Jayapura – Eleven Mobile Brigade personnel blamed for a recent deadly incident in Manokwari have been handed sanctions.

On Sept…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – Papuans told the US Congress at a hearing on Wednesday of the struggle to have their rights acknowledged by the…

Shaun Tandon, Washington – The United States called Wednesday for Indonesia to move forward on autonomy in its Papua region and insisted it would…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The United States Congress on Wednesday held an open hearing on Indonesia's alleged military abuses in Papua as well as…

Nivell Rayda, Banjir Ambarita & AFP, Jakarta – The United States on Wednesday urged Indonesia to move forward on autonomy for Papua but warned…

Today there are rallies at US Embassies in West Papua, Jakarta, Melbourne and Perth, reminding US Senators in a Congressional Hearing in…

Ismira Lutfia & Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – The government is being far too harsh in its handling of the low-level insurgency in Papua, a…

This week the House subcommittee on Asia will hold hearing on West Papua (Wed, September 22, 3 pm, 2172 Rayburn House Office Bldg., broadcast…

A Papuan political prisoner in Jayapura's Abepura prison says ongoing international pressure is essential to force Indonesia to…

Nivell Rayda & Banjir Ambarita, Jakarta – Human rights groups in West Papua are calling on the national rights commission to investigate last…

A Papuan political prisoner in Jayapura's Abepura prison says Indonesia's government is afraid of what he might do if he's released.…

Markus Makur, Timika – The Timika church in Mimika, Papua, has voiced its opposition of the province's planned oil palm plantation project,…

Jakarta – Papua Police are questioning seven Mobile Brigade (Brimob) personnel in relation with a clash between police and local…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Two people are dead after a traffic accident triggered a riot on Wednesday at a police station in Manokwari, West…

Timika, Indonesia – Indonesian police opened fire and killed two men and injured a woman as a dispute over a traffic accident spun out of control…

Banjir Ambarita, Jakarta – The military deployed soldiers across Manokwari, West Papua, on Thursday as thousands of residents stayed on the…

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Tom Allard, Jakarta – Detachment 88 has a legitimate role in countering separatism and will remain in Papua, where a long-simmering independence…

There are questions over the benefits of New Zealand's police training programme in Indonesia's Papua and West Papua provinces.

The New…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said his ministry received a proposal to make use of 500,000 hectare areas for the…

Dev Nadkarni – John Otto Ondawame, Vice President of the West Papua National Council for Liberation, was a deeply disappointed man at the end the…

There's no sign that Indonesia's government will release any more political prisoners in Papua region despite a large campaign…

Indonesia's government has been accused of clamping down on the most prestigious and well-established NGOs operating in the Papua region following…

Indonesia's government has been accused of running a campaign to limit global awareness of Papua following its decision to ban another…

The West Papua Advocacy Team says ordinary Papuans stand to lose considerable benefits after another leading NGO was banned from…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-128-2010

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The Asian Human Rights Commission has been informed about the killing of a…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – The incumbent head of Boven Digoel district in Papua is leading the early vote count in his bid for re-election,…

Activists have described the need for dialogue between the central government and Papuans as "urgent" and "critical" if Jakarta hopes to save the…

Maire Leadbeater – New Zealand's diplomacy with respect to Indonesian-controlled West Papua, especially in light of its aid to the Indonesian…

The two sentiments that define the political impasse in Papua are frustration on the part of many Papuans that "special autonomy" has meant so…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The government must rethink its relationship with Papua as soon as possible if it wants to avoid further civil violence…

In the past decade, the combined population of Papua and West Papua has grown 64 percent, making them the provinces with the fastest population…

An Australia-based Papua specialist says it remains to be seen whether an increase in state funding for Indonesia's Papua region will…

The New Zealand Police says that its community police training-the-trainers in Indonesia's Papua region is making a positive impact.…

Jayapura – Local church leaders have called for an independent investigation of a series of church shootings in Puncak Jaya, Papua,…

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President
Republic of Indonesia
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Jason Tedjasukmana – Rising tensions in Papua have Indonesian authorities worried about possible international intervention in the nation's…

Jakarta – A legislator has called on the government to be more serious in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Indonesian province of Papua.

The death of a local journalist has increased concerns about a giant food estate launched today in Merauke, Southeastern Papua by Indonesia's…

Daniel Flitton – Indonesian officials have tried to put a stop to a public lecture in Melbourne tonight to discuss the troubled province of West…

Arti Ekawati, Indonesia – Indonesia on Wednesday launched a giant project to create a $5 billion agricultural estate spanning three districts in…

The Indonesian government has banned a Dutch funding agency, for allegedly supporting Papuan separatists and running a commercial…

Banyan – Slowly but surely, Papua is emerging as a serious international problem for the otherwise well-liked Indonesian administration of Susilo…

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) today congratulated U.S. Congress members for their letter to Indonesian president, Dr. H.…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Papua Police were urged Friday to take serious action to solve several fatal shootings, with the latest…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Indonesia still opens its door to NGOs that want to operate in Papua, as long as they benefit the people without…

Farouk Arnaz & Banjir Ambarita, Papua – The National Police have denied allegations that officers disemboweled a Papuan detainee with a…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Security in Puncak Jaya, Papua, continues to deteriorate with the latest incident on Wednesday resulting in the…

Dina Indrasafitri, Jakarta – Flexible policy implementation in the field is required to handle tension in Papua, a natural resources-…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Edward Aritonang confirmed Thursday the video showing a prisoner lying in a…