West Papua (Irian Jaya) is the twenty-sixth province in Indonesia and occupies the easternmost region of the archipelago. West Papua, then known as the West New Guinea, was colonized by the Dutch in ...

It took a long process". Why is there conflict in West Papua? The region is a former Dutch colony divided into two provinces, ...

A new report says the expansion of nickel mining in Indonesia is a threat to one of Earth's most biodiverse marine regions ...

The international advocacy group, Human Rights Watch, has put out a plea to Indonesia's President to stop human rights abuses ...

The rise of separatist armed groups (such as the West Papuan National Liberation ... to flee and further complicated life in a region already characterized by underdevelopment. In addition, projects ...

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

As the world closely watches Gaza and Ukraine, a source reaches out from another enclosed area of prolonged armed conflict: West Papua ... incidents in the eastern region, home to a long-running ...

The Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Matthew Wale, has issued an urgent call for an international investigation into serious ...

The Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide claims that the region bears many of the structural ... on the roots of the conflict in Papua, the Indonesian government’s response to ...

The West Papua Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) building was set on fire Indonesian authorities say they have regained control after protesters set fire to a local parliament building in the ...