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

Expect partly sunny skies. The high will be 86° on this very humid day. Good air quality (0-50) Primary pollutant PM2.5 6.9 μg/m³ Pressure is the weight of the air in the atmosphere. It is normalized ...

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

The kidnapping of a New Zealand pilot by separatists in Indonesia's West Papua region has thrust a decades-old insurgency back into the spotlight. Philip Mehrtens, 37, was taken hostage by West ...

Several governments issued travel advisories warning their nationals to call off travel to Indonesia in light of a recent ...

West Papua was in shock. More than 30,000 people attended his funeral, flying the Morning Star flag, as their last act of ...

Indonesian police on Saturday said insurgents in the region of West Papua had released New ... Rebels had demanded that Indonesia recognize Papuan independence in return for Mehrtens ...

What will the Indonesia-PNG defence pact mean for West Papua? Papua New Guinea and Indonesia have formally ratified a defence agreement, which enables an enhancement of military operations between the ...

The largely peaceful independence movement is, however, overshadowed by armed insurgents such as the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), Mehrtens' captors. Indonesia has proscribed the ...

The leader of the rebel group who took New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens hostage has denied a bribe was involved in his release, offering an explanation on the motive behind the kidnapping. General ...