The British government has promised to guarantee the safety of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on his planned visit to the United…

Tito Summa Siahaan – There are two sides to every coin, but according to the chief of Freeport Indonesia, the local unit of US mining giant…

Farouk Arnaz – Unknown gunmen fired on two cars along the road between Timika and the Grasberg mine operated by Freeport Indonesia in Papua on…

The Australian Greens fear the death of a Papuan freedom fighter – and its links to Australian defence personnel – is being swept under the carpet…

Gunmen opened fire on a Freeport Indonesia car in Mimika, Papua on Friday in the latest instance of violence in the restive province…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – As many as 31 regions in Papua have demanded autonomy status, 29 as new regencies and three as new provinces.

Rangga Prakoso – Judges at the South Jakarta municipal court on Thursday rejected a civil suit filed by the Indonesian Human Rights Committee For…

Jayapura – Gustaf Kawer, one of the lawyers defending the former chairman of the KNPB – National Committee of West Papua – said that the judges…

A police officer reportedly guarding a road project in Jayapura, Papua, was gunned down by unknown assailants on Monday, police said.

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The Australian Greens have today questioned the mixed messages the Australian Government is sending Indonesia about human rights in West Papua.…

Jayapura – At a time when the media is busily reporting about plans for a dialogue between Papua and Jakarta, following the visit to Papua by the…

Brig. Gen. Tito Karnavian, of Densus 88 is to become the head of police in West Papua. Joe Collins of AWPA said "this is of great concern…

Jayapura – One of the leaders of the OPM, Danny Kogoya along with seven others were arrested on Sunday just before midnight, in a hotel in Entrop…

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Monday on Indonesia to pursue dialogue and ensure autonomy for restive Papua but made it clear that…

Farouk Arnaz – Six out of 25 members of the Free Papua Organization (OPM) who were arrested in a series of raids on Sunday and Monday…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives Commission I overseeing defense has established a working committee to…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Papua Police on Sunday arrested 22 members of the Free Papua Organization (OPM), including its prominent leader Daniel…

Farouk Arnaz – The former head of Indonesia's elite anti-terrorism unit is set to become the new Papua Police chief, according to a copy of the…

Jakarta – A human rights watchdog has called on the United States' Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to support the release of all Indonesian…

Australia categorically rejected Papuan independence Sunday saying it could not lead to a viable nation and would "completely rupture" ties with…

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Ismira Lutfia & Ezra Sihite – Following an investigative report from Australian media alleging that the country's counterterrorism unit…

Dozens of Papuans in Semarang and Salatiga in Central Java and Yogyakarta rallied in front of Semarang Police headquarters on Thursday…

Afriza Hanifa, Semarang – Scores of Papuan protesters from Papua National Solidarity (NAPAS) held an action in front of the East Java regional…

Michael Bachelard – A senior Indonesian legislator has hit out at Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr for having "double standards" after he…

Alex Perrottet – Fresh allegations of human rights violations in West Papua implicating Australian military training on ABC's 7:30 Report this…

The Human Rights Law Centre is trying to pressure the Federal Government to act on allegations of torture and killings by an Australian-trained…

Philip Jacobson – There has been talk of an arms deal between the United States and Indonesia. Reportedly on the table are eight Boeing AH-64…

Jayapura – Brutal scenes occurred at a highland students dormitory in Abepura early on Sunday night (26 August) as a massive assault was carried…

Canberra called on Wednesday for an Indonesian inquiry into the killing of a Papuan independence leader but could not say whether Australian-…

Hayden Cooper and Lisa Main – An elite counter-terrorism unit trained and supplied by Australia is being accused of acting as a death squad in…

Hayden Cooper and Lisa Main – Resistance leaders in the restive Indonesian region of West Papua say they are losing their struggle for…

Mimika, Papua – A senior member of the Mimika Legislative Council called on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to investigate the "…

UA: 251/12 Index: ASA 21/032/2012

Former prisoner of conscience Yusak Pakage is being denied access to medical treatment while in…

Banjir Ambarita & Arientha Primanita – Authorities in the Paniai district of Papua have imposed a curfew after a police officer was shot and…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The government has warned it will take all necessary measures to locate those responsible for the recent…

The National Committee for West Papua (KNPB) has urged the police authorities in West Papua to agree to the transfer of Buchtar Tabuni who is now…

Aditya Revianur, Jakarta – Speaking at a press conference in Jakarta, Papua National Solidarity (NAPAS) coordinator Martheen Goo called for the…

Rangga Prakoso & Tito Summa Siahaan – Little progress has been made in attempts by the government to renegotiate the mining contract held by…

The district police chief in Paniai, Papua, on Wednesday said investigators had narrowed their search for suspects after the fatal shooting of a…

John Mcbeth – German biologist Pieter Helmut and his wife were walking up the beach after swimming near the Papua provincial capital of Jayapura…

Jayapura – An unidentified shooter shot a policeman to death at Enarotali airport in the Paniai district of West Papua on Tuesday…

Ayub Natanubun, head of the forestry agency of Papua's Sarmi district, was shot by an unidentified gunman near the border of Indonesia…

Surabaya (CARE) – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's speech on August 16 took up several issues related to West Papua, including that it is not…

Suze Metherell – The "banned" Morning Star flag of West Papuan independence will be displayed in shop fronts across New Zealand next week.

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Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Dozens of Papuans rallied in front of the US Embassy in Jakarta on Wednesday, saying that New York Agreement signed 50 years…

Vitalis Yogi Trisna, Jakarta – Coinciding with the commemoration of 50 years since the New York Agreement, Papuan National Solidarity…

James Balowski, Jakarta – The killing of a leading pro-independence activist in West Papua during a raid reportedly led by members of the…

Jayapura – West Papua Police have arrested 10 people for raising the banned Morning Star flag, a symbol of Papuan independence, during a rally in…

Index: ASA 21/031/2012

Amnesty International calls for an independent and impartial investigation into reports that police used…