Raras Cahyafitri and Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Less than three months before the administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is due…

The West Papuan political prisoners known as the Jayapura Five have been released after serving almost three years in jail in…

Max Horder – Home to 3.5 million people, daily life in West Papua is characterised by widespread violence, intimidation and political suppression…

Jayapura – Newly appointed Papua Police chief Yotje Mende said he would take stern action against armed criminals in the province…

The organisation called the Federal Republic of West Papua is urging the Pacific Islands Forum and the Melanesian Spearhead Group to…

We, the undersigned organizations, are concerned about the serious and ongoing violations of Human Rights that are taking place with impunity in…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – One person was killed and two were injured when a 10-car convoy traveling in a remote area of Papua's highlands was…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate Jusuf Kalla garnered 96,780 votes, in…

[In-depth Investigation from West Papua Media team, our stringers in Jayapura and local sources.]

Evidence has emerged of a savage…

Admin MS, Yogyakarta – Insisting that the annexation of West Papua into the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) through the 1969…

An academic specialising in West Papua says Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo is likely to be more Papua friendly than his opponent…

Sally Whyte – Tomorrow's Indonesian election will be especially tense in West Papua, where activist groups are calling for a boycott of the poll,…

Rebecca Lake, Jakarta – England could hardly be any further from the Indonesian province of West Papua but for the exiled leader of the Free West…

Katherine Gregory – Free West Papua protestors have demonstrated outside the Indonesian consulate in Darwin as the Northern Territory's Indonesian…

The security forces in West Papua have raised the security level in the territory to "Siaga Satu" (full alert) leading up to the presidential…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – With just three days left before the presidential election, the Regional Military Command (Kodam) XVII/Cendrawasih…

The National Committee for West Papua, the KNPB, is saying that another seven of its activists were captured by the Indonesian…

The Papua separatist group, the National Committee for West Papua, or the KNPB, has reported that six of its members were arrested,…

Two New Zealanders have been awarded the 2014 John Rumbiak Human Rights Defenders Award for their work pushing for improved human…

The KNPB has reported that a six of their activists were arrested, beaten and taken to the Jayapura Police Station yesterday afternoon, 3 July.…

Timika – Police are searching for people who distributed leaflets urging voters to boycott the July 9 presidential election and demand…

Port Moresby – The Government of Vanuatu will continue raising the issue on West Papua to the UN.

After the meeting of Melanesia Spearhead…

The Vanuatu Prime Minister Joe Natuman says the government is still looking at pushing the West Papua issue at the United Nations…

The Vanuatu Prime Minister Joe Natuman says the onus is on Indonesia to allow West Papuan groups to partake in a more inclusive…

The Australia West Papua Association says a rally of independence supporters in Jayapura yesterday was peaceful and not attended by…

The 1st July is a very important day in the West Papuan struggle for self-determination and independence. On 1st of July in 1971, West Papuan…

A human rights advocacy group is calling for a new Indonesian government to end human rights abuses by previous governments, and bring…

Melanesian Spearhead Group leaders say they want to take a more proactive approach alongside Indonesia to help address the development needs of…

The Free West Papua Campaign says Dutch New Guinea veterans are angry they have been stopped from carrying the West Papuan Morning…

Melanesian Spearhead Group leaders meeting in Port Moresby have indicated that the West Papua National Coalition for Liberation's bid to join the…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Police said that two firearms, some traditional weapons and a thousand rounds of ammunition seized in a Jayapura raid…

Melanesian Spearhead Group leaders meeting this week in the Papua New Guinea capital are expected to formulate a decision on a West…

Port Moresby, PNG – The Free West Papua Campaign PNG chapter is appealing to the members of Parliament for the West Papua's membership in the…

Siteri Sauvakacolo – The Indonesian embassy in Fiji says no one has the right to interfere in matters relating to West Papua.

Responding to…

A new office for the self-declared Federal Republic of West Papua has been opened in Australia.

The office in Melbourne's Docklands business…

The organisation calling itself the Federal Republic of West Papua is today opening an office in Melbourne.

The Minister for…

Councilor Amanda Stone from the Yarra City Council is cutting the ribbon on the Federal Republic of West Papua's new office in Docklands (…

Kursi Istana, Jayapura – Human rights activists and organisations have launched the Movement Against Forgetting in Papua. The activists are…

Tevita Vuibau – Churches in Fiji and the region are throwing their voices behind self determination for West Papua. Their support comes as the…

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he would explain his policies on Papua during his visit to Fiji, where he will attend a meeting…

There are renewed calls for United Nations monitors to be allowed in to Indonesia's troubled Papua provinces, to verify what human rights groups…

Jakarta – US Ambassador Robert Blake has highlighted growing cooperation between the US government and its counterparts in Indonesia, including…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Another shooting incident occurred in Jayapura, Papua, on Saturday, highlighting the fragile security situation in…

Churches in the Solomon Islands have agreed to actively support the struggle for political independence of the people of West Papua.

The…

The United Nations Human Rights Council's current session has heard concerns that freedom of expression and peaceful assembly continue…

Harry Pearl, Jakarta – New Zealand's ambassador to Indonesia, in response to allegations that his country had a hidden motive behind a police…

The journalist who revealed Indonesia's move to pull out of a New Zealand-funded police training programme in West Papua says he…

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Indonesian officials keep sending mixed messages regarding the contract renegotiation with Freeport Indonesia –…

Harry Pearl & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Indonesia has axed a multimillion dollar police training program in West Papua because police…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – A joint group of soldiers and police officers shot Rudi Orerei, the alleged leader of an armed group in…