West Papua
West Papua Churches call on Widodo to end militarisation
The West Papua Council of Churches wants an end to what it says is the re-militarisation of the region.
Papuan protestors forcibly dispersed by police
Indonesian police have forcibly dispersed hundreds of West Papuan university students holding a demonstration in Jayapura.
Indonesia lashes out at Vanuatu over West Papua at the UN
Indonesia has lashed out at Vanuatu for what it describes as the Melanesian country's "excessive and unhealthy obsession" about West Papua.
Mass arrests in West Papua during Special Autonomy protest
There are reports from West Papua that Indonesian police have arrested about 200 demonstrators at different locations across Nabire regency.
Petitioning West Papuan students blocked by police
West Papuan students petitioning the Indonesian government against Special Autonomy plans have come up against police blockades in the city of Manado.
Week of violence in Papuan regency culminates in pastor's death
Several people have been killed in a series of deadly shootings in a Papuan regency in Indonesia this past week.
Papuans step in to help Indonesian lawyer repay scholarship
West Papuans have raised over $US50,000 to help an Indonesian human rights lawyer repay government-sponsored scholarship funding.
