Jakarta – Award-winning human rights advocate Yan Christian Warinussy has suggested the establishment of a ministry to focus specifically on Papua…

The Free West Papua Campaign says a political prisoner Victor Yeimo has been released from jail in Indonesia after serving more than a…

The Vanuatu Prime Minister says a West Papua conference in Port Vila this month will provide a platform for delegates to decide…

Jayapura – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has called for a full investigation into violence in…

Auckland (Pacific Media Watch) – Indonesia's ban on foreign journalists, torture and sexual assault by the military, and the New Zealand…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – After being ambushed in the District of Pirime on Friday, Indonesian army personnel managed to kill…

A journalist from Indonesia's Papua region says police discourage journalists from covering issues or stories involving the National…

Support for a West Papuan bid to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group is strong in Indonesia's Papua region, according to a leading…

Auckland (Pacific Media Watch) – The first West Papuan journalist to visit New Zealand has made a call for freedom for West Papua, and for the…

Indonesia's President-elect Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi, has been urged to make good on a promise to allow Papua region to be opened…

Nethy Somba, Jayapura – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) called on local officials to speak out against the continuing…

Sally Whyte – A West Papuan activist has fled to Australia in fear for her safety after giving testimony to an Australian tribunal into the 1998…

A West Papuan activist says Australia and New Zealand must not abandon the indigenous people of her homeland.

Visiting New…

A resolution to call upon the new President of Indonesia to commit to genuine media freedom in West Papua has gained historic cross-…

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West Papua Action Auckland is shocked that that Ministers Coleman and Tolley have…

Auckland (Pacific Media Watch/Scoop/CBS/Radio Australia) – New Zealand police minister Anne Tolley and defence minister Dr Jonathan Coleman must…

The Pacific Islands Forum leaders in Palau have been urged to discuss human rights violations in West Papua.

The Australian West…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Three soldiers suffered from gunshot injuries on Monday morning following an attack against a military…

The 45th Pacific Islands Forum and related meetings will be held from 29 July to 1 August 2014 in Koror, the Republic of Palau.

AWPA urges…

Police Minister Anne Tolley and Defence Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman have a rare opportunity this week to gain first-hand knowledge about…

Raras Cahyafitri and Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Less than three months before the administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is due…

The West Papuan political prisoners known as the Jayapura Five have been released after serving almost three years in jail in…

Max Horder – Home to 3.5 million people, daily life in West Papua is characterised by widespread violence, intimidation and political suppression…

Jayapura – Newly appointed Papua Police chief Yotje Mende said he would take stern action against armed criminals in the province…

The organisation called the Federal Republic of West Papua is urging the Pacific Islands Forum and the Melanesian Spearhead Group to…

We, the undersigned organizations, are concerned about the serious and ongoing violations of Human Rights that are taking place with impunity in…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – One person was killed and two were injured when a 10-car convoy traveling in a remote area of Papua's highlands was…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate Jusuf Kalla garnered 96,780 votes, in…

[In-depth Investigation from West Papua Media team, our stringers in Jayapura and local sources.]

Evidence has emerged of a savage…

Admin MS, Yogyakarta – Insisting that the annexation of West Papua into the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) through the 1969…

An academic specialising in West Papua says Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo is likely to be more Papua friendly than his opponent…

Sally Whyte – Tomorrow's Indonesian election will be especially tense in West Papua, where activist groups are calling for a boycott of the poll,…

Rebecca Lake, Jakarta – England could hardly be any further from the Indonesian province of West Papua but for the exiled leader of the Free West…

Katherine Gregory – Free West Papua protestors have demonstrated outside the Indonesian consulate in Darwin as the Northern Territory's Indonesian…

The security forces in West Papua have raised the security level in the territory to "Siaga Satu" (full alert) leading up to the presidential…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – With just three days left before the presidential election, the Regional Military Command (Kodam) XVII/Cendrawasih…

The National Committee for West Papua, the KNPB, is saying that another seven of its activists were captured by the Indonesian…

The Papua separatist group, the National Committee for West Papua, or the KNPB, has reported that six of its members were arrested,…

Two New Zealanders have been awarded the 2014 John Rumbiak Human Rights Defenders Award for their work pushing for improved human…

The KNPB has reported that a six of their activists were arrested, beaten and taken to the Jayapura Police Station yesterday afternoon, 3 July.…

Timika – Police are searching for people who distributed leaflets urging voters to boycott the July 9 presidential election and demand…

Port Moresby – The Government of Vanuatu will continue raising the issue on West Papua to the UN.

After the meeting of Melanesia Spearhead…

The Vanuatu Prime Minister Joe Natuman says the government is still looking at pushing the West Papua issue at the United Nations…

The Vanuatu Prime Minister Joe Natuman says the onus is on Indonesia to allow West Papuan groups to partake in a more inclusive…

The Australia West Papua Association says a rally of independence supporters in Jayapura yesterday was peaceful and not attended by…

The 1st July is a very important day in the West Papuan struggle for self-determination and independence. On 1st of July in 1971, West Papuan…

A human rights advocacy group is calling for a new Indonesian government to end human rights abuses by previous governments, and bring…

Melanesian Spearhead Group leaders say they want to take a more proactive approach alongside Indonesia to help address the development needs of…

The Free West Papua Campaign says Dutch New Guinea veterans are angry they have been stopped from carrying the West Papuan Morning…

Melanesian Spearhead Group leaders meeting in Port Moresby have indicated that the West Papua National Coalition for Liberation's bid to join the…