West Papua

Doubts have been cast over the Pacific Islands Forum's ability to hold constructive dialogue with Indonesia about Papua

Vanuatu says the Pacific Islands Forum leaders have resolved for regional countries concerned about West Papua to take it up at the United Nations.

An Indonesian cargo plane had a serious technical malfunction while landing at an airport in West Papua yesterday.

Pacific Islands Forum leaders have been accused of hollow talk about listening to the people of the region on important issues the issue of West Papua.

Vanuatu's deputy prime minister says the strong support for West Papuans among the people of Melanesia should eventually translate to a co-ordinated regional response.

Indonesia is impeding Pacific regional efforts to pursue justice for human rights abuses against Papuans according to the United Liberation Movement for West Papua.

A petition has been tabled in New Zealand's parliament calling on the government to make a number of representations on the plight of West Papuans.

A West Papua leader says he is the most optimistic he has been in years about gaining support from this week's Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Pohnpei.

Two more countries have joined the Pacific Coalition on West Papua, voicing their concerns over human rights abuses in the Indonesian province and asking that the United Nations intervene.

A priest in Indonesia's Papua regoin has appealed to President Joko Widodo to halt the destruction of pristine forests by a palm oil developer.

Hundreds of Māori students marched to New Zealand's parliament calling for freedom for West Papua. Audio

Pacific women are calling for an independent mission to investigate violence against women in Indonesia's Papua region.

Catholic bishops from the Pacific region have declared support for West Papua to have a greater international voice.

Indonesia's mining ministry has recommended that the international mining giant, Freeport-McMoran, be granted a new export permit, albeit for a shorter period than requested.

Disillusioned with being part of Indonesia, West Papuans are looking to the Pacific Islands Forum to take up their cause.

Opinion - Toby Manhire and Toby Morris query the notable absence of West Papua from the Olympics.

A West Papuan student has filed a pretrial motion challenging police for naming him as a suspect in an assault.

Papua New Guinea and Australian governments are yet to give clearance for the repatriation of the body of a Pakistan refugee who died on Manus Island a week ago.