Most Papuans say they were denied their right to choose and continue to demand a separate nation. Although the independence ...

But it has also renewed scrutiny of the controversial and often violent insurgency movement known as the Free Papua Movement. Papua, which borders New Guinea, came under Indonesian control in 1969 ...

As Mehrtens re-integrates back into "normal" life, Kogoya, the 20-year-old leader of the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement, explains the reasons for holding Mehrtens hostage. He began by denying ...

The spokesperson for the task force said the police will continue to enforce the law against individuals who threaten ...

In February 2023, Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, abducted Philip Mark Mehrtens, a pilot from Christchurch who was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air.

In his first official visit to West Papua, the War Criminal Prabowo Subianto travelled to Merauke to oversee the ecocidal ...

A Brief Opening on Carstensz Pyramid Two elite mountain guiding companies remained patient waiting for Puncak Jaya, or ...

As Mehrtens reintegrates back into “normal” life, Kogoya, the 20-year-old leader of the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement, explains the reasons for holding Mehrtens hostage. He began by ...

the UN-mandated vote was held which was widely criticized as only 1,022 Papuan leaders, supervised by Indonesia, were allowed to vote. A pro-independence insurgency known as the Free Papua Movement ...

I n 1976, then-Lt. Prabowo Subianto arrived for his first tour of duty in East Timor, the former Portuguese colony that Indonesia had invaded and occupied the previous year. The youngest person to ...

The Papua Provincial Government, along with related agencies, continues to accelerate stunting prevalence reduction in the ...

As Mehrtens re-integrates back into "normal" life, Kogoya, the 20-year-old leader of the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement, explains the reasons for holding Mehrtens hostage. He began by ...