problems related to Papua are Indonesia's internal affair. The United State has never considered the Papua problem in its cooperative…

The National Police on Wednesday accused the group associated with Temy Kwalik, a local Papuan who was linked with the Free Papua…

A police officer from the Mobile Brigade, Brig. Ronald, was killed by unidentified gunmen while on a routine patrol in the area of PT…

Tomorrow five West Papuan men will face charges of treason for peacefully declaring independence from Indonesia. Why isn't Australia sending legal…

The Jayapura administration is planning to require male residents to undergo circumcision in an effort to cut HIV/AIDS transmission rates in Papua…

Banjir Ambarita – A Mobile Brigade police officer serving two years in prison for smuggling firearms into West Papua has been…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Timika – Strikers have finally returned to work after a long work stoppage at giant copper mining company PT Freeport…

One man was critically injured and another missing after reportedly being ambushed by a group of armed men in Papua's Mulia district…

Arientha Primanita – The government has vowed to improve the infrastructure and welfare of the people of Papua, but stopped short of committing to…

The Australian Government's silence on human rights abuses in the region has once again been put in the spotlight, with the Human Rights Law…

Washington – The United States called Tuesday on Indonesia to ensure due process and address grievances in the restive Papua region after a court…

Nick Chesterfield with local sources in Jayapura – The treason trial against the leaders of the Third Papuan People's Congress in Jayapura was…

We wish you a Happy New Year 2012

(un-official translation)

First of all, we, the leaders of Churches in Papua would like to express…

Banjir Ambarita & Mary Anugrah Rasita, Jayapura – Education experts and officials have decried the poor state of schools in Papua in the wake…

[This hand-written statement is signed by the five Papuans who went on trial in Jayapura on 30 January 2012, and is translated in full by…

Jayapura – An Indonesian court on Monday indicted five Papuan activists for treason for raising an outlawed Papuan flag and declaring the region…

The Indonesian government should show its commitment to peaceful expression by dropping the charges against these five Papuan activists. It's…

Human Rights Watch on Sunday called on Indonesia to drop treason charges against five peaceful protesters, a day ahead of their expected trial in…

Nick Chesterfield with sources – West Papua's civil resistance movement is believed to be organising major demonstrations to support West Papuan…

The Asian Human Rights Commission released an urgent appeal on Friday calling on Indonesian authorities to allow a political prisoner suffering…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-008-2012

Dear friends,

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-005-2012

Dear friends,

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learnt that on 2 November 2011…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – A regional election clash has once again erupted during campaigning for a local regent election in Papua, causing…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – An unidentified armed group shot dead a civilian in Mulia district, Puncak Jaya regency on Friday at 8 p.m. local…

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono reprimanded on Friday nongovernmental organizations that often criticized how the…

Jakarta – Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold's Indonesian unit has restarted concentrate shipments after a three-month strike ended in December,…

Jakarta – After 50 years, Papuans still feel that the Dutch government betrayed them by not honoring a past promise to give them independence, a…

Agus Triyono – A survey carried out by nongovernmental organizations between July and September last year showed there is a widespread belief…

Jakarta – Army Special Force (Kopassus) Commander Major General Wisnu Bawa Tenaya said the force's presence in Papua was to carry out part of the…