West Papua

West Papua's Independence movement has congratulated Vanuatu's new government on its parliamentary election.

Sixty-three political prisoners charged with treason in Indonesia have appealed to the United Nations to back their immediate release.

A West Papuan family is asking questions about the circumstances around the killing of their son and his friend in Mimika regency on Monday.

Indonesian security forces have killed three West Papuans they suspect of being part of an armed group behind a deadly attack at the premises of multi-national miner Freeport.

An Indonesian human rights expert has called for New Zealand police help after a deadly attack on mine company staff in West Papua.

Indonesian authorities have released dozens of prisoners from a main prison in West Papua's highlands.

A New Zealander has been shot dead at an office of a mining company in West Papua.

Operations at the massive Freeport gold and copper mine in Papua continue despite Monday's deadly attack on the company's employees.

A 43-year-old woman has reportedly died due to Covid-19 in Indonesian-administered West Papua province.

An academic from West Papua says Indonesian plans to further divide up the region will only enhance dependency on Jakarta.

Human development index figures are improving in Papuan provinces of Indonesia.

Indonesia's government has been urged to deploy the Red Cross to West Papua to help thousands of internally displaced people.