A plan to create three new provinces in the Papua region highlights how Jakarta's development approach has failed to resolve a long-running conflict. The attack came on the same day that a group ...

The Indonesian administration of President Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo is sending mixed signals about a proposed amnesty ...

The rise of separatist armed groups (such as the West Papuan National Liberation Army (TPN-PB), the armed wing of the Papua Liberation Movement) sparked a low-intensity conflict that forced thousands ...

Adm. Yudo Margono and the military’s top brass flew to the region on Monday after initial information said attackers from the West Papua Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Free Papua ...

A West Papuan advocacy group is calling for an urgent international inquiry into allegations that Indonesian security forces ...

The Indonesian government’s proposal to grant amnesty to pro-independence rebels in West Papua has stirred scepticism as the administration of new President Prabowo Subianto seeks to deal with the ...

A New Zealand pilot, Philip Mark Mehrtens was taken hostage by an armed horde of West Papua Liberation National Army (TPNPB) led by Egianus Kogoya. The hostage took place after the plane took off ...

In a concerted effort to stifle support for West Papua's aspiration for independence, Indonesia has embarked on diplomatic initiatives with Pacific nations and communities, writes Ali Mirin.

The attack, which claimed the lives of four soldiers, was the deadliest to have taken place in the region this year. Victor Yeimo stands accused of organizing the wave of violent pro-independence ...

Philip Mark Mehrtens, 38, has been living in a remote jungle in Indonesia since his plane was taken over by rebels.