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. ...

“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” ...

Forkorus Yoboisembut, Edison Gladius Waromi, Agustinus M. Sananay Kraar, Selpius Bobii and Dominikus Sorabut were sentenced to three years in prison, Friday (16/3). They were charged with founding the independent sta ...

Hundreds of security forces are on the streets around Jaypura, West Papua, in a show of force as an Indonesian court found five Congress leaders guilty of Makar (treason), and sentenced the defendants each to three y ...

With human rights observers and foreign media banned from working in West Papua, a ‘forgotten conflict’ of what some Papuans term ‘Indonesian occupation’ has been off the international radar ...

At the latest hearing of the trial of Forkorus Yaboisembut, Forkorus announced that the proclamation of the Federal Republic of West Papua had been registered with the UN Security Council in order to receive intern ...

West Papuan independence leader gives video address to International Parliamentarians for West Papua event in Canberra, Australia, February 28. Wenda was unable to travel from the UK due to an Interpol red notice. ...

Jayapura: The trial of Forkorus Yaboisembut which is now under way in Jayapura has not lessened Papuan calls for Merdeka - independence. On the contrary, Forkorus is even saying that a free West Papua will come into ...

Cellphone footage from March 2011 of Indonesian soldiers shooting at OPM members, then filming and photographing their corpses. OPM is an indigenous organization founded in 1965 to promote West Papuan self-determina ...

Jacob Rumbiak, from the West Papua independence movement, outlined the continuing importance of indigenous resistance to colonialism both in Australia and in west Papua. ...

50 years ago on the 1/12/61 West Papuans flew their flag for the first time in preparation for their independence from the Dutch. In 2011, despite ongoing repression, the Morning Star flag was once again flown across ...

Commander Tadius Yogi's (TPN / OPM Region Paniai) comments calling for the independence of West Papua from Indonesia. ...

Thousands of people have reportedly fled in terror from a large area in Paniai, West Papua as a massive combined Police and military offensive attacked villages on December 13... ...

Urgent text messages have been received reporting an attack on Markas Eduda by Brimob and the TNI ...

Morning Star Flag raising ceremony at Tingginambut in the highlands of West Papua on November 30th. ...

West Papuans want to reiterate their demands that the only acceptable offering from Indonesia is self-determination leading to West Papua's complete independence from Indonesia ...

As December 1st, West Papua's Independence Day, approaches, many are becoming concerned about the possibility of serious violence. ...

The Dutch PVV and GroenLinks parties believe the Netherlands should support West Papua's struggle for independence from Indonesia ...

Thousands people of West Papua long march along the way of Jayapura City on November 14 demanding their right of self determination through Referendum ...

'Longing for Merdeka' is a video about the desire of the people of West Papua to gain independence from Indonesia. ...