Jayapura – Almost 226,000 hectares of forest in Papua will be cleared and converted into plantations, an environmental group said.

Some…

As the 51st anniversary of the transfer of the territory of West Papua to Indonesia by The United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA) on…

Benny Wenda – This Anzac Day weekend, we opened the first ever Free West Papua campaign office in Australia.

For more than 50 years, my…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Two Indonesian Military officers were injured after yet another exchange of gunfire on Friday between the…

Jayapura – The call by the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) chairperson to boycott the July 9 presidential election in Papua has become a…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The police had identified and were currently hunting the instigators of a recent clash between Christians and Muslims in…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-057-2014

Dear friends,

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – An armed group in Papua fired on a border post between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, injuring one…

Jayapura – Operations by the Indonesian military to capture rebels near the border with Papua New Guinea last week scared residents in Vanimo,…

Ronny Kareni – Wednesday 2 April marked a global day of action to call for the immediate and unconditional release of the 77 Papuan and Malukan…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Moeldoko has given his assurances that his men will only pursue the armed…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Gunmen believed to be from a separatist group attacked a border post between Indonesian Papua and Papua New Guinea on…

Marni Cordell and Alex Rayfield – Two West Papuan students say they were kicked, called "monkeys" and struck with a cattle-prod style instrument…

Jakarta – A clash between Army soldiers and armed separatists erupted in Mulia, the capital of Puncak Jaya regency, on Wednesday when…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Papua Police are working with the Papua New Guinea (PNG) police in a manhunt for armed assailants who fled to…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Gerindra Party chief patron and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto said that if he was elected as a…

The Free West Papua Campaign says West Papuan refugees living in Vanimo in Papua New Guinea fear they will be killed in revenge for…

Marni Cordell – West Papuan independence fighters did a "war dance", raised the banned morning star flag and shot at Indonesian security personnel…

Sentani – It is mandatory for all religious people in Papua to vote during Wednesdays legislative elections, according to local…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police are beefing up security in the area bordering Indonesia and…

Jayapura, Papua – Presidential candidate of the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Joko Widodo said he would deal with all…

Sita W Dewi and Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – An Indonesian soldier suffered minor injuries during a firefight between police and members of the Free Papua Movement…

Jakarta – At least 100 protesters demanded the immediate release of 76 political prisoners in Papua outside the Indonesian Embassy in London, UK,…

Jayapura – Two students who were arrested by the Police on Wednesday (2/4) for leading a demonstration demanding the release of Papuan political…

Admin MS, Jayapura – Today on Wednesday April 2, Papua Student Solidarity with Political Prisoners (SMPTN-Papua), which is made up of students…

Auckland (Pacific Media Watch/Radio Australia/Radio NZ International/Free West Papua Campaign) – Protesters have taken to the streets and the…

Yermias Degei, Jayapura – Jayapura municipal police arrested two West Papuan students, Alfares Kapisa (25) and Yali Wenda (20) at a peaceful…

London – Dozens of protestors today demanded the immediate release of political prisoners in West Papua at a peaceful rally outside Indonesia's…

Dear friends,

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the attack by members of the Mobile Brigade of the…

On the 2nd April West Papuan solidarity groups are holding a day of action calling on the Indonesian Government to free all West Papuan political…

Jayapura – Members of European Union parliament urged Indonesia to allow independent observers including those from the EU and the United Nations…

Gohong, The clearing of forests inhabited by indigenous people in Indonesia's Papua* Region by agribusinesses is fuelling conflict in the southern…

Rangga Prakoso & Fidel Ali, Jakarta – The government will allow Newmont Nusa Tenggara and Freeport Indonesia to resume exports of concentrates…

Bobby Anderson – In Papua, where state sovereignty and legitimacy is deeply contested, representation matters. So in this national election, who…

AI Index: ASA 21008/2014

Amnesty International calls for the immediate and unconditional release of seven Papuan activists in Sorong…

Arnold Belau, Jayapura – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) is calling on all West Papuan people from Sorong to Samarai to boycott both the…

The Solomon Islands Prime Minister says any self-determination efforts in Indonesia's Papua region must be made in conjunction with…

Kennial Caroline Laia – A 2-year-old girl chews on an areca nut, while a drunken man slumbers by the roadside that morning. A group of children…

Jakarta – A joint police and Indonesian Military (TNI) patrol has killed a suspected separatist and arrested four others in Papua.…

The Free West Papua campaign is calling on ethnic Papuan people to boycott upcoming elections in the disputed Indonesian province.…

Port Vila (Radio New Zealand International/Vanuatu Post) – Two leaders of the West Papua National Coalition for Liberation have been warned that…

Jayapura – The Papua Police are on the hunt for the instigators of the communal clash in Timika that broke out on March 4, resulting in the deaths…

The following statement has been released by independence leader Benny Wenda in response to the upcoming Indonesian elections

The…

Winston Tarere – Former Papuan activists Franz Albert Joku and Nicholas Simion Messet are calling on all West Papuans in exile to return home.…

There are at least 76 political prisoners in West Papuan jails, a new report from Papuans Behind Bars has revealed.

At least 22 of the…

Jayapura – Vanuatu Prime Minister Moana Carcasses Kalosis said his remarks highlighting human rights abuses in West Papua at the UN Human Rights…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Tension between the Moni and Dani tribes in Papua continued to flare after police reported that six houses…

Jayapura – Human rights issues raised by Papuan diplomats overseas only revolve around their campaign for independence, Jayapura Bishop Leo…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Two Papuans from the Moni tribe were shot dead by the National Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) on Tuesday during a…