Selvina Muyapa was hit in the face by the Indonesian Army/Police, causing her to bleed heavily, during a demonstration where the people were opposing measures imposed by the Indonesian Government on Papua. ...

Former civil servant Filep Karma is currently serving 15 years in prison after taking part in an annual ceremony at which a Papuan independence flag was raised. He was charged and convicted of rebellion on 26 May 200 ...

For more than 40 years, the Indonesian government has been conducting an aggressive colonialization policy against the Papua population of Western New Guinea (formerly Irian Jaya) marked by intense violence. Despite ...

Jayapura: A number of acts of violence have occurred in Papua, but none of these incidents have been investigated. which creates the impression that the Indonesian government it simply not interested, while these inc ...

Rio Tinto is bad news for many communities around the world. Its operations have failed to provide adequate protection of public health, the environment, workers and human rights. It is a scandal that it should be pr ...

After studying important documents at the Secretariat of the United Nations in relation to the Act of Free Choice, Yan Christian Warinussy of LP3BH concluded that the political status of West Papua is not yet final ...

April 5th, 2012, after 51 years, the West Papuan people reclaim their right to self-determination by re-installing a New Guinea Council in West Papua. ...

"We are asking the court to reconsider its verdict passed against Forkorus and his four co-defendants. Basically our appeal calls for the court to release the five men because the trial failed to prove that they were ...

Demonstrations organized by KNPB were held in Jayapura on April 2nd, and will be held again on April 5th to show support for the conference of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) to be held in th ...

Ustad Adnan and Fadhal are part of a small minority of West Papuan Muslims. They argue that the problems in Papua don't just affect the predominantly Christian population. "Don't view the problems in Papua as Christi ...

A very revealing report about how indigenous Papuans are being denied access to something as basic as education, thus maintaining their position as the underdog - TAPOL ...

A leading Papuan human rights activist has said that the Indonesian government will never be able to silence the Papuan struggle by putting Papuans behind bars. ...

A local community leader in Keerom district has spoken out about the presence of many military posts in his area as well as along the border (between West Papua and PNG) ...

IN THE 1960S, WEST PAPUANS WERE SACRIFICED IN THE NAME OF COLD WAR POLITICS – AND THE UN DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. Thousands have taken part in rallies across West Papua and in Australia to mark the UN Secretary-Gener ...

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“The Indonesian government brands us as separatists, and then hosts international fora to escalate support for what it says are ‘non-war military operations’ against us” ...

This is an urgent appeal to civil society all over the world and campaigners of human rights, justice and liberty, to help spread the word about Waqar's wrongful, illegal and oppressive treatment at the hands of the ...

The twelfth hearing of the trial of the Jayapura5 was held in the Jayapura district court on 12 March. The defendants stuck to their routine of saying prayers before the hearing and as well as giving speeches afterw ...

September 15, 2011. 8,000 of the 22,000 Freeport Indonesia workers went on strike, demanding a wage increase from US$ 3.5 to US$ 7.5 an hour. ...

JAYAPURA, Amnesty International called upon the Indonesian government to release Forkorus Yoboisembut and the Jayapura 5, now facing 5 years in prison for "treason" (Makar). ...