Jayapura, Jubi – The Jayapura District Court on Thursday, August 4, 2022, continued the trial of the alleged treason involving seven Morning Star raisers at Cenderawasih Sports Center, Jayapura City.

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – With the early stages of the 2024 general elections underway, the creation of three new provinces in Papua still left plenty of legal holes to fill as policymakers have only until mid-October to decide how the elections will be run in the new provinces.

Jayapura, Jubi – Head of the Papua Agriculture and Food Agency Semuel Siriwa encourages the people of Lanny Jaya Regency to change the cycle of planting and harvesting sweet potatoes. This is to reduce the risk of damage to food crops due to extreme weather such as hail, Siriwa said in Jayapura on Thursday, August 4, 2022.

Sentani, Jubi – Artists in Jayapura Regency regretted the lack of creative space for them to do their work in that area. Until now, Jayapura Regency has yet to have a cultural park as a center for arts that supports the development of arts and culture, as well as fostering artistic and cultural programs.

Jayapura, Jubi – Head of the Cenderawasih University's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR) Team Melkias Hetharia said that violations of human rights in Papua can be resolved through customary law.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – More than 100 Indigenous people in Indonesia's Papua region are calling on the local government to revoke all the permits of a palm oil company that's continuing to clear land despite being ordered to halt all activities by officials.

Jayapura, Jubi – Head of the Cenderawasih University's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR) Team Melkias Hetharia said that the formation of the KKR was the right solution to resolve human rights violations in Papua and build peace. This was conveyed by Hetharia in an online discussion held by the Alliance for Democracy for Papua on Friday, July 29, 2022.

Antara, Jakarta – An Indonesian Army (TNI AD) soldier was shot when the police dispersed the people visiting the Dekai Police Station, Yahukimo Regency, Papua.

Merauke, Jubi – Lawmakers of the Merauke Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) are worried about the lives of indigenous Papuans who are deemed threatened by the rapid investment in plantations in Merauke Regency.

Wamena, Jubi – As the law on the formation of new Papua provinces was passed, one of which was the establishment of the Mountainous Papua Province with its capital in Wamena, the Huwula Indigenous Care Team asked the local government to make regulations on customary land.

Sebastian Strangio – Papua, the easternmost region of Indonesia, displays a number of "early warning signs" of mass atrocities, linked to the unresolved grievances of Indigenous Papuans and the worsening conflict between pro-independence insurgents and the Indonesian state, claims a group working to prevent future genocides.

Jayapura, Jubi – Activists of the Papuan People's Petition (PRP) on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, distributed leaflets inviting people to join the protests on July 29 against Papua expansion and special autonomy.

Merauke, Jubi – In the last two decades, or during 2001-2021, 925,000 hectares of forest area in Merauke Regency have been lost, while 2,652,335 have been converted "for development and growth" during the same period.

Jayapura, Jubi TV – Impunity Monitoring head of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) Tioria Pretty said an Ad Hoc Human Rights Court for the Bloody Paniai case should be established at the Jayapura District Court. Tioria said she was surprised that the Attorney General's Office (AGO) delegated the case file to the Makassar District Court.

Len Garae – West Papua leaders are now ready to take over the affairs of their country, with 12 members of Cabinet with (Interim) Prime Minister Edison Warome.

That is the confirmation of the Interim President of West Papua, Mr. Benny Wenda, on his latest visit to Port Vila from London, where he is based.

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), agreeing to mutually support each other's independence struggles.

Ardi Bayage, Yahukimo – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) rejects violence in the struggle for West Papuan liberation. This was conveyed by KNPB spokesperson Ones Suhuniap on Saturday July 23 when speaking with Suara Papua.

Suhuniap asserted that the KNPB rejects all forms of violence in the struggle to liberate Papua from Indonesia's colonial grasp.

New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), which wants independence from Indonesia.

The deal was signed by Roch Wamytan, the President of New Caledonia's Congress, and the visiting ULMWP leader Benny Wenda.

Victor Mambor and Alvin Prasetyo in Jayapura – The US Holocaust Memorial Museum is warning in a new report that mass killings of civilians could occur in Indonesia's troubled West Papua region in the next year to 18 months if current conditions deteriorate to a worst-case scenario.

Jakarta – Nothing can justify the act of violence that claimed the lives of 11 people and wounded another, all unarmed civilians, on July 16 in Nogolaid village in Nduga regency, Papua.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Jayapura District Court on Thursday, July 21, 2022, continued the trial of the alleged treason case involving seven Papuans who raised the Morning Star flag at Cenderawasih Sports Center and marched carrying banners with the Morning Star on December 1, 2021.

Indra A, Azis Kurmala, Jakarta – Head of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) Moeldoko has said that the Indonesian government is serious about the welfare and progress of the people in Papua region.

Jayapura, Jubi – An academician of the Musamus University in Merauke, Yosehi Mekiuw, said the formation of three new provinces in Papua would marginalize indigenous peoples as it would trigger further exploitation of Papua's natural resources when forests are the source of people's livelihood. Today, many sago forests have been replaced with oil palm plantations.

TAPOL expresses its concern and deep sorrow at the numerous events that have occurred recently in West Papua, which have led to the deaths of several people.

Jayapura – The formation of new autonomous regions (DOB) in Papua is still leaving problems in its wake, the latest being the issue of bribes allegedly paid by Merauke Regent Romanus Mbaraka to House of Representatives (DPR) lawmakers to change an article in the revised Special Autonomy (Otsus) Law on Papua so that regional expansion falls under the control of the central government

Waropen, Jubi – Chair of the Synod of the Kingmi Church (GKI) in Papua Rev. Tilas Mom said the church was the last line of defense to unite Indigenous Papuans (OAP) in Papua. He said that amid the division of regencies and cities in Papua and West Papua following the formation of three new provinces, the church must keep Papuans from being divided.

Damien Kingsbury – Tensions have erupted as the Indonesian government attempts to further divide West Papuan territory. But with few international allies, the Papuan resistance may be destined to fail.

Dian Erika Nugraheny, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid is calling for an end to the cycle of violence in Papua following the killing of 11 civilians in Nduga regency on Saturday July 16.

"It's time for the state to end the cycle of violence in Papua", said Hamid in a press release on Monday July 18.

An Australian-based human rights lobby group wants Pacific Island leaders to be united and take action on the human rights abuses taking place in West Papua.

The Sydney-based Australia West Papua Association's spokesperson Joe Collins said the people of Indonesia-occupied West Papua see themselves as part of the Pacific community.

The Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) has condemned the absence of West Papua in last week's Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) official communique, saying it was "greatly disappointed" that the human rights situation in the Indonesian-ruled Melanesian region had not been mentioned.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papuan Peace Network (JDP) expresses its condolences for the shooting that killed 10 civilians and injured two civilians by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) in Nogolaid, Nduga Regency, on Saturday, July 16, 2022.

The civil organization regrets any acts of violence against civilians by anyone, including the TPNPB.

Sebastian Strangio – This last weekend brought the news of another deadly attack in the Papua region of eastern Indonesia, amid rising tensions ahead of the Indonesian government's planned subdivision of the region.

Jayapura, Jubi – The West Papua National Liberation Army says they have shot dead ten people and injured two people they considered enemies in Nogolait Village, Kenyam District, Nduga Regency, on Saturday, July 16, 2022.

The Australia West Papua Association is greatly disappointed that the human rights situation in West Papua was not mentioned in the official PIF Communique.

M Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia executive director Usman Hamid in a written statement on Sunday argues that the Indonesian government's approach towards issues in Papua must undergo a major overhaul as he believes the cycle of violence taking place in the most Eastern region of Indonesia should be ended by now.

Jakarta – Separatists in Papua province claimed responsibility on Monday for the killing of 10 people over the weekend, accusing the victims of being spies for the government in Jakarta.

Jayapura, Jubi – A collaboration of German and Indonesian artists held an exhibition based on the studies on gold mining in Papua's Mimika Regency, and coal mines in Leipzig, Germany. The exhibition titled "Gold & Coal" was held at the Cenderawasih University Cultural Workshop Museum on July 15-16, 2022.

Agencies, Jayapura – Ten people were shot dead on Saturday in the restive region of Papua in an ambush that local police attributed to rebels, AFP reported. Two other people were seriously injured in the shooting, which police said took place in the remote highland regency of Nduga.

Jayapura, Jubi – Moderator of the Papuan Church Council Benny Giay said the recent speech of Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle (PDIP) General Chair and former Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri proved the Indonesian's racist mindset towards Papuans.

Jayapura, Jubi – Four Cenderawasih University students who protested against the Papua expansion were beaten by police on Thursday, July 14, 2022.

Rusiate Baleilevuka, Suva – A Fiji women's advocacy group has condemned their government for remaining silent over the human rights violations in West Papua amid the Pacific Islands Forum being hosted by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainmarama this week.

Meri Radinibaravi – Fiji Women's Crisis Centre coordinator Shamima Ali says instead of putting the plight of the West Papuan people on the Pacific Islands Forum agenda, Fiji is pursuing strong bilateral relations with their oppressors, Indonesia.

She made the statement during a Morning Star flag raising ceremony on Wednesday at the FWCC Office in Suva.

Sharon Muller – Demonstrations against the creation of three new autonomous regions (DOB) have flared up in different parts of Papua: Sorong, Kaimana, Yahukimo, Wamena, Nabire, Jayapura and Merauke.

Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – Following an earlier call by the Papua People's Petition (PRP) and despite being marred by police blockades, forced dispersals and assaults on protesters, simultaneous mass actions were held in various parts of the country on Thursday July 14,.

Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – The Papua People's Petition (PRP) as the group responsible for the simultaneous actions with the principle agenda of rejecting revisions to the Special Autonomy Law (Otsus) on Papua, opposing the planned creation of new autonomous regions (DOB) in Papua and calling for a referendum in West Papua, read out the following statement today, Thursday July 14.

Jayapura, Jubi TV – The Student Executive Board (BEM) of Cenderawasih University took to the streets on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, asking the university's rector to stop all forms of cooperation with the security forces, especially the Indonesian Military (TNI).

Jayapura – Head of the Cenderawasih University's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR) Team Melkias Hetharia says the expansion of Papua through the formation of three new provinces in Papua will not hinder the formation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Jayapura – The Military Police of the XVII/Cenderawasih arrested on Monday, July 11, 2022, two Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers suspected of being involved in illegal firearms and ammunition trade in Papua. The arrest of the two was a development from the case of AN, a civil servant in Nduga Regency who was caught in possession of 615 bullets.

Jayapura – Member of the Commission for Government, Politics, Law, Human Rights, and Security at the Papuan Legislative Council, Laurenzus Kadepa, said an independent team was needed to investigate the recent chaos in Paniai Regency that resulted in one resident died and two others were injured.

Hilaire Bule – Prime Minister Bob Loughman is among regional leaders converging in Fiji for the 51st Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders summit in Suva, Fiji, this week.