The Indonesian authorities turned away the West Papua Freedom Flotilla today, refusing to allow them to land in Merauke, West Papua. The flotilla activists explicitly informed authorities that they were unarmed and ...

A coalition of organisations has requested the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commission to take action under its Early Warning and Urgent Action procedures to address the dire situation bei ...

The Malind Anim tribe in Zanegi Village, Merauke, Papua, Indonesia are hunter gatherers who rely on the forest for they livelihoods. But in the village of Zanegi, times have changed. ...

The Asian Legal Resource Center (ALRC) wishes to bring the Council’s attention to the deterioration of farmers’ and indigenous peoples’ food security in Indonesia as the country’s laws and ...

Papuan women market traders in Merauke find it tough to sell their goods. Their trading space is small, dusty and often they have to share with minibus parking. ...

Police halt mass demonstrations Throughout West Papua. ...

When AK was around 16 years old, he left the comfort of his village to discover the world of his ancestors. He made his way by canoe and on foot for several days through unfamiliar lands to the port of Merauke on the ...

AK Rockefeller was raised with his two brothers and two sisters in the Asmat region of West Papua. He grew up in a tree house and had little to do with anything outside his village. He had a particular talent for woo ...