West Papua
UK petition calls for West Papua chemical weapons investigation
West Papuan independence campaigners are supporting a British parliamentary petition calling for investigations into Indonesia's alleged chemical weapon use in Papua.
Indonesia deploys 600 soldiers to Papua for road project
Indonesia has deployed 600 military personnel to Papua, to safeguard the construction of a controversial road project.
Indonesian cleric suspect in Papua assault case
Indonesian police have named a firebrand Muslim cleric as a suspect in an assault case in Papua.
Papua police deny Nduga military operations
Reports of a new military operation in Papua's troubled Nduga regency are a "hoax", Papua's police chief says.
West Papua Liberation Army destroys digger in renewed violence
Indonesia's military says the West Papua Liberation Army set fire to a digger owned by a state-owned construction company on Tuesday.
West Papuans systematically marginalised, say Christian churches
A global grouping of Christian churches has found that discrimination and human rights violations in Indonesia's Papua region are as severe as they were two decades ago.
KNPB members questioned by Indonesian police over clothes
The West Papua National Committee says nine of its members were questioned by police in Merauke for wearing the Papuan Nationalist emblem.
UN experts call for Indonesia to investigate violence against Papuans
A group of UN human rights experts is calling for urgent investigations into alleged killings and other abuses of Papuans by Indonesian police and military.
Free Papua Movement calls for international mediation
The Free West Papua Movement, or OPM, has called on the international community to mediate negotiations with Indonesia's government to end conflict in Papua region.
Papuan official named as suspect in assault case
Indonesian police have named a Papuan official as a suspect in the assault of corruption investigators.
Papuan groups declare boycott of Indonesia's elections
Two Papuan groups have declared that West Papuans won't vote in Indonesia's upcoming elections.
Pacific resort controversy & snake torture
Pacific correspondent, Johnny Blades backgrounds the Fiji Malolo island resort controversy, the torture of a West Papuan with a snake, and a change in Bougainville mining laws. Audio
Hundreds of students flee violence in Papua - reports
Hundreds of students have fled violence in Papua's central Highlands, Indonesian state media reports.
International award for film about journalism in West Papua
A short documentary which highlights the risks of being a journalist in Indonesian-ruled Papua region, or West Papua, has won an international film award.
Indonesian police apologise for using snake to interrogate Papuan
Indonesian police have admitted using a snake during an interrogation of a West Papuan.
Corruption investigators assaulted while tailing Papua governor
Indonesian corruption investigators have been assaulted while tailing Papua Governor Lukas Enembe.
International attention drawn to West Papuan struggle
Efforts to focus international attention on the West Papua independence cause surged in the past week.
OPM calls for UN action in Papua
The Free West Papua Movement, or OPM, has called for United Nations intervention over conflict in Papua's Nduga regency.
PNG's West Papua policy under pressure
The Free West Papua Movement, or OPM, has called for international action on the conflict in Indonesian-ruled Papua at a rare press conference in neighbouring Papua New Guinea. At this event, they… Audio
UN rights chief secures Jakarta agreement for Papua access
Indonesia has agreed in principle to allow the office of the UN human rights commissioner into Papua region, or West Papua.
