Dev Nadkarni – John Otto Ondawame, Vice President of the West Papua National Council for Liberation, was a deeply disappointed man at the end the…

There's no sign that Indonesia's government will release any more political prisoners in Papua region despite a large campaign…

Indonesia's government has been accused of clamping down on the most prestigious and well-established NGOs operating in the Papua region following…

Indonesia's government has been accused of running a campaign to limit global awareness of Papua following its decision to ban another…

The West Papua Advocacy Team says ordinary Papuans stand to lose considerable benefits after another leading NGO was banned from…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-128-2010

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The Asian Human Rights Commission has been informed about the killing of a…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – The incumbent head of Boven Digoel district in Papua is leading the early vote count in his bid for re-election,…

Activists have described the need for dialogue between the central government and Papuans as "urgent" and "critical" if Jakarta hopes to save the…

Maire Leadbeater – New Zealand's diplomacy with respect to Indonesian-controlled West Papua, especially in light of its aid to the Indonesian…

The two sentiments that define the political impasse in Papua are frustration on the part of many Papuans that "special autonomy" has meant so…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The government must rethink its relationship with Papua as soon as possible if it wants to avoid further civil violence…

In the past decade, the combined population of Papua and West Papua has grown 64 percent, making them the provinces with the fastest population…

An Australia-based Papua specialist says it remains to be seen whether an increase in state funding for Indonesia's Papua region will…

The New Zealand Police says that its community police training-the-trainers in Indonesia's Papua region is making a positive impact.…

Jayapura – Local church leaders have called for an independent investigation of a series of church shootings in Puncak Jaya, Papua,…

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President
Republic of Indonesia
Istana Merdeka
Jakarta Pusat 10110 Indonesia
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Jason Tedjasukmana – Rising tensions in Papua have Indonesian authorities worried about possible international intervention in the nation's…

Jakarta – A legislator has called on the government to be more serious in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Indonesian province of Papua.

The death of a local journalist has increased concerns about a giant food estate launched today in Merauke, Southeastern Papua by Indonesia's…

Daniel Flitton – Indonesian officials have tried to put a stop to a public lecture in Melbourne tonight to discuss the troubled province of West…

Arti Ekawati, Indonesia – Indonesia on Wednesday launched a giant project to create a $5 billion agricultural estate spanning three districts in…

The Indonesian government has banned a Dutch funding agency, for allegedly supporting Papuan separatists and running a commercial…

Banyan – Slowly but surely, Papua is emerging as a serious international problem for the otherwise well-liked Indonesian administration of Susilo…

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) today congratulated U.S. Congress members for their letter to Indonesian president, Dr. H.…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Papua Police were urged Friday to take serious action to solve several fatal shootings, with the latest…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Indonesia still opens its door to NGOs that want to operate in Papua, as long as they benefit the people without…

Farouk Arnaz & Banjir Ambarita, Papua – The National Police have denied allegations that officers disemboweled a Papuan detainee with a…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Security in Puncak Jaya, Papua, continues to deteriorate with the latest incident on Wednesday resulting in the…

Dina Indrasafitri, Jakarta – Flexible policy implementation in the field is required to handle tension in Papua, a natural resources-…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Edward Aritonang confirmed Thursday the video showing a prisoner lying in a…

West Papuan activists have voiced disappointment that the issue of West Papua was not brought up at the Forum Leaders Summit in Port…

No official decision was made at a special sitting of the upper house of the Papua provincial parliament to formally return special…

Robin McDowell, Jakarta – The jumpy video shows a prisoner lying in a jungle clearing in eastern Indonesia moments after troops allegedly sliced…

Jakarta – Ahead of an audit of Papua's special autonomy regional development fund, an NGO has urged the government to recognize that the root of…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – The prevailing violence being committed by police and military personnel to quell separatist sentiment in…

Rebecca Henschke, Jakarta – Papua's most well-known pro-independence leader, Filep Karma, is serving 15 years in jail for rebellion. Amnesty…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The government must shift its policy approach on Papua away from the welfare model and toward one focused on resolving the…

Fifty members of the United States Congress have called on President Barack Obama to hold Indonesia accountable for what they call…

John M. Glionna, Jakarta – The video, shot in the jungle of Indonesia's restive Papua province, shows a wounded political activist lying face-up…

Jakarta – After a decade of implementation, the central government plans to thoroughly evaluate the special autonomy for Papua next year, an…

Jakarta – A high-profile prisoner sentenced to 15 years' jail for raising a banned flag in Indonesia's Papua province returned to…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – A planned dialogue between the central government and Papua to seek a comprehensive settlement to long-standing…

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday demanded an audit of Papua's special autonomous status following…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Papua's special autonomy fund should be kept separate from the province's budget and independently managed by a new…

Indonesia Human Rights Committee,
Box 68-419,
Auckland, 1125
New Zealand

25 July, 2010

The Secretary General
Pacific…

Dev Nadkarni – A push for independence in Indonesia's rich but troubled territory of Papua is set to become an issue for the Pacific Island Forum…

The decision of the Obama Administration to begin "gradual and limited" engagement with the Indonesian Special Forces (Kopassus) ignores more than…

Banjir Ambarita & Nurfika Osman, Jayapura – The separatist Free Papua Movement, which has been engaged in a low-profile armed resistance…

A decision that was adopted at a recent congress of the OPM (Organisasi Papua Merdeka) along with its armed wing, Tentara Papua Nasional/TPN, made…

The Industry Ministry said Tuesday that the government planned to expand the pulp and paper industry to eastern Indonesia, including Papua,…