A woman sustained critical injuries after allegedly being struck by a motorcycle ridden by two members of the Yahukimo District Police in Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Provi

Larius Kogoya, Jayapura, Jubi – Dozens of young Papuans affiliated with Papuan Generation Z (Gen Z Papua) staged a Red-Cross march on Sunday (June 21, 2026), expressing their opposition

Maeve Larkins spoke to two members of Yayasan Pusaka Bentala Rakyat, an activist group based in West Papua, about the Indonesian government's National Strategic Project (PSN) in Merauke

A 12-year-old boy, Yosua Segenil, was allegedly arbitrarily arrested by members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and the Indonesian National Police (Polri) on 2 May 2026, a

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The personnel of the Indonesian Police's Cartenz Peace Operation Task Force captured a member of the West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Movement (

Erwin Renaldi and Seni Iasona – When Koteka Wenda stumbled across an AI-generated video of her circulating on social media, she was shocked.

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has voiced concern over what it describes as a worsening military and humanitarian crisis in Papua during the p

Emanuel Riberu, Merauke, Jubi – The Class II Immigration Office at Merauke Border Control (TPI) has deported an Australian national who had previously served an immigration-related pris

On the evening of 7 May 2026, students and civil society organisations gathered at the Student Activity Centre (Pusat Kegiatan Mahasiswa/PKM) of the University of Mataram to hold a publ

Aida Ulim, Jayapura, Jubi – Members of the Indigenous Hebeibulu Tribe from Yoka Village, Heram District, Jayapura City, Papua, who claim customary ownership rights over the land, blocke

On 5 June 2026, a group of environmental activists in South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua province, were allegedly subjected to intimidation, threats and one incident of physical assa

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – The Jayapura Regency Environmental Agency (DLH) and the Papua Program of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Indonesia have invited various community g

Silpester Kasipka, Sentani, Jubi – The Jayapura Regency Clergy Forum has been established as a platform to strengthen cooperation among church leaders from various denominations in reli

On 15 June 2026, an 18-year-old student named Yustinus Yalak reportedly sustained a gunshot wound to his right thigh (see photo on top, source: independent HRD) during an alleged milita

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – Residents of Kuyawage District in Lanny Jaya Regency, Highlands Papua Province, have declared their opposition to the presence of non-organic Indonesian

Aida Ulim, Jayapura, Jubi – Students from Lanny Jaya Regency in Highlands Papua Province submitted a written complaint to the Papua office of Indonesia's National Commission on Human Ri

Hellena Souisa – Yasinta Moiwend vanished without a trace.

On 10 June 2026, members of the Habema Police Task Force and Marine Corps personnel arbitrarily detained four Papuan civilians at a security checkpoint on Seradala Road, Dekai District,

Larius Kogoya, Jayapura, Jubi – An 18-year-old girl from Wunambunggu Village, Melagi District, Lanny Jaya Regency, Highland Papua, identified as Pendite Weya, was reportedly killed afte

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – Four residents of Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua, were reportedly detained by members of the Habema Task Force and Indonesian Marines on Wednesday, Ju

Hellena Souisa – This may be the most controversial film in Indonesia right now.

Meenakshi Ganguly – On May 23, the well-known Papuan activist Yasinta Moiwend went missing from her home in Merauke, South Papua, according to her family.

Indonesia, West Papua – Between April and June 2026, new security force raids in the regencies Puncak, Yahukimo, Nduga, Mimika, and Intan Jaya caused new waves of internal displacement,

The police report filed against the filmmakers of Pesta Babi (Pig Feast) by Yasinta Moiwend validates the main thesis that forms the subtitle of this documentary: colonialism in our tim

Larius Kogoya, Jayapura, Jubi – Melince Magai, a member of the Puncak Regency Legislative Council (DPRK) in Central Papua appointed through the Special Autonomy (Otsus) mechanism, said

An 18-year-old Papuan girl named Mrs Penti Weya, was reportedly killed by a suspected drone-delivered explosive in Wunapunggu Village, Melagi District, Lanny Jaya Regency, on the mornin

Rahmat Hidayat – Indonesian security forces have arrested a 52-year-old man suspected of acting as an intermediary in the supply of firearms and ammunition to an armed separatist networ

On 10 May 2026, members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), and the Police arbitrarily detained four indigenous Papuans at the residence of local parliament member Mr Danton

Jakarta – Dozens of students from the Student Executive Councils (BEM) of State Islamic Religious Universities throughout Indonesia held a demonstration in front of the gates to the par

Johnny Blades – The family of a West Papuan woman alleged to have been forcibly taken to Indonesia's capital after appearing in a new documentary film, wants her safely returned home.

Silpester Kasipka, Jayapura, Jubi – Members of the Tuarek Natkime Foundation blocked the access road leading to PT Freeport Indonesia's operational area at Check Point 430 in Kuala Kenc

Andrew Mathieson – The family of a prominent West Papua activist has lost contact with its matriarch who has been missing in the occupied territory for almost two weeks.

News Desk, Jayapura, Jubi – Thousands of residents in Tolikara Regency, Papua Highlands, including elders, youth, and children, gathered at Karubaga Airfield on Wednesday to watch the d

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Coalition for Law Enforcement and Human Rights has suggested that Yasinta Moiwend's recent objections to her inclusion in the documentary film

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has emphasized that grassroots consolidation is essential to achieving the Papuan people's right to self-determ

Indonesia has kidnapped and threatened Mama Yasinta Moiwend (Mama Sinta), one of the Marind tribe women featured in the controversial documentary Pesta Babi (Pig Feast), into denying th

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – The family of Papua activist Yasinta Moiwend claimed to have lost contact with the woman affectionately known as Mama Yasinta since Sunday, May 24, 2026.

Military personnel reportedly apprehended Mr Erner Kobogau, a 24-year-oled farmer, without showing a warrant in Sugapa Town, Intan Jaya Regency, on 29 May 2026.

Indonesia, West Papua – The 24-page research report "No Safe Path Home: A report examining allegations of victim-activated explosive devices in West Papua in light of Indonesia's obliga

Rabin Yarangga, Biak, Papua – At least five people were killed and five others hospitalized after a suspected World War II-era bomb exploded in Biak Numfor Regency, Papua, on Sunday aft

Aida Ulim, Jayapura, Jubi – Representatives of Papuan women have called for resistance against oppression and National Strategic Projects (PSN) across Papua.

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) in Merauke has urged President Prabowo Subianto to instruct the Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander to end mil

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On 26 May 2026, members of the Marine Corps (TNI-AL) allegedly arrested the two Papuan pupils Atinus Payage, 16, and Aman Heluka, 17, (see photo on top, source: independent HRD) in the

A legal aid group called for dialogue and an end to Indonesia's military involvement in Papua amid an ongoing land dispute over a state-backed food and energy project that triggered int

Indonesia, West Papua – The documentary Pesta Babi ("Pig Feast"), which examines land dispossession and the impact of resource extraction and military operations on Indigenous communiti

On 19 May 2026, joint security forces apprehended Mr Ruben Kobak alias Kone Kobak, the Head of Diplomacy for the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) Yahukimo Regional Branch, in Dekai

On 1 May 2026, members of Kodim 1711/Boven Digoel allegedly detained four political activists in the grounds of the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Mawan Village, Man

Johnny Blades – A West Papuan independence activist says AI-generated fake footage of her and her words has been used to spread disinformation on social media.

Adlu Raharusun, Manokwari, Jubi – Legal Aid Foundation (YLBH) Sisar Matiti has questioned the progress of a legal investigation into the alleged misuse of Rp12 billion in rehabilitation