West Papua
Thousands in PNG capital to petition UN on West Papua visit
Thousands of people in Papua New Guinea's capital are expected to deliver a petition calling on the UN to take action in West Papua. Audio
No jihadis in West Papua - police chief
Indonesia's West Papua police chief is making assurances that no jihadis have arrived in Papua.
Papua police condemned over treason trial transfer
Human rights activists from the Papuan Civil Coalition have condemned police in Papua for transferring treason suspects to East Kalimantan.
Indonesia blocks diplomats from West Papua - media report
Indonesia has reportedly blocked foreign diplomats from visiting West Papua, following violent riots there.
Indonesia must investigate riot deaths - Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is calling on Indonesian authorities to investigate riots in West Papua, which killed 33 people last month.
Dateline Pacific for 8 October 2019
Jihadis are being encouraged to go and fight in West Papua by Indonesian Muslim hardliners; Polynesian countries have welcomed New Zealand's help to improve access to essential medicines; the new… Audio
Call for Jihadis to go to Papua following unrest
Jihadis are being encouraged to go and fight in West Papua by Indonesian Muslim hardliners after non-Papuan settlers were among the victims of recent violence in the Indonesia-ruled Papuan provinces.
…Call for Jihadis to go to West Papua following unrest
Jihadis are being encouraged to go and fight in West Papua by Indonesian Muslim hardliners.
Over 11,500 flee West Papua town after clashes
Indonesia says more than 11,500 people have been evacuated from a town in West Papua.
Trial of Papuan independence activists to be moved
The treason trial of several West Papuan pro-independence activists is to be moved to Indonesia's East Kalimantan province for security reasons.
Any talks with Jakarta must feature referendum - Papuan group
The West Papuan pro-independence movement is insisting that genuine talks with Indonesia's government must address self-determination.
Indonesia's Widodo willing to meet Papua pro-independence groups
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo says he is prepared to meet West Papuan pro-independence groups to discuss problems in Papua.
Waterpauw back as Papua police chief visits Wamena
The new Police Chief in West Papua has visited hundreds of people displaced by deadly violence in Wamena.