On December 1, 1961, the Dutch flag that had flown over the peninsula of West Papua for more than 130 years was replaced by the “Morning Star” flag. This signified an important transition for West ...

But the West Papua National Liberation Army, which claimed responsibility for the killings, says the victims were Indonesian ...

How do you get world attention for a cause to help save your culture? The freedom fighters of West Papua are asking that very question. On February 7, 2023, 37-year-old Phil Mehrtens, a New Zealand ...

Escalating conflict in West Papua sparks a warning that young Papuans are being "wiped out" by the Indonesian military forces.

Militant rebels in Indonesia’s restive West Papua are urging their most feared comrade to release a New Zealand pilot held hostage for a year. A group of armed fighters led by tribal warlord Eganius ...

An activist shouts near a police line during a rally to commemorate the West Papuan declaration of independence from Dutch rule in Jakarta, Indonesia (December 1, 2015). Credit: REUTERS/Darren ...

At the United Nations General Assembly not long ago, Melanesian leaders from the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu accused the U.N. of “turning a deaf ear” to human rights atrocities in the Indonesian ...

The brutal occupation of West Papua is under-reported - but UK and US corporations are profiting from the violence, write Eliza Egret and Tom Anderson The occupation of West Papua receives little ...

Owing to its violent political history, West Papua’s vibrant human past has long been ignored. Unlike its neighbour, the independent country of Papua New Guinea, West Papua’s cultural history is ...