Angelina Anjar Sawitri, Jakarta – The Legal Aid Institute (LBH) of Jakarta and Human Rights Violation Victims Solidarity (SKP-HAM) of…

Jakarta – The Papua Police have set up a joint team comprising police and military personnel to pursue perpetrators of an armed attack that killed…

Angelina Anjar Sawitri, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Hidayat Nur Wahid, expressed his concern…

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Three police officers in the restive province of Papua were killed by suspected separatists on Sunday evening after armed…

A group of armed men attacked Sinak Police subprecinct in Puncak regency, Papua, on Sunday night, killing three police officers.

Meanwhile,…

Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has directed the security agencies to take stern measures against those involved in the attack on…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The recent shooting incident in Sinak, Puncak regency, Papua, in which three police officers were killed, had no…

Rangga Prakoso & Alin Almanar, Jakarta – Mining giant Freeport Indonesia has submitted its request to extend its permit for concentrate…

Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu surprised his Australian hosts – and his own colleagues – on Monday with a blunt warning against any attempts…

The Indonesian defence minister has warned other countries to respect his country's sovereignty over the troubled region of Papua, as meetings…

Erin Cook, Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has used a "2 + 2" bilateral meeting in Australia as an opportunity to warn other…

Jakarta – Members of the House of Representatives have expressed support for immediately setting up a special inquiry to probe irregularities in…

Benny Mawel, Nduga – A scarcity of medical personnel in Indonesia's Papua province contributed to the mysterious deaths of 43 people, mostly…

Ayomi Amindoni – The government has been urged to immediately declare that the contract of work of miner Freeport Indonesia will not be extended…

Victor Mambor – Carrying banners and pamphlets "Expel Freeport, Save Papua", they demanded PT. Freeport Indonesia fulfill their obligations to the…

Jakarta (UCA News/Pacific Media Watch) – A lack of trust between the Indonesian government and the people of Papua has jeopardised hopes for a…

Jakarta – The local theater company Teater Koma staged a politically charged performance of "Cahaya dari Papua" ("Light from Papua")…

Nithin Coca – It is a region rich in natural resources, the biggest source of tax revenue for the fourth most populous country in the world and,…

Papua New Guinea's deputy chief migration officer says processes are underway to grant citizenship to about 3,000 West Papuan refugees…

Greenpeace says the impact of rampant forest and peatland fires in Indonesia's Papua region is having a devastating effect on West…

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – Based on research conducted by the Institute for Women and Children in Papua (LP3AP), excessive alcohol is one of…

Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta – Human rights groups have accused the Indonesian government of dragging its feet in an investigation into the year-…

On the first anniversary of the violent deaths of four West Papuans in Paniai, Indonesia's government has been urged to ensure the perpetrators…

Jakarta – When President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo visited Papua in December 2014, he led a ground-breaking ceremony to kick of the development of a…

Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Sudirman Said has been advised to revoke a letter to Freeport McMoRan Inc. board chairman James R…

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Indonesian rights activists said the brutal response of police toward protesting Papuan students has incited hatred and…

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – Three witnesses from Tolikara presented by the Public Prosecutor in the trial over the Tolikara incident held at…

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Investment to the country's easternmost province is increasing at a rapid pace, as Papua's provincial government expects…

Wilda Asmarini, Jakarta – Freeport McMoRan must propose a price for a 10.64 percent stake it is required to divest from its Indonesian…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has criticized ministries for a lack of cooperation in implementing development in the…

Below is the text of a letter faxed to Hon Murray McCully today. West Papua Action is urging him to speak about the gross human rights abuses that…

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi/Asia New Zealand Foundation – Assisted by an Asia New Zealand Foundation media travel grant, Mauri Television's…

Victor Mambor, Semarang, Jubi – Dozens of Papuan students activists were arrested during a street rally in Jakarta to commemorate the political…

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – Nabire Police arrested about 20 people who were preparing for a prayer gathering to commemorate the West Papua…

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – Former political prisoner Filep Jacob Samuel Karma said he was concerned about the current situation facing…

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – A lawyer for four activists of West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in Manokwari region, said the jail sentence of…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) has criticized police in the capital over the detention of several hundred Papuan students…

Donny Andhika Mononimbar, Jakarta – Two foreign journalists have reportedly become victims of police violence and intimidation in…

Reports from Indonesia's Papua region indicate up to four people have been shot by police and military as the security forces cracked…

Jakarta – Two Papuan students were named suspects in attacks against a police officer during a violent demonstration in Jakarta on Tuesday.

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Jakarta – Police fired tear gas at a hundreds-strong crowd hurling rocks on Tuesday (Dec 1) during a protest in Jakarta against Indonesian rule…

Vanuatu chiefs and church groups have led a march through the Vanuatu capital Port Vila to mark West Papua Day.

They are among…

Fifteen-year-old Adina curls up in bed under a sheet, her body ravaged by AIDS, one of many caught up in an epidemic sweeping Indonesia's eastern…

Yogyakarta – Coinciding with the anniversary of the Free Papua Movement (OPM), some 29 mass organisations (ormas) in the Central Java city of…

Jakarta – On Tuesday December 1 police blocked protesters from the Papua Student Alliance (AMP) who had come from throughout Java and Bali to…

Luqman Rimadi, Jakarta – Police have broken up a rally by the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) who were protesting at the Hotel Indonesia traffic…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH Jakarta) has condemned the forced disbursing and arrest of protesters from the Papuan Student…

Auckland (Pacific Media Watch) – A group of postgraduate students and staff today raised the West Papuan flag on campus at Auckland University of…

A flag raising event in support of the West Papuan symbol, the Morning Star, has been held on the steps of New Zealand's parliament.…

A collective of Maori and Pacific women in South Auckland will today raise the Morning Star flag in a show of solidarity for freedom…