A legal aid group says Indonesian police have detained dozens of people ahead of a West Papua independence protest. Jakarta Legal Aid Institute spokeswoman Veronica Koman said Monday at least 200 ...

Armed conflict is not the only frontline for West Papuans in their struggle against Indonesian rule, according to a new film.

Sugar-cane planting ceremony in Merauke, West Papua, July 2024. Indonesian presidential office handout/Muchlis Jr. “By way of transmigration … the different ethnic groups will in the long run ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian security forces on Saturday recovered the bodies of four construction workers who were ...

A supporter of the independence of the West Papua wears headband with the colors of the banned separatist ‘Morning Star’ flag takes a part during a rally commemorating the 60th anniversary of the ...

Papuan students, with their body and face painted with the colors of the banned separatist ‘Morning Star’ flag, shout slogans during a rally in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 ...

Six rockets landed on Ugimba village in Intan Jaya regency of West Papua, Indonesia, early on a January morning in 2020. Locals found unexploded parts that were stamped with the number FZ-68 so they ...

Militant rebels in Indonesia’s restive West Papua are urging their most feared comrade to release a New Zealand pilot held hostage for a year. A group of armed fighters led by tribal warlord Eganius ...

Damien Kingsbury has advised a number of separatist organisations on negotiations to end conflict, most notably in Aceh in 2005. New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has now been held hostage in West ...