The latest news and comment on province of Indonesia, West Papua
March 2024
Indonesian military apologises after West Papuan man filmed being tortured in water-filled barrel
Footage allegedly filmed during February military raid in Puncak regency renews calls for international intervention in contested region Warning: this article contains graphic content
February 2024
West Papua rebels release video of kidnapped former Jetstar pilot
New Zealand pilot kidnapped a year ago in West Papua will be freed, rebel group says
September 2023
Why you will never hear an Australian leader call out Indonesia on West Papua
Damien Kingsbury
Australia is willing to turn a blind eye to human rights abuses in West Papua because alienating Indonesia is not worth the risk as China jostles for regional influence
July 2023
In pictures: in the islands of Indonesia, the tradition of Sasi Laut reaps the rewards of sustainability
Sasi Laut is a traditional ceremony performed by local communities on the Bird’s Head peninsula of Southwest Papua province at the start or end the sea harvest season, ensuring an abundant catch of highly sought-after lobster and sea cucumber
May 2023
West Papua rebels threaten to shoot New Zealand pilot if independence talks denied
Phillip Mehrtens, who has been held hostage since February, makes the claim in a new video released by the separatist group
November 2022
Filep Karma: West Papuan independence campaigner found dead on beach
Friends of twice jailed human rights activist call for independent inquiry after body found in damaged wetsuit at Base G beach, Jayapura
November 2021
Guardian Australia Reads
‘Killed like animals’: documents reveal how Australia turned a blind eye to a West Papuan massacre
Indonesia: calls for action over apparent attack on family home of rights lawyer
September 2021
Inquiry needed into Australia’s silence on West Papuan massacre, human rights groups say
‘Killed like animals’: documents reveal how Australia turned a blind eye to a West Papuan massacre
August 2021
Carmel Budiardjo obituary
Australia trained Indonesian police officer accused of West Papua violence
May 2021
The Pacific project
‘We are living in a war zone’: violence flares in West Papua as villagers forced to flee
The Pacific project
The company my father works for sells weapons used in my partner’s homeland
Izzy Brown, as told to Zelda Grimshaw
March 2021
The Pacific project
Anger after Indonesia offers Elon Musk Papuan island for SpaceX launchpad
Biak island residents say SpaceX launchpad would devastate island’s ecology and displace people from their homes
December 2020
The Pacific project
West Papua independence leaders declare 'government-in-waiting'
Province’s breakaway ULMWP movement nominates exiled leader as interim president as conflict-ridden Indonesian region marks independence day
September 2020
The Pacific project
Protests flare in Papua as students demand independence referendum
Police fire shots as crowds of demonstrators demand a vote on secession from Indonesia
July 2020
The Pacific project
Coronavirus in the Pacific: weekly briefing
Covid-19-related developments throughout the Pacific Islands
June 2020
The Pacific project
Coronavirus in the Pacific: weekly briefing
Covid-19-related developments throughout the Pacific Islands
