A confrontation between security forces and a rebel group in Indonesia's volatile Papua region resulted in the death of five Papuan independence fighters. The rebels, armed with military-grade weapons ...

Indonesian police are monitoring the activities of a prominent Papuan figure, including the possibility of treason charges against him for his statement in support of Papuan independence on the ...

This edited article was published on April 21 by WITNESS, an international organization that supports people using video in their fight for human rights. It has been republished on Global Voices under ...

The Church in Indonesia has joined rights groups to criticize the arrests of dozens of Papuan students for marking the 60th anniversary of the birth of West Papua on Dec. 1. Ahmad Musthofa Kamal, a ...

Filep Karma, a prominent Papuan pro-independence activist, was found dead on a beach in the Papuan capital of Jayapura yesterday, after apparently drowning during a diving trip. According to one ...

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — The woman carries bananas, yams and vegetables in a knotted bag on her head as she wanders through a market in a suburban area of Jayapura in eastern Indonesia. Even in the ...

A researcher from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and a tropical medicine expert who lives in Wamena, Indonesia have published a unique account of a village in the Papuan highlands of ...

Filep Karma, a prominent Papuan activist and former political prisoner, was found dead Monday on a beach in the Papuan city of Jayapura. He had been on a diving trip with his brother-in-law and nephew ...

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JAYAPURA, IndonesiaJAYAPURA, Indonesia — Five Papuan independence fighters were killed in a clash between security forces and a rebel group in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, police and rebels said ...