Jakarta – Thousands of protesters gathered at the Trikora Field in Abepura, Papua, Thursday (02/06), demanding the disbandment of West Papua…

Jakarta – The alleged leader of a Papuan armed separatist group has been arrested after sustaining a shot to the leg, a police spokesman said on…

Over the past few days, around 600 West Papuan people have been reportedly arrested simply for peacefully demonstrating to call upon the Africa…

Victor Mambor, Jayapura – After officers broke up demonstrations and detained scores of protesters, police in eastern Indonesia's Papua and West…

Jakarta – Indonesian police briefly detained hundreds of pro-independence demonstrators in Papua on Tuesday, the latest round-up of protesters in…

There have been more demonstrations in Indonesia's Papua region today, in support of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua.

Over a…

A prominent West Papua independence activist is calling on Papua New Guinea's prime minister to extend his invitation to all West Papuans to him…

The secretary-general of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua says he was given no explanation why he was barred from entering Papua New…

Indonesian police have arrested scores of West Papua National Committee (Komite Nasional Papua Barat) members around Papua on May 30, as Papuan…

Dozens of members of the West Papua National Committee, or KNPB, have been arrested by Indonesian police in Papua province.

Up to 51 KNPB…

Jayapura – The blockading of the campus of Cenderawasih University in Waena, Abepura Jayapura, Papua, from Monday to Thursday by its students has…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Papua provincial administration may find it hard to wrest full control over Indonesia's easternmost province…

A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Papua itu Kita, LBH Jakarta, SKP-HAM Sulawesi Tengah, SETARA Institute, IKOHI, AJAR…

Adam Boland, Pasifik News – Indonesia is unlikely to ever allow the people of West Papua another referendum on independence, according to a…

Len GaraeWest – Papuan Leaders, through the Vanuatu Free West Papua Association in Port Vila, have rejected the Indonesian government's statement…

Turkey – UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon has been presented with the West Papua Fact Finding Mission Report titled "We Will Lose Everything" by…

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua claims Indonesia is paranoid about regional efforts to seek accurate information regarding Papua…

The chairman of the Melanesian Spearhead Group has defended his criticism of Indonesia over its alleged failure to engage with the region over…

The official transmigration programme is not active anymore in Papua region, according to an Indonesian government official.

Transmigration…

The Indonesian government has denied suggestions that it's not open to communication regarding West Papua.

This follows criticism from the…

Alin Almanar, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is optimistic about settling at least 12 cases of human rights abuses in the far eastern…

Granting of full membership status to the United Liberation Movement of West Papua in the Melanesian Spearhead Group is justifiable as Indonesia…

A West Papuan theologian and activist says Papuan nationalist aspirations are a direct consequence of how the Indonesian state has treated his…

The Solomon Islands prime minister has reiterated his support for full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group for the United Liberation…

Thompson Marango – Vanuatu Foreign Minister, Bruno Leingkon, has called for unity within countries and people who are in support of West Papua's…

Arnold Belau, Jayapura – As many as 101 Mobile Brigade (Brimob, paramilitary police) personnel from the East Java regional police (Polda) were…

An Indonesian government delegation has travelled to Britain to talk about West Papua to local MPs and church leaders. The Coordinating Minister…

Shail Shah – Almost 2,000 West Papuans were arrested by Indonesian authorities in early May, after demonstrations were held to commemorate the…

The Solomon Islands and Vanuatu say they will support the United Liberation Movement for West Papua's bid for full membership to the Melanesian…

The chairman of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, Manasseh Sogavare, says the regional body is pushing for an urgent intervention by the United…

A church leader from Indonesia's Papua region who is in New Zealand raising awareness about conditions in his homeland says West Papua is a global…

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has opened its new office in Wamena, Indonesia.

The chairman of the Papuan Baptist Church…

The International Parliamentarians for West Papua has called for an internationally-supervised vote on independence in West Papua and is preparing…

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Indonesia's authorities to stop violating the rights of journalists in West Papua, where the…

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Indonesia's authorities to stop violating the rights of journalists in West Papua, where the Jayapura…

A member of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua has dismissed claims by Indonesia that its deliberations on Papuan self-…

More mass demonstrations are expected in Indonesia's Papua region amid growing international interest in West Papuan self-determination…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie – Former president of Timor Leste Jose Ramos-Horta has expressed optimism that the Indonesian government will settle cases…

Jayapura, Jubi – Activists from the West Papuan National Committee said they were tortured and beaten up by police during their detention.

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Jakarta – Indonesia's House of Representatives has condemned a meeting by the International Parliamentarians for West Papua, or IPWP, that took…

Godwin Ligo – Leaders and members of the Vanuatu-Free West Papua Association (VFWPA) presented a Communique to the Deputy Director of the…

Jeremy Corbyn has drawn attention to the plight of West Papuans, saying the recognition of human rights and justice should be the "cornerstone" of…

Matilda Simmons and Tevita Vuibau – SODELPA says they continue to stand with the people of West Papua in their struggle for self determination,…

On Monday as many as 1,700 people were arrested in demonstrations across all of the main Papuan cities.

The demonstrations were in support…

Claims by Canberra that the plight of West Papuans in the Indonesian region is improving are false, according to an Australian Catholic Church…

AWPA has written to the Foreign mMnister re recent arrests in West Papua.

AWPA is calling on Julie Bishop again to raise concerns about the…

Nether Dharma Somba – Rights activists in Papua have slammed the arrest of 1,888 students and activists who were carrying out a peaceful rally on…

Len Garae – "This report is an act of solidarity, I make it clear that this struggle is the struggle of the people of Papua. It is not my struggle…

Nearly 2000 people were arrested on Monday, 2 May 2016, in mass unarmed civilian-based uprisings across West Papua, reports We Are Moving Stories…

Steve Cannane – UK Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn has spoken out about the plight of the West Papuan people and supported a push for democratic…