YouTuber Panagiotis Drakopoulos provides us with brief tour of daily life in Wamena, West Papua. ...

On August 6th, French Journalists Valentine Bourrat and Thomas Dandois were arrested in West Papua on immigration charges. They are now facing up to 20 years in prison for these and a charge of 'subversion'. Local j ...

We are very sorry to report the murder of West Papuan youth, Irwan Wenda (27) who suffered from a mental nervous disorder, by 5 members of the Indonesian police in Wamena yesterday at 10:30. Over 500,000 innocent Wes ...

Andinus Karoba was arrested for nothing and forced into a truck with his hands and legs in handcuffs. While driving to Polresta, Andinus was shot three times, twice in his leg, on his thigh and calf, and once in th ...

This article will present a challenge to all who have a heart for and who are working without reward to save the ethnic people of West Papua which are now heading towards annihilation. ...

“This year, so far, 22 West Papua National Committee (KNPB) members have been killed; three are missing; seven have been charged with various offences, as tensions linger.” – Michael Bachelard, Th ...

Indonesian security forces have arrested several people, including Victor Yeimo, the Chairman of the West Papua National Committee, in West Papua today as demonstrations were held to commemorate the 51st anniversary ...

Search and arrest operations, raids and killings have been undertaken continuously by the Indonesian Special forces in an effort to eradicate the peaceful resistance movement led by the KNPB. Will the world stand qui ...

IN 1998, United States cultural anthropologist Dr Eben Kirksey, when he was a college exchange student, wit-nessed the massacre of more than 150 civilians by Indonesian troops in West Papua. Dr Kirksey will discuss t ...

"We didn't burn people's houses. It’s impossible. We're soldiers, we don't do that." Military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Ali Hamdan Bogra. ...

Today UK human rights campaigners called for an immediate ban on all arms sales to Indonesia, following Wednesday’s brutal rampage by Indonesian security forces in the troubled Papua region. ...

Last night, members of Battalion 756 of the Indonesian military burned 100 houses, killed 8 Papuan citizens and injured at least 19 more. Kiosks and shops were also destroyed by flamethrowers, as well as a church an ...

As many as 42 inmates at Wamena Penitentiary in Jayawijaya regency, Papua, escaped custody at around 6 p.m. local time (4 p.m. Jakarta time) on Monday, Antara news agency reported from Jayapura. ...

Source: West Papua Media Rallies held across West Papua, Indonesia, and Australia have drawn tens of thousands of people on to the streets calling on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to do more to protect West Papuan ...

INDONESIA: Military officers arbitrarily arrest and torture civilians based on false claims of rebel activity. Torture is used in a widespread way by the police and military against indigenous Papuans... ...

Six activists from West Papua National Committee (KNPB) have been arrested by Indonesia Police In Pucak Jaya (Wamena) for distributing leaflets for demonstrations on May 2nd. ...

Undercover report on West Papua independence movement, broadcast on BBC Newsnight in March 2009. ...

2 Papuan civilians shot dead in military raid on village in highlands. ...