Sean Parnell – The Queensland Parliament has called on Indonesia to investigate and act on humans rights abuses in Papua.

Retiring Labor…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – The man anointed as the leader of an independent West Papua, Forkorus Yaboisembut, says democratic countries that espouse…

Djoko Suyanto, the coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs, has denied reports that security forces conducted sweeps…

Tjahjono EP, Jerry Omona Sunudyantoro, Timika – Four men who claimed to be trained by the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) were…

Jakarta – National Police revised its earlier report this morning saying a police officer was killed by a group of armed men in Timika…

Camelia Pasandaran – Four civilians were allegedly shot by police and military after conducting religious services in Timika Indah field to…

Timika, Indonesia – Security forces opened fire at a separatist flag-raising ceremony in Indonesia's restive Papua region Thursday, on the 50th…

Elin Yunita Kristanti and Luqman Rimadi – Around 80 people calling themselves the Jakarta-Bali Papuan Society and Students held a protest action…

Prabowo, Yogyakarta – Students and people from Papua in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta commemorated 50 years of the Free Papua Organisation (…

Edwin Firdaus, Jakarta – Hundreds of students originating from Papua held a protest action in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta on…

Morning Star flag raising ceremonies have been held in Auckland and Wellington to mark a significant anniversary for West Papuans.

December…

Karlis Salna – Concerns are held for the welfare of a prominent Papuan leader allegedly beaten by Indonesian security forces in the aftermath of a…

In a show of solidarity with the West Papuan people, Leichhardt and Marrickville councils will raise the West Papuan national flag, The Morning…

Life in the furthest recesses of New Guinea has not only been transformed but devastated by forces that originate at the core of global and…

[Exclusive interview by Alex Rayfield (New Matilda) with West Papua Media.]

The President of the Federal Republic of West Papua may…

Despite a plan to deploy two-thirds of Papua's police force to ensure security on the anniversary of the Free Papua Organization on…

Bagus BT Saragih and Nethy Dharma Somba, Jakarta/Jayapura – Authorities are beefing up security in Papua amid rumors of unrest ahead of events…

Banjir Ambarita & Ulma Haryanto – A shootout between security forces and guerillas has rocked the restive province of Papua, already on high…

Statement to the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights 'Public Hearing on Human rights situation in South East Asia with special…

Jakarta, Indonesia – Up in the remote mountains of West Papua, Indonesia, a road winds along steep cliffs, tall trees, and security checkpoints to…

Farouk Arnaz & Ronna Nirmala – The National Police said on Monday that it handed out punishments to a total of 17 officers for last month's…

The Hon Kevin Rudd MP
Foreign Minister
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Dear Minister Rudd,

Re: Promoting…

AWPA has written to the Kevin Rudd concerning West Papua national flag day (letter below). Joe Collins of AWPA said "because of the dangerously…

Jakarta – Police are still processing the cases of five Papuans charged with attacking the legitimate government at the 3rd Papua People's…

Leah Hyslop – Issued at the request of Indonesian authorities, in relation to charges of arson and murder which he vehemently denies, the Interpol…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Controversy has again erupted over security arrangements for copper and gold miner Freeport Indonesia, this time amid…

Jakarta – The National Police reiterated that they had sanctioned seven officers deemed to have violated codes of ethics while…

Farouk Arnaz – The national police internal supervisory commission has found that officers used extreme measures during the disbanding…

Karlis Salna – Human rights groups have called for Australian monitors to be allowed into Papua amid reports people are fleeing parts of the…

Laura Jones – An independence campaigner wanted by Interpol last night said he still feels safe in his Oxford home.

Benny Wenda, 36, of…

Jakarta – An international human rights watchdog has slammed the National Police for giving light punishment to police officers involved in the…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – In a major embarrassment for Indonesian authorities, police have been forced to release 12 innocent men just 24 hours…

Danny ShawHome – A tribal leader from an Indonesian province who has been granted asylum in the UK has been named on an Interpol wanted list, the…

Owen Bowcott – An Interpol red notice has been issued for the arrest of the Oxford-based leader of an Asian separatist movement, triggering…

Agus Triyono & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – While experts and activists agree that mutual dialogue is the only way to solve problems of growing…

Jakarta – Papua Acting Governor Syamsul Arief Rivai has denied allegations the province's special autonomy had failed to bring progress for its…

Ishomuddin, Edi Faisol, Jakarta – The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) as well as public and religious leaders yesterday urged…

Farouk Arnaz – After a series of violent attacks in the restive region of Papua, the National Police announced on Thursday that they…

These written warnings are a slap on the wrist. They do not provide accountability for the deaths of three people, or for the use of excessive…

Jim Elmslie – NM has kept a close eye on West Papua as pressure in the breakaway Indonesian province builds. Long-time Papua watcher Jim Elmslie…

Banjir Ambarita – Two people were injured on Tuesday in the latest ambush on a vehicle on the road leading to Freeport Indonesia's mining…

Jayapura, Papua – Chief of Staff of the Cendrawasih Military Command Brigadier General Indra Hidayat said National Defense Forces (TNI…

Nethy Dharma Somba and Bambang Muryanto, Jayapura/Yogyakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI), lawmakers and experts all agree that Jakarta must…

Jakarta – The government's lack of supervision has knocked special autonomy in Papua and West Papua off track, leaving residents in the midst of…

John McBeth – A three month-long strike has paralyzed Freeport Indonesia's giant copper and gold mine in the Central Highlands of Papua. It has so…

Ulma Haryanto – Ten years ago today, a law was passed that was supposed to accelerate development in the nation's impoverished easternmost…

Thousands of West Papuans have marched on the provincial capital of Jayapura demanding a referendum to declare independence from…

Evi Mariani, Washington, DC – US President Barack Obama is expected to raise human rights issues in Indonesia's Papua during his second visit to…

Manokwari – Shouts of "Papuan is independent" enlivened a peaceful protest action at the West Papua Provincial House of Representatives (DPRPB) on…

Timika – Police say gunmen killed a mining company guard and wounded two policemen in a patrol car near the large Freeport-McMoRan…