A rare glimpse into West Papua and the war Indonesia does not …
Oct 11, 2024 · The decades-old conflict in West Papua appears to be intensifying, as Indonesia tightens controls and deploys thousands of troops in a bid to quell the separatist movement. But it's a war that has been happening largely in secret. …
Warning by Indonesian survey on Papua mega project appears to …
7 hours ago · env-indonesia-papua_11132024_2 Security personnel watch from behind barbed wire as indigenous Papuans from Merauke in eastern Indonesia protest in Jakarta on Oct. 16, 2024 against plans to convert ...
New Zealand pilot freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in Indonesia …
Sep 22, 2024 · A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia has been freed by separatist rebels. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch, was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air when he was abducted by rebels from a remote airport on Feb. 7, 2023.
West Papuan leader makes ‘raise our banned flag’ plea over new …
3 hours ago · Asia Pacific Report. An exiled West Papuan leader has called on supporters globally to show their support by raising the Morning Star flag — banned by Indonesia — on December 1. “Whether in your house, your workplace, the beach, the mountains or anywhere else, please raise our flag and send us a picture,” said United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) interim president Benny Wenda.
Indonesia recovers body of New Zealand helicopter pilot killed in Papua …
Aug 6, 2024 · Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed the New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in Indonesia’s restive Papua region on Monday, and they released two health workers and two children it was carrying, police said.
Indonesia's military arrests 13 elite soldiers ... - Associated Press News
Mar 25, 2024 · Indonesia’s military says it has arrested 13 elite troops accused of involvement in a video showing the torture of an indigenous Papua man believed to be a member of a separatist group.
Papua - BBC News Indonesia
Sep 18, 2024 · 1 November 2024. Pemerintahan Prabowo berencana hidupkan lagi transmigrasi ke Papua – Mengapa orang asli Papua cemas? 31 Oktober 2024. Militer dilibatkan dalam proyek Food Estate di Merauke,...
Indonesia boosts security in Papua after 9 killed in riot
24 Feb 2023. At least nine people have been killed and 14 injured in rioting and clashes with police in Papua’s Wamena town after rumours circulated that a child had been kidnapped, local media...
Indonesia: Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans, rights ... - UN News
Mar 1, 2022 · Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans have been taking place in Indonesia, UN-appointed rights experts said on Tuesday, citing child killings, disappearances, torture and enforced mass...
Rebels in Indonesia’s Papua kill New Zealand pilot in second …
Aug 6, 2024 · Separatist fighters in Indonesia’s far eastern region of Papua have shot dead a helicopter pilot from New Zealand, according to police.