Demonstrators are staging another protest this afternoon outside the Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Apia, in support of West Papuan independence…

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua says it's not interested in one-on-one dialogue with Indonesia's government.

Various Papuan…

Elizabeth Ah-Hi, Apia – The Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Dame Meg Taylor, has promised protesters that their voice…

There are signs of a significant peace dialogue opening up between Indonesia's government and West Papuans.

Various Papuan civil society,…

Jakarta – Freeport McMoran (FCX) has stated that it still controls Grasberg mine in Papau, even after the company divested 51 percent of its…

An investigation into a fatal incident on Papua's south coast last month found an Indonesian military officer used gunfire to respond to a melee…

West Papua advocacy groups based in Australia and New Zealand have urged the Pacific Islands Forum to act decisively on Papua.

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Huia Welton – Unions representing 320,000 Kiwi workers have strongly endorsed the right of the people of West Papua to self-determination.

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Libertina Widyamurti Ambari, Bogor, W Java – The Association of Advocacy for Policies and Human Rights (PAK-HAM) of Papua will hold an…

A West Papuan independence leader says he will petition the United Nations General Assembly later this month with the signatures of his people.…

Jakarta – Nongovernmental organizations and experts have raised concerns over the undiscussed details in a recent agreement between the Indonesian…

The brutal occupation of West Papua is under-reported – but UK and US corporations are profiting from the violence, write Eliza Egret and Tom…

Martahan Sohuturon, Jakarta – Four Indonesian police (Polri) officers have been found guilty in relation to a clash that took place in Bomou…

Jakarta – Indonesia's government left no doubts as to who it believes got the better deal in its landmark agreement with Freeport McMoRan on the…

Campaigners for improved human rights in West Papua are swimming to the United Nations in Geneva today carrying a petition calling for action in…

West Papua Action Auckland calls on Pacific Island Forum leaders to take action on West Papua next week.

'We are pleased that West Papua is…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Papua Police will monitor the use of village funds amounting to Rp 4.3 trillion (US$322 million) allocated for…

Auckland – The Australia West Papua Association has urged leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum to continue their support of West Papua.

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A British team was today swimming a crushing 30 hours and covering 69 km straight across Lake Geneva to deliver a petition calling for self-…

Jakarta – Indonesia and Freeport-McMoRan on Tuesday (29/08) reached an agreement to allow the US miner to keep operating its giant Grasberg copper…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – The Papua administration is stepping up efforts to prevent the spread of HIV by providing antibody tests to…

Victor Mambor Jayapura – The Indonesian government's decision to allow one of the world's largest copper and gold mines to operate in Papua…

AWPA has written an open letter to the PIF leaders (letter below media release).

Joe Collins of AWPA said "we thank the PIF leaders for…

Produce and directed by Ash Brennan and narrated by Basia Bonkowski, Punks for West Papua is a documentary about how the United Nations betrayed…

The outlook for the plantation industry in Papua has started to show signs of change recently, both because of a sustainability drive in the palm…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Bitter rivalry during this year's simultaneous elections, including in Papua, have forced the Papua Police…

Danny Chivers – Could you swim for 30 hours? Right now, a six-person swimming team is preparing to do exactly that, relay-style, across the 69…

Deiyai, Jubi – In a parliamentary plenary session, Wednesday (August 23) the Regent and Deiyai Parliament had agreed to expel PT Dewa Putra Paniai…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Prioritizing only infrastructure will not be enough in developing Papua and must be balanced with the…

Jakarta – Last week, Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the government had agreed to extend PT Freeport Indonesia…

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the unlawful deprivation of liberty of Papuans which has occurred frequently of late. The AHRC…

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Police in the eastern Indonesian province of Papua have named six people as suspects out of 17 arrested on…

Nethy Darma Somba, Jayapura – Thousands of people rallied in Deiyai, Papua on Monday to demand the perpetrator of a recent fatal shooting in the…

Hundreds of former workers of Freeport Indonesia clashed with security forces near the company's mines in the eastern province of Papua on…

Jakarta – The Mimika Police in Papua are investigating a shooting incident, which affected a long-wheel base (LWB) vehicle at gold and copper…

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) urges the Indonesian Authorities to ensure that cases of human rights violations that occurred in Papua…

Pacific churches have come out in support of West Papuan self-determination while endorsing the referenda planned for New Caledonia and Papua New…

New Zealand's public broadcaster says a protest in Indonesia won't deter it from covering West Papua.

Last week about twenty people…

An Australian miners' union says 10 people have died in Indonesia's Papua province due to a labour dispute at the Grasberg mine.

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Jakarta – Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has said that the contract of gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia…

Jakarta – A march in support of Papuan independence in Central Jakarta on Tuesday afternoon (15/08) ended with the arrest of several protesters…

Chanry Andrew Suripatty, Jayapura – A peaceful rally by thousands of protesters from the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in Waena Abepura,…

Bastian Tebai, Semarang – As many as 100 people were arrested by police when the Papua Student Alliance (AMP) and the Indonesian People's Front…

David Sobolim, Jayapura – At least 100 people from the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) and the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-WP)…

Protests have been held in several cities in Indonesia to mark the anniversary of the agreement which sealed West Papua's incorporation into the…

Indonesia's government is keeping quiet on the progress of negotiations with the global mining giant Freeport, over its gold and copper mine in…

Human Rights Watch in Indonesia is calling for more international scrutiny of the country's Papuan provinces.

The organisation's Jakarta…

Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi Wangge – Reports about the shooting of an indigenous Papuan by police officers early this month in Deiyai district,…

Jessica Damiana, Jakarta – Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua hosted its first independent film festival this week, showing documentaries…

The Indonesian government has again rejected claims that rights to the freedom of expression and assembly are restricted in Papua region.

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