Konradus Epa, Jakarta – Indonesia's Papua is to have an international university to increase educational quality in the impoverished region after the government this week issued a permit for the project, which is backed by the local Church.

Putu Indah Savitri, Suharto, Jakarta – Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Bambang Soesatyo, and Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, have agreed to strengthen the humanistic approach policy in Papua and West Papua.

Zely Ariane – As many as 2.7 million hectares of forest and peat areas in three regencies: Merauke, Mappi, and Boven Digoel will be converted for the Food Estate project. Around 200 villages and the livelihoods of the community will be affected by the Papua Food Estate plan, which lacks information and seems shady.

Yance Wenda, Sentani, Jubi – Member of the Customary Working Group of the Papuan People's Council (MRP) Edison Tanati criticized development in Papua which focused more on infrastructure development without preparing human resources.

Jakarta – Human rights abuses in Papua have come under the spotlight of the United Nations with the global body's special rapporteurs seeking explanations over several issues including enforced disappearances.

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – The head of the Somatua Intan Jaya Independent Student Community, Feri Belau, asked the Indonesian Military (TNI) to immediately withdraw its troops from Migani, Intan Jaya Regency, and throughout Papua.

Yamin Kogoya, Brisbane – Google images of a country or region can offer a wealth of information about the people and cultures that live there. Some images accurately portray reality while others present camouflage, attempting to deceive or twist our perception.

From a marketing standpoint, it's all about selling the national identity, brands and products.

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – The Papuan Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) has asked the Papua Police to guarantee the fulfillment of the right to health for eight people who were arrested for raising the Morning Star flag at Jayapura City's Cenderawasih Sports Center on December 1, 2021.

Jubi TV – The United Nations (UN) through the Special Procedures Mandate Holders submitted a request for data, information, and clarification to the Indonesian government regarding alleged violations of human rights in Papua, internationally known as West Papua.

Jakarta – The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council has written to the Indonesian government asking for data and clarification related to alleged forced disappearances, the use of excessive force, torture and forced relocation in Papua and West Papua provinces for the period 2021.

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – The Yahukimo 16 Headquarters of the West Papua National Liberation Army's (TPNPB) has said that the Indonesian Military (TNI) and police personnel are not allowed to shoot Yahukimo civilians who did not know anything. The armed group challenges the TNI and police to fight against TPNPB troops in a certain war zone in Yahukimo Regency, Papua.

Edwin Nand – Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has confirmed that Fiji is taking a multilateral approach to issues regarding West Papua which has been fighting for independence from Indonesia.

Speaking in parliament late yesterday, Sayed-Khaiyum confirmed the Fijian government's position is to help uphold the rule of international law.

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – Papua land is increasingly being targeted by investors, especially investors in oil palm plantations and mining. The Papuan Customary Council urges the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) to establish a customary court to protect the customary lands of indigenous peoples from land grabbing by companies.

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) again plans to submit a proposal to register West Papua in the highest forum of Melanesian countries, the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), once the MSG leaders hold a meeting again.

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – Papuan activist of the United Liberation Movement For West Papua (ULMWP) Markus Haluk believes that the Indonesian government's policy towards Papua, such as the plan for regional expansion and Law No. 21/2021 on the amendment to Papua Special Autonomy (Otsus), is a cheap offer from Indonesia, just like "sweets" to the Papuan people.

Antara, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) of Papua Province stated that the regional economy recorded a growth of 15.11 percent in 2021.

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Indonesian military (TNI) chief Gen. Andika Perkasa has offered a new softer approach to resolving the long-standing conflict in the country's easternmost provinces of Papua and West Papua.

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – Papuan lawmaker Emus Gwijangge said that the resolution to various problems in Papua, especially cases of past human rights violations, was more important to the Papuan people than the regional expansion planned by the government.

Matthew Scott of Newsroom – International students in New Zealand are appealing to the Indonesian government in response to funding being pulled for the autonomous Melanesian provinces to send students abroad.

Jakarta – Recently appointed Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Andika Perkasa has attracted public attention with his plan to change the way the institution deals with longstanding separatism in Papua. He says the TNI will treat Papua like the nation's other provinces, in that territorial operations will manifest as civic action programs.

Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta – The Church in Indonesia has joined civil and rights groups in demanding the unconditional release of eight Papuan university students, who have been held without trial for more than three months accused of treason.

The students were arrested and charged after staging a pro-independence rally on Dec. 1 in Jayapura, capital of Papua province.

Yance Wenda, Sentani, Jubi – A member of the Papuan People's Assembly's (MRP) Customary Working Group, Engelbertus Kasipmabin, said the deployment of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and police troops to Papua was not well prepared that many public facilities were turned to security posts by the TNI and police.

An umbrella organisation representing Papuan students worldwide has been formed with a renewed commitment to strengthening their efforts to gain "quality education".

Arnold Belau, Jayapura – The Timika regional chairperson of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB), Steven Itlay, who was reportedly arrested by police was released at 12 midnight local time on February 4.

Alexander Loen, Jayapura, Jubi – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has designated 36,003 hectares of land in Papua as a Social Forest area on Thursday, February 3, 2022.

Yuliana Lantipo, Jayapura, Jubi – The judicial review upon Law No. 2/2021 on the Second Amendment to the Papua Special Autonomy (Otsus) Law at the Constitutional Court is still a top priority program for the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) in 2022. The MRP proposed the judicial review as the new Otsus Law was considered reducing the authority of the Papuan People's Assembly.

