Indonesia has denied allegations regarding West Papua made by Pacific leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York.

It has lashed out at…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Ronald Sajensolar, a driver of a patrol car, sustained injuries to his cheek and shoulders from shards of a broken…

The prime minister of Vanuatu has accused world leaders at the UN of turning a deaf ear to more than half a century of atrocities committed by…

Pacific Media Watch – On the eve of New Zealand's 2017 general election, Pacific Media Watch reports on whether West Papua features in the human…

The West Papua National Coalition for Liberation says its decolonisation aspirations are focussed on action at the United Nations.

The…

One of the founders of the West Papuan independence movement, Nicolaas Jouwe, has died in Jakarta at the age of 93.

Jouwe was a member of…

Cermin Bangsa, Jayapura – Chairman of Nahdatul Ulama (NU) of Papua Province DR H Tonny Wanggai believes that the establishment of the Unitary…

There's more fallout from a confrontation between media and Indonesian officials at the Pacific Island Forum Leaders summit in Samoa's capital…

A member of the Papua Provincial Legislative Assembly says the Special Autonomy Law provides for a human rights court in Papua and should be…

Honiara, Jubi – The Solomon Islands has successfully moved a new agenda to include human rights on any agreement Pacific Island Countries signed…

Sela Jane Hopgood – A confrontation between media and Indonesian officials in Samoa last week has highlighted the depth of feelings in the region…

Human Rights Watch in Indonesia has expressed disappointment at a lenient punishment for four police officers involved in the killing of a West…

The Indonesian Ambassador for New Zealand, Samoa and Tonga says journalists are failing to cover Indonesia's attempts to address human rights…

Andreas Harsono – "The life of a native Papuan is worth only an apology. This is the law in Indonesia."

That lament, posted on Facebook by…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Dozens of people claiming to be residents of remote villages in Papua rallied at Cenderawasih University in…

Indonesian officials have been criticised for the manner of their condemnation of a West Papua protest during the Pacific Forum summit in Apia.…

Nabire, Jubi – A high school student in Nabire suffered a head injury and bleeding, allegedly due to a rattan blow by one of the Nabire police's…

Jayapura, Jubi – The verdict of Deiyai shootings' trial by the Police Commission of Police's Code of Ethics (KKEPP) against nine members of the…

Theresia Sufam, Bogor, West Java – Scientists from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences' (LIPI) Biology Research Center and the Army's Special…

Indonesia's Ambassador to Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand, Tantowi Yahya, says protesters supporting West Papua independence should have sought a…

Joyetter Feagaimaali'i-Luamanu – A senior staff member of Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Franz Albert Joku, has rubbished the peaceful…

An Indonesian official says human rights abuses are no longer happening in West Papua like they used to.

Franzalbert Joku from the Ministry…

Jakarta – The government has requested that gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia, a subsidiary of United States-based Freeport McMoRan.inc…

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…

West Papuan independence campaigners are to petition the United Nations in New York later this month with signatures of people inside the…

A small, but vocal, group of protesters gathered this morning outside the Sheraton Aggies Resort in Apia, venue of the 48th Pacific Islands Forum…

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

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

Various Papuan civil society,…

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

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…

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

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

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…

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…

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-…

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

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…

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…