Dian Septiari, Jakarta – The government has said it will file a complaint against what it has called an "unprofessional, ill-intentioned and one-…

Jakarta – Scores of Papuan students held a protest action at the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) building in Jakarta on Monday March…

Jakarta – Scores of Papuan activists held a protest action in front of the Army Strategic Reserves Command (Green Berets) headquarters in Gambir,…

CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance, and Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) are gravely concerned by the ongoing prosecution of human…

Benny Wenda, who is the Interim President of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) says even as the world looks on in horror at…

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – West Papua Liberation Army-Free Papua Movement (TPNPB-OPM) claimed responsibility for the shooting in Kago Village,…

AWPA has written to our foreign minister concerning the statement by the UN on West Papua. (Letter below).

In the statement, 3 UN Special…

Alexander Loen, Jayapura, Jubi – The Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network or SAFEnet conveyed the condition of internet access in Papua in…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Pulpwood and palm oil companies were among the biggest contributors to the loss of a Manhattan-size area of forest…

Prianka Srinivasan (ABC Pacific Beat) – International media has been facing scrutiny from indigenous groups in the Pacific for the way it has been…

A West Papuan advocacy group in Australia has appealed to Foreign Minister Marise Payne to take the cue from a new United Nations Rapporteurs…

Alfian Kartono, Jayapura, Indonesia – Attackers believed to be West Papua separatist rebels killed eight technicians repairing a remote…

Sebastian Strangio – Earlier this week, United Nations human rights experts issued a statement decrying the Indonesian state's abuses against…

The eyes of the world are watching in horror the invasion of Ukraine. We feel their terror, we feel their pain and our solidarity is with these…

Hans Nicholas Jong, jakarta – A plan to clear forests in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua for food crops will release as much greenhouse…

Jakarta – Indonesia has dismissed a call by United Nations human rights experts for independent investigations into reports of "shocking abuses"…

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – Novita Opki, a member of the Women's and Children's Team of the Civil and Political Division of the Papua Legal Aid…

The West Papua Action Aotearoa is calling on the New Zealand Government to condemn the charges of treason brought against West Papuan activist…

Victor Mambor and Arie Firdaus, Jayapura, Indonesia and Jakarta – The military is investigating the death of a boy in Indonesia's rebellious Papua…

Konradus Epa, Jakarta – The governor of Indonesia's Papua province has established a specialized legal team to better protect and represent…

Geneva – UN human rights experts today expressed serious concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in the Indonesian provinces of…

Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans have been taking place in Indonesia, UN-appointed rights experts said on Tuesday, citing child killings…

Konradus Epa, Jakarta – Rights groups have accused Indonesian soldiers of killing one child and severely beating six others after accusing them of…

Made Supriatma – The Indonesian military has proposed a 'softer' and more 'humanistic' approach in dealing with the restive security situation in…

Nathan Wall – When the issue of modern-day military occupations is brought up, most people immediately think of Israel and Palestine. The Republic…

Jubi TV – The European Union (EU) Commission has called on Indonesia to allow the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit…

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Indonesia's Catholic leaders have urged the central government to listen to the aspirations of local people in Papua while…

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – Rights activist and international Spokesperson for the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) Victor Yeimo said that…

West Papua human rights defender Victor Yeimo was formally indicted on charges of treason at the Jayapura District Court on Monday.…

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – West Papua National Committee (KNPB) spokesperson Rudolof Fatem reported that one of the Maybrat displaced people…

Theo Kelen, Jayapura, Jubi – The public prosecutor of the Jayapura High Prosecutor's Office charged Viktor Yeimo with treason at a hearing on…

Konradus Epa, Jakarta – A Papuan right activist has urged the Indonesian government to respond honestly and transparently to United Nations…

Atamus Kepno, Jayapura – The preliminary court hearing against West Papua National Committee (KNPB) international spokesperson Victor Yeimo was…

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – Coordinator of the Papuan Observatory for Human Rights (POHR) Thomas Ch. Syufi said Indonesia's apathy towards…

Jakarta (Antara) – The Indonesian Cartenz peace operation task force spokesperson commissioner general Ahmad Kamal on Sunday announced that a…

Jakarta – Papua activist and West Papua National Committee (KNPB) international spokesperson Victor Yeimo was formally indicted on charges of…

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – As many as 96 former PT Freeport Indonesia workers who were laid off have died, allegedly due to illness and…

Konradus Epa, Jakarta – Indonesia's Papua is to have an international university to increase educational quality in the impoverished region after…

Putu Indah Savitri, Suharto, Jakarta – Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Bambang Soesatyo, and Coordinating Minister for…

Zely Ariane – As many as 2.7 million hectares of forest and peat areas in three regencies: Merauke, Mappi, and Boven Digoel will be converted for…

Jakarta – Human rights abuses in Papua have come under the spotlight of the United Nations with the global body's special rapporteurs seeking…

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – The head of the Somatua Intan Jaya Independent Student Community, Feri Belau, asked the Indonesian Military (TNI)…

Yance Wenda, Sentani, Jubi – Member of the Customary Working Group of the Papuan People's Council (MRP) Edison Tanati criticized development in…

Yamin Kogoya, Brisbane – Google images of a country or region can offer a wealth of information about the people and cultures that live there.…

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – The Papuan Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) has asked the Papua Police to guarantee the fulfillment of the right to…

Jubi TV – The United Nations (UN) through the Special Procedures Mandate Holders submitted a request for data, information, and clarification to…

Jakarta – The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council has written to the Indonesian government asking for data and clarification related to…

Edwin Nand – Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has confirmed that Fiji is taking a multilateral approach to issues regarding…

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – The Yahukimo 16 Headquarters of the West Papua National Liberation Army's (TPNPB) has said that the Indonesian…

Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura, Jubi – Papua land is increasingly being targeted by investors, especially investors in oil palm plantations and mining.…