West Papua

Vanuatu has raised the issue of a West Papuan and a Polish citizen charged with treason in Indonesia at the United Nations.

The West Papua National Committee has urged New Caledonia's indigenous Melanesians to vote for independence during the upcoming referendum. Audio

Indonesia's military says it will investigate the cause of a fire on a warship which sank in the waters of West Papua.

An environmental NGO says the Forestry Stewardship Council's reputation is at stake over a case of deforestation in Indonesia's Papua province.

An international forest protection agency has delayed a decision on whether to cut ties with a company involved in large-scale deforestation in West Papua.

A West Papuan in Timika has been charged by Indonesian authorities over a video he posted on Facebook.

Human rights defenders have called on Indonesian authorities to release a West Papuan and a Polish citizen charged with treason.

Vanuatu's Honourary Consul to the Netherlands has suggested that those involved in the West Papua struggle for self determination,should examine the topic from all angles.

Dozens of West Papuans were arrested by Indonesian police in Jayapura yesterday for staging a demonstration for self-determination.

Pacific Island civil society says the Pacific Island Forum leaders must support Vanuatu's effort to take the issue of West Papua to the UN.

New Zealand's foreign minister says his country recognises West Papua as a part of Indonesia.

Indonesia's military has arrested a Polish man in Papua on suspicion of ties to armed separatist groups in the region.

Four West Papuan students were arrested on Tuesday for showing the Morning Star flag, as Indonesian universities crack down on pro-independence displays.

Police in Papua have arrested a local worker for making a video opposing Indonesia's claim over Papua and sharing it on social media.

A West Papua support group in New Zealand is calling on Pacific leaders to support Vanautu's push for the Indonesian region to be included on the UN's decolonisation list.

The Fiji opposition leader, Ro Teimumu Kepa, says the government has to stop its betrayal of the people of West Papua.

Indonesia's miltary has ordered its forces to pursue the Papua National Liberation Army after it reportedly killed two soldiers in an ambush.

Vanuatu's government could be alone among regional administrations in its bid to have West Papua inscribed on the United Nations de-colonisation list.