カテゴリー: West Papua
Thousands of acres of rainforest is being cleared to produce palm oil, used in popular Nestlé and Mondelēz brandsWest Papua’s Indigenous people have called for a boycott of KitKat, Smarties and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, and the c…
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than one-and-a-half years in captivity in Indonesia’s West Papua region. Mehrtens, a former Jetstar pilot, was taken hostage by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) in February 202…
Phillip Mehrtens says he is looking forward to being reunited with family after release by rebels in the regionNew Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens said he was looking forward to being reunited with his family after being freed after more than one-and-a…
Announcement comes hours after rebels said the Indonesian army had bombed its headquarters where Mehrtens is being keptRebels in Indonesia’s West Papua region have proposed terms for the release of the New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens a year and seve…
Phillip Mehrtens requests ebook reