Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Legislative Council's Special Group urged President Joko Widodo to immediately issue a Presidential Regulation on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Papua.

Fikri Harish, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is pressing for the Papua governor and graft suspect Lukas Enembe to cooperate with the commission's second summons amid chants of criminalization by his supporters.

Jayapura, Jubi – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has urged the Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander to evaluate the 20/Ima Jaya Keramo Raider Infantry Brigade, the unit from which six suspects in the murder and mutilation of four Nduga residents in Mimika Regency originated.

Jayapura, Jubi – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) announced the results of its initial investigation into the murder and mutilation of four Nduga residents in Mimika Regency conducted by the commission on September 2-4, 2022 and September 12-16, 2022.

An open letter by Reverend Dr Benny Giay

The notion that Papua is the "Land of Peace" has no substance.

Many feel that this phrase "Papua Tanah Damai" or "Papua Land of Peace" only conceals the reality of Papua. In recognition of that, we would like to convey our observations about the current crisis in Papua.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Office of the National Commission on Humans Rights (Komnas HAM Papua) has released the results of its investigation into the alleged persecution by soldiers of the Raider 600/Modang Infantry Battalion that led to the death of a resident of Mappi Regency named Bruno Amenim Kimko.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Mimika Police has released the autopsy results of four bodies of the Mimika murder, saying that two victims were shot and two others were stabbed. However, lawyer of the victims' families Gustaf R Kawer believes that all four victims were shot.

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Coordinator Fatia Maulidiyanti is asking the government to open access to information on the violence happening in Papua, and that the government stop hiding up this information, especially from the international community.

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) Chairperson Ahmad Taufan Damanik has denied that the Free Papua Organisation (OPM) commander they met with recently was from a group cultivated by the TNI (Indonesian military) and the Polri (Indonesian police).

Sentani, Jubi – Ondofolo and khoselo (tribal chiefs) of Nendali Village, East Sentani District wanted to push for the topic of loss of customary rights in Papua to become a strategic issue discussed in the VI Congress of Indigenous Peoples of the Archipelago (KMAN).

Laurens Ikinia – Governor Lukas Enembe of Indonesia's Melanesian province of Papua has been banned from travelling abroad by the state Directorate General of Immigration, Ministry of Law and Human Rights, preventing him undergoing vital medical treatment in the Philippines.

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Papua Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) Director Emanuel Gobay is urging the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) to declare the murder and mutilation of four civilians in Mimika, Papua, as a gross human rights violation.

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) Papua representative office, Frits Ramadey, says that the murder and mutilation of four Papuan civilians in Mimika was premeditated and planned by the perpetrators two days beforehand.

Rights activists including a Catholic priest have supported a crackdown against officials accused of corruption in Indonesia's Christian-majority Papua province while critics termed the purge politically motivated.

Yamin Kogoya – Papuan protesters from seven customary regions this week stormed the Mako Brimob police headquarters in Kota Raja, Jayapura, accusing the KPK and police of "criminalising" local Governor Lukas Enembe.

Jayapura, Jubi – The families of the victims of the Bloody Paniai human rights violations assessed that the trial of the case at the Makassar Human Rights Court was no more than a publicity stunt by the State.

Jayapura, Jubi – Spokesperson for the Governor of Papua M Rifai Darus said that Governor Lukas Enembe is ready to undergo the legal process related to the allegation of him receiving a gratuity, the case of which is handled by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Enarotali, Jubi – Executive Director of the Papuan Justice and Human Integrity Foundation Theo Hesegem is outraged at the treatment of the Indonesian Military (TNI) deemed to have exchanged the dignity of indigenous Papuans (OAP) for money.

Jayapura – Three weeks after the incident, a report on the murder and mutilation of four civilians from Nduga in Timika, Mimika regency, Papua, was raised at a United Nations Human Rights Council session on Monday September 12 at the UN offices in Geneva.

Jakarta – Papua Governor Lukas Enembe has been named a corruption suspect for allegedly taking bribes, an attorney for the governor said on Tuesday.

The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, has had his bank accounts frozen by the anti-money laundering agency PPATK.

Jayapura, Jubi – Coordinator of the Civil Society Coalition for Law Enforcement and Human Rights in Papua Gustaf R Kawer, who is the legal representative of the families of four Nduga victims of murder and mutilation in Mimika Regency, said the families were questioned by police in Mimika's capital of Timika on Monday, September 12, 2022.

Jayapura, Jubi – Coordinator of the Civil Society Coalition for the Enforcement of Law and Human Rights in Papua Emanuel Gobay said there were at least five different crimes committed by the perpetrators of the murder and mutilation of four Nduga residents in Mimika Regency.

Wamena, Jubi – The action of 11 students who took down the signboard "Governor Office of Mountainous Papua Province" in front of the Wamena Education Agency, Jayawijaya, on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, led to police arrests.

After being questioned by police, eight students were released, while three are now still in detention.

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has again called on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to immediately stop using a militaristic security approach in dealing with the Papua problem.

Jayapura, Jubi – First deputy of the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) Yoel Mulait asked the central government to immediately establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR) and a Human Rights Court in Papua. Mulait reminded the government that the establishment of the KKR is mandated by Papua Special Autonomy Law No. 21/2001.

Jayapura, Jubi – A number of student organizations in Jayapura City built a coalition to encourage law enforcement in the persecution case allegedly done by Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers, which resulted in the death of one Mappi resident.

In a minute from the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly, the WCC expressed grave concern over the situation in West Papua.

Jayapura, Jubi – The lawyer of the families of victims of Mimika murder, Gustaf R Kawer, considered the reconstruction of the murder and mutilation of four Nduga residents odd.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Police found several new facts in the murder and mutilation of four Nduga residents in Mimika Regency after a reenactment of the case on September 3, 2022.

Marius Frisson Y, Suharto, Wamena, Papua – Students of 12 campuses in Jayawijaya district, Papua province, staged a rally outside the Jayawijaya Legislative Assembly (DPRD) on Thursday to protest against the fuel oil price hike.

Opposition Leader, Matthew Wale says the new Futsal Stadium handed over by the Indonesian government should not deter Solomon Islands support for fellow Melanesians in West Papua.

Whilst acknowledging the gift from Indonesia, Mr Wale said Solomon Islands should never allow this to be the 30 pieces of silver to betray our fellow Melanesians in West Papua.

Luke Nacei – Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere continue to remain silent and stand with colonisers like Indonesia despite the atrocities faced by the West Papua, says Fiji Women's Crisis Centre (FWCC) coordinator and human rights activist Shamima Ali.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) said that Indonesian Military (TNI) members of Yonif Raider 600/Modang suspected of torturing and killing civilians in Mappi Regency must undergo a legal process even though they have paid compensation to the victim's family.

Jayapura – The families of Mimika murder victims told the Papua Legislative Council (DPRP) team who visited Timika last week, that the DPRP should oversee the resolution of the murder case. On August 22, 2022, six Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers and four civilians allegedly killed and mutilated four Nduga residents in Mimika Regency.

Jack Brook – Hours before he was bludgeoned into a coma, Yulianus Yeimo was singing worship songs at a bonfire in 2014. Christmas was still several weeks away, but the festivities began early in Paniai, a region within Indonesia's Central Papua province.

David Engel, Albert Zhang and Jake Wallis – ASPI has analysed thousands of suspicious tweets posted in 2021 relating to the Indonesian region of Papua and assessed that they are inauthentic and were crafted to promote the policies and activities of the Indonesia government while condemning opponents such as Papuan separatists.

Jayapura – The Papua Office of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM Papua) announced nine points from their investigation into the murder and mutilation of four Nduga residents in Mimika Regency.

Jayapura, Jubi – Member of the Religious Working Group of the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) Rev. Nicolas Degey condemned all forms of torture and killing of humans on earth, especially the killing of Papuans which kept recurring and had never seen justice.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Office of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM Papua) has started an investigation into the murder and mutilation of four civilians from Nduga Regency in Timika, Mimika Regency.

Robbie Newton, Coordinator, Asia – Authorities arrested six Indonesian soldiers this week suspected in the killing and mutilation of four Indigenous Papuans in Indonesia's West Papua province.

Aryo Putranto Saptohutomo, Jakarta – Military observer Al Araf believes that the case of the Army personnel who were involved in the mutilation and murder of four civilians in Mimika should be used as a consideration for the government to reevaluate the military approach in resolving the conflict in Papua.

Pacific Media Watch – The co-founder of Tabloid Jubi, Victor Mambor has been presented with the 2022 Udin Award from Indonesia's Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) during the organisation's 28th-anniversary celebration.

Seven people have been found guilty of treason after raising the banned Morning Star flag in West Papua, a province of Indonesia.

In the Jayapura District Court this week, the seven were each jailed for 10 months and fined.

The flag is considered a symbol of the West Papua struggle for independence and has been strictly barred by the Indonesian authorities.

Jayapura – The General Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Papua Police has revealed the motive for the murder and mutilation of four Nduga residents in Timika was a robbery.

Jayapura – Spokesperson for the Papua Peace Network (JDP) Yan Cristian Warinussy said President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo did not commit to resolving conflicts in the Land of Papua. Jokowi has repeatedly visited Papua without ever showing real steps to resolve the conflict.

Jayapura – Head of the Papua Office of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM Papua) Frits Ramandey asked the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) not to target civilians. Ramandey said this responding to the shooting that killed one employee of PT MUJ in Sugapa District, Intan Jaya Regency.

Jayapura – The Constitutional Court on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, read out its decision in the case of reviewing Law No. 2/2021 on the Second Amendment to Law No. 21/2001 on Special Autonomy (Otsus) for Papua filed by the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP). The Constitutional Court rejected the Papuan People's Assembly's please entirely.

Victor Mambor and Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Jayapura and Jakarta – Indonesia's president said Wednesday that police must thoroughly investigate six soldiers who were arrested as suspects in the grisly killing of four civilians in Papua last week, but residents of the troubled region cast doubt that justice would be served.

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo instructed the Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander General Andika Perkasa to assist and back up the legal process carried out by the police in the mutilation case in Papua which allegedly involves six soldiers. He said the legal process must be continued.

Church officials in Indonesia's Christian-majority Papua province have called for fail trial against six soldiers arrested for allegedly killing and mutilating four people.