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 ...

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 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 ...

Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin met with Christian leaders in Papua seeking collaboration for peace and development in the restive Christian-majority easternmost region. Amin held a special ...

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 ...

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 ...

(Jakarta) – Indonesian authorities should drop politically motivated treason charges and unconditionally release an activist detained for peacefully advocating Papuan independence, Human Rights Watch ...

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 ...