West Papua

A pioneering figure in the West Papuan independence movement is discovered in the Netherlands, unlocking forgotten history from the restive Indonesian-administered Papua region.

A West Papuan man has died shortly after allegedly being hit by a police officer while making a complaint against a palm oil company.

The West Papua Liberation Army has stolen a number of weapons from an Indonesian police post.

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Indonesia's Papua province has rocketed past four hundred.

The mining company PT Freeport Indonesia has increased efforts to test for, and treat people with Covid-19, in Papua.

A West Papuan church leader says he has support of local christian churches over his right to speak about violence in the region.

A West Papua solidarity group in New Zealand has criticised the government for not doing enough about violence and human rights abuses in Indonesia's Papua region.

A West Papuan church leader has been 'invited' by Indonesian police to 'clarify' an article he wrote about a shooting incident in which a New Zealander was killed.

There's been a surge in the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Mimika regency of Indonesian-ruled Papua.

West Papua's Independence movement has congratulated Vanuatu's new government on its parliamentary election.

Sixty-three political prisoners charged with treason in Indonesia have appealed to the United Nations to back their immediate release.

A West Papuan family is asking questions about the circumstances around the killing of their son and his friend in Mimika regency on Monday.

Indonesian security forces have killed three West Papuans they suspect of being part of an armed group behind a deadly attack at the premises of multi-national miner Freeport.

An Indonesian human rights expert has called for New Zealand police help after a deadly attack on mine company staff in West Papua.

Indonesian authorities have released dozens of prisoners from a main prison in West Papua's highlands.