Antara, Mimika, Papua – Rescue operations entered their 17th day on Thursday at Freeport Indonesia's (PTFI) Grasberg Block Cave underground mine in Mimika, Central Papua, where five wor

Jakarta – Nickel mining threatens one of the world's most important marine biodiversity and coral hotspots in Indonesia, despite the government revoking several permits, a report warned

Aida Ulim, Jayapura – Thousands of members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) took to the streets to hold a peaceful demonstration to commemorate National Farmers' Day (HTN) on

Kaneta Naimatau – Indonesia has made it clear that West Papua will not feature in Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) peace and security discussions, with its Ambassador to Fiji, Dupito Si

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – The National Strategic Project – or PSN – for a sugarcane plantation in Merauke, South Papua, is suspected of violating the rights of Indigenous peoples and co

Aida Ulim, Jayapura – The Central Executive Board of the West Papua National Committee (BPP-KNPB) has stated that it opposes Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto delivering a speech to

Salman Mardira, Tembagapura, Papua – Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) on Saturday has recovered two bodies from a mudslide that struck its Grasberg Block Cave mine in Tembagapura, Mimika Regen

Antara, Nabire – The Siriwini Bawah Bridge, which connects Nabire City with Nabire Port in Central Papua, collapsed following a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck the region early Fri

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Defense has responded to the alleged smuggling of firearms by Australian citizens supplied to the combatants of the Free Papua

Christine Rovoi, PMN – Two men have been charged in an Australian court for allegedly trafficking guns and ammunition to a group of armed rebels after they kidnapped a New Zealand pilot

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – A riot broke out in Elelim, Yalimo Regency, Highland Papua, on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, causing injuries to eight people.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Seven workers from major mining firm PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) remain trapped underground, one week after a landslide struck the Grasberg Block Cave (GBC) min

Martin Bagya Kertiyasa, Papua – The Free Papua Movement (OPM) has once again spread false news on social media, claiming that Indonesian military personnel carried out a brutal shooting

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have arrested two men from New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland on charges of attempting to supply firearms to the Free Papua

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) reported a sharp drop in PT Freeport Indonesia's (PTFI) output after a landslide struck the Grasberg

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) denies information regarding the addition of non-organic troops in Sugapa District, Intan Jaya, Papua.

Anna Hartley – Two men have been charged after a two-year counter-terrorism investigation allegedly linked them to the trafficking of firearms and military-grade equipment from Australi

The report, Bringing it All Back Home: The Role of British Companies in the Destruction of West Papua, is co-authored by Professor David Whyte and Samira Homerang Saunders from Queen Ma

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has allowed a controversial nickel mine to resume operating in the marine haven of Raja Ampat, despite a company-commissioned stu

Antara, Jakarta – Rescue teams at Freeport Indonesia's Grasberg mine in Papua are scrambling to reach seven workers trapped underground after a torrent of mud flooded the Grasberg Block

Andrew Mathieson – A new report about British involvement in occupied West Papua was tabled on Tuesday in the UK parliament.

Antara, Timika, Papua – The Timika Search and Rescue (SAR) Office confirmed Thursday that all four people aboard the Intan Angkasa Air Service helicopter PK-IWS, which crashed in Jila D

On 15 August 2025, Indonesian police and Brimob forces used excessive force against peaceful KNPB protesters in Sentani, Jayapura Regency.

Antara, Timika, Papua – Rescue teams at Freeport Indonesia's (PTFI) Grasberg Block Cave mine in Mimika, Central Papua, were still working Wednesday to evacuate seven contract workers tr

Paul Gregoire – "Indonesia is in chaos, as massive protests have erupted over corruption, economic hardship, and police brutality," declared West Papuan provisional government president

Eddie Osifelo, Honiara – Pacific Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called on incoming Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Chair and Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele, to hon

Civil society advocates have called on Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders to address the issue of West Papua when they meet in Honiara this week.

As Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders gather in Honiara for the 54th Leaders' Meeting, Pacific communities are demanding more than diplomatic platitudes – it's time for Forum Leaders t

On 3 September 2025, an indigenous Papuan named Vicktor Bernadus Deyal, 29, was arbitrarily arrested by police officers in front of the police station (Polsek) on Paradiso Road in the t

Caleb Fotheringham in Honiara and Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter – Former New Caledonia President Louis Mapou says human rights and sovereignty are big issues facing not only Melane

Pacific Greetings,

Dear Pacific Islands Forum Leaders,

I am writing to you concerning the human rights situation in West Papua.

Susan Price – Indonesian security forces opened fire on a peaceful protest in Sorong, West Papua, on August 27, killing one person and injuring several others, according to eyewitness r

Responding to the brutality of security forces in responding to demonstrations in Sorong and Manokwari which resulted in one local resident being shot and one person being killed, Amnes

Fred Pearce – It was an unlikely destination for the first field visit by the new president of Indonesia.

Rights activists have called on the Indonesian government to return four treason-charged Papuans to their home province from South Sulawesi province to ensure their safety and a fair tr

Jayapura – Thousands of protesters who joined in solidarity with Papuan students held a peaceful demonstration urging the chief of the Southwest Papua Regional Police (Kapolda) and the

Indonesia is in chaos, as massive protests have erupted over corruption, economic hardship, and police brutality. I call on all my people to get ready for another escalation back home.

West Papuan civil society and solidarity networks are calling for urgent action over a brutal Indonesian security forces crackdown that has led to a wave of arrests and political repres

Joe Collins of AWPA said, "the demonstrators were peacefully protesting the transfer of four Papuan political prisoners – Goram Goram Gaman, Maksi Sangkek, Piter Robaha, and Nikson Mai

West Papuan civil society and political groups and solidarity networks are calling for urgent action following a wave of arrests and political repression by the combined security forces

A West Papuan independence advocate has accused Indonesia of "continuing to murder children" while escalating its military operations across the Melanesian region.

Gamaliel Kaliele, Sorong – At least 12 residents of Sorong City, Southwest Papua province, were arrested following a protest against the transfer of four Federal Republic of West Papua

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Andrew Mathieson – Exiled West Papuan media are calling for Fiji – in a reflection of Melanesian solidarity – to hold the greater Pacific region to account and stand against Indonesia's

Tyberius Seeto and Kayla Hill – On 17th August, Indonesia celebrated 80 years of independence, an end to a 350 year rule riddled with mass atrocities committed by the Dutch, as well as

Laurensia Yame is a mother of seven in her 50s who, with her Indigenous community, the Awyu, lives deep in the forests of South Papua Province, Indonesia.

Ema Ganivatu – In exile but unbroken, three West Papuan journalists are in Fiji calling on the Pacific to stand with them against Indonesia's ongoing media blackout and human rights abu

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Movement (TPNPB-OPM) has accused the Indonesian military (TNI) deployed in Yakuhimo regency of plantin