Matthew Scott – The association representing international students from the West Papuan provinces of Indonesia have clapped back, saying the move is an "assassination of human resources"

International students in New Zealand are appealing to the Indonesian government as support is pulled for the autonomous Melanesian provinces to send students abroad.

Theo Kelen, Jayapura, Jubi – Papuan students abroad have expressed their concerns regarding the fate of their education following the issuance of Law No. 21/2021 about the second amendment to Papua's Special Autonomy (Otsus) Law.

Sri Krishnamurthi – A global Papuan student body International Alliance of Papuan Students Association Overseas (IAPSAO) is seeking a meeting with Indonesian president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to air their grievances over a new policy to cut 10 percent autonomous education funds allocated to the Melanesian provincial governments.

Ones Suhuniap – The West Papua National Committee's (KNPB) position with regard to the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) at the moment is one of obedience to organisational decisions.

A global Papuan students abroad umbrella organisation has appealed for a meeting with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to air their grievances over changes to the scholarship system which they say are unfairly impacting on their studies.

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – Director of the Democratic Alliance for Papua Latifah Anum Siregar said the desire for independence has always existed among the children of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) combatants and Free Papua Organization (OPM) figures. TPNPB combatants often carry their children to guerrilla warfare.

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – "From east to east", a phrase that pretty much describes the struggle of the children of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) and the Free Papua Organization (OPM) members who choose to continue their parents' battle. For them, the wish to liberate Papua has always been there.

Ryan DagurRyan Dagur, Jakarta – Stories from Jayapura street vendors who didn't have time to tend to their children's education inspired Agustinus Kadepa and his colleagues to think about taking concrete steps to help those children in the capital of Indonesia's Papua province.

The Indonesian government has denied claims by an umbrella group representing Papuan students on scholarships abroad that it is "assassinating" the provincial programme supporting studies in New Zealand and several other countries.

Yance Agapa, Nabire – The Papua Peace Network (JDP) is asking the Indonesian government to end the armed conflict by pursuing a path of dialogue.

Sorong, West Papua – Eleven people have been arrested after a deadly clash at a nightclub in West Papua, police said on Saturday.

The fight erupted on Tuesday in Sorong, a relatively quiet city in the province, and 18 people were killed, most of them in a blaze at the Double O nightclub.

Jakarta – The latest exchange of fire between the Indonesian military (TNI) and a Papuan armed criminal group in the Gome district of Puncak regency, Papua, has again claimed lives. In total, as many as three TNI personnel were killed during the armed contact as of Thursday January 27.

Adrianne Ramirez – In his December 7 statement, ULMWP Interim President Benny Wenda called for the immediate release of the eight peaceful student demonstrators, and one elderly woman, that Indonesian police arrested, tortured, and charged with 'treason' for waving the Morning Star flag in Jayapura on West Papua's Independence Day (December 1).

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – A spokesperson of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua and the Free Papua Movement (OPM), Sebby Sambom, on Friday said they are prepared to face possible retaliation from the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) after the two opposing parties engaged in a shootout on Thursday.

Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta – Three soldiers were killed and another was seriously wounded by an armed separatist group during an attack on a military post in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua, the army said.

Separatist rebels have killed three Indonesian soldiers and critically injured another during an attack on a military post in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua.

The gunmen from the West Papua Liberation Army, the military wing of the Free Papua Organisation, carried out the assault at dawn on Thursday during a change of guard in the hilly district of Puncak.

Yuliana Lantipo, Jayapura, Jubi – The shooting between security forces and the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) in Jenggernok Village's Tepuk hill, Gome District, Puncak Regency on Thursday, January 27, 2022, claimed the lives of three TNI members.

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – The moderator of the Papuan Church Council (WPCC), Rev. Benny Giay, said the Church has a key role in advocating various issues in the Papuan conflict. According to him, the Synod of the Kingmi Church in the Papua Land was once co-opted by the Indonesian government in 1964.

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Yet another shootout reportedly occurred between the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the West Papua National Liberation Army – Free Papua Movement (TPNPB-OPM) on Thursday, January 27, in Bukit Tepuk, Jenggernok Village, Gome District, Puncak Regency, Papua. One TNI soldier was reportedly killed.

A global Papuan student welfare advocacy group has condemned the Indonesian government's disruption of autonomous local education grants supporting studies abroad, branding the move as "assassinating" indigenous human resource development.

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – Director of the Democratic Alliance for Papua (ALDP) Latifah Anum Siregar said that the intensity of armed conflicts in Papua continued to increase from time to time. "The prolonged conflict is part of a cycle that must be stopped. The government plays an important role in resolving conflicts in the Land of Papua," she said.

I would like to wish a Happy New Year to all our solidarity supporters around the world and to our diplomatic friends in Vanuatu, the OACPS, the PIF and elsewhere. As we continue to fight for justice and freedom this year, you help give us the strength to carry on our struggle.

Jakarta – At least 18 people were killed during clashes between two groups at a night club in the town of Sorong in Indonesia's West Papua province, with most dying after the venue caught fire.

"The clash broke out last night [Monday] at 11pm. It was a prolonged conflict from a clash on Saturday," Sorong police chief Ary Nyoto Setiawan said in a statement.

Imam B, Rahmad Nasution, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander, General Andika Perkasa, shared information on strategic changes in the handling of problems in Papua and West Papua provinces during a hearing session with lawmakers here Monday.