The PNG PM who tried to crush the Bougainville rebellion with foreign mercenaries then became an unlikely ally for ...

The Indonesian administration of President Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo is sending mixed signals about a proposed amnesty ...

The Indonesian government has consistently rejected calls for Papua’s independence. The region is home to the Grasberg mine, ...

Papuans are mourning the death of a prominent human rights defender known for his courage in exposing the violence and ...

The government's plan to pardon prisoners linked to the Free Papua Movement (OPM) will not disrupt the security in Papua.

The kidnapping was part of a long-running, often brutally violent conflict between the Indonesian government and West Papua's ...

The amnesty plan first surfaced last month, when Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas announced after a meeting with President ...

Church officials in Indonesia have rejected Indonesian security forces' claims of normalcy in a conflict zone in Papua, expressing concerns about the situation of displaced people and their safety.

The incident is thought to be linked to a conflict between Sikin, Ambulin and Kaekin tribesmen. Highland clans have fought each other in Papua New Guinea for centuries, but an influx of automatic ...

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A New Zealand pilot’s abduction focuses attention on Wellington and Canberra’s hands-off approach to the long-running conflict in Indonesia. The Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of ...

The Indonesian government’s proposal to grant amnesty to pro-independence rebels in West Papua has stirred scepticism as the administration of new President Prabowo Subianto seeks to deal with the ...