A leading foreign affairs official from the Solomon Islands government says it's now seeing a balanced picture on Indonesia's Papua region.

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The Solomon Islands government says its official position on West Papua won't be made until after provincial consultations.

Consultations…

Abeth You, Jayapura, Jubi – Papuan Voices will promote indigenous Papuans through Papua Film Festival II (FFP II) which is running in…

John Mcbeth, Jakarta – Protracted contract negotiations between the Indonesian government and US-owned mining giant Freeport McMoRan Copper &…

There should have been more transparency around a government-led delegation's visit to West Papua last month, a leader of Solomon…

A Solomon Islands civil society worker says a delegation from his country which visited Indonesia sought a balanced view on West Papua human…

Bambang Muryanto – A Dutch freelance journalist, Rohan (a pen name), had been interested in the political turmoil in Papua for years. In 2015, his…

The SI delegation that traveled to West Papua arriving into Sentani Airport in Indonesia's Papua province on 24 April 2018.

Development…

Once again West Papuan independence activists have been arrested and brutalized to prevent them meeting international delegates to Indonesia's…

Nethy Dharma Somba and Evi Mariani, Jayapura/Jakarta – A car belonging to mining company PT Freeport Indonesia employee Moren Francis…

A programme called 'Bright Indonesia' has been launched by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to increase the…

James Massola & Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has hit back at suggestions that tough new environmental regulations…

Facebook has censored a West Papuan image by a Vanuatu-based photojournalist for the second time in less than four days – this time "within one…

Johnny Blades – Nine West Papuans were arrested by Indonesian police in Jayapua today for a small protest over a visit by a Solomon Islands…

Andreas Harsono – A Christian group in Jayapura, the capital of Papua province, recently issued a stark 14-day ultimatum to municipal authorities…

Jakarta – Vote distortions may occur in the upcoming simultaneous regional elections in Papua if the noken system is used, an official…

Aprila Wayar this month published her third novel, "Sentuh Papua", which covered human rights issues and the effects of Indonesian transmigration…

Abeth You, Paniai, Jubi – Students from Kampung Waa, Tembagapura Sub-district, who are currently studying in Australia request the Indonesian…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Supporters of regent and deputy regent candidates in Central Mamberamo regency have allegedly protested…

A group of people set fire to the residence of the head of Pegunungan Bintang regency in a riot in Indonesia's Papua province…

Friski Riana, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) told the people of Papua to maintain the peace and unity in the region,…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Hundreds of female vendors at the Mama-mama Market in Jayapura, Papua, shouted hysterically when President…

A West Papuan group says it wants the money it collected for a public donation to Papua New Guinea earthquake victims returned by…

Indonesian police have denied claims that they arrested a group of people in Papua province for a public action to collect funds for victims of…

Denpasar – The Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) has again spoken out against the PT Freeport Indonesia gold-and-copper mine in West Papua.

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Helen Davidson – Indonesian authorities have released most of the large group of students and activists arrested on Wednesday at a West Papua…

Gunfire exchanges between Indonesian military forces and West Papuan guerillas in Mimika regency have left three people dead since Sunday.

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Jakarta – The recent clash between Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel and a local armed group at the Sinai Opitawak Church in Tembagapura, Papua…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – At least eight residents of Keerom and Lanny Jaya regencies in Papua died of consuming unlicensed alcohol (…

A leading West Papuan pro-independence organisation suspects the arrests of dozens of its supporters by Indonesian police was a diversion tactic…

Jerome Wirawan – The case of the alleged abduction of 1,300 people in Mimika, West Papua last year is apparently not over yet. This week, as many…

Jayapura – Five activists from the Independent Student Forum (FIM) who were involved in a solidarity action to collect to funds for victims of an…

Evi Mariani, Sita Dewi and Nethy Dharma Somba, Jakarta/Jayapura – The Papua National Liberation Army (TPN-OPM), which is linked to the Free Papua…

Nethy Dharma Somba and Evi Mariani, Jayapura/Jakarta – A clash between the Indonesian Military (TNI) in cooperation with the National Police and…

Prima Gumilang, Jakarta – As many as 44 members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) and several other organisations were arrested on…

Helen Davidson – Dozens of students and activists have been detained by Indonesian security forces at a West Papua university. It comes amid fatal…

Niniek Karmini and Stephen Wright, Jakarta, Indonesia – A commander of rebels in Indonesia's easternmost Papua region said Tuesday that as many as…

A member of the pro-independence West Papua National Committee has been freed from prison having completed his jail term. Yanto…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Members of the Indonesian Military's (TNI) Cendrawasih Military Command XVII are hunting down an armed group…

Many Papuans face severe racism and discrimination throughout the rest of Indonesia, especially Papuan students in other parts of the country who…

Tony Firman – Calls for West Papuan self-determination were prominent during a demonstration in front of the offices of PT Freeport Indonesia in…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Thousands of voters in Papua have yet to have their identities registered under the electronic…

Papua New Guinea's Foreign Minister has downplayed signs of tensions in the Melanesian Spearhead Group.

Leaders from MSG members states…

Nur Hadi, Surabaya – Scores of police were deployed to secure a discussion and screening of the film "The First Grader" organised by the Papuan…

An environmental NGO has accused a major palm oil company in Indonesia's Papua province of failing to honour the spirit of a moratorium on new…

Jakarta (Antara) – Papua Police Chief Ins.Gen. Boy Rafli said there are still armed gangs of criminals seeking to create trouble for US mining…

Andreas Harsono – There are multiple accounts of how Rico Ayomi, a 17-year-old student, died in Sorong, in Indonesia's West Papua province, after…

Indonesia's place in the Melanesian Spearhead Group has come under scrutiny from regional leaders and experts after allegations were made by…

Benny Mawel, Jayapura – The height of a minaret at a Muslim mosque in Indonesia's predominantly Christian Papuaprovince has Protestants and…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Indigenous communities from Airu Hulu village in Jayapura regency, Papua, have accused Greenpeace of "interfering"…