West Papua
Constitutional challenge against West Papua law
20 Jul 2021
The Papuan People's Assembly is filing a constitutional challenge against the Indonesian government's new Special Autonomy Law. Audio
NZ explorer and author laments plight of West Papuans
19 Jul 2021
A New Zealand explorer who trekked in West Papua before Indonesian rule says he's saddened to see what colonisation has done to the region's indigenous people.
Indonesian lawmakers pass controversial bill to reshape West Papua
16 Jul 2021
Indonesia's House of Representatives has passed a controversial bill that is likely to reshape the future administration of West Papua.
Indonesian police crack down on West Papuan demos
15 Jul 2021
Fresh demonstrations by West Papuans have again been met with a heavy handed response by Indonesian police.
Carmel Budiardjo: rights defender who shone a light on Papua
12 Jul 2021
A leading British human rights advocate and former political prisoner in Indonesia, Carmel Budiardjo, has died, aged 96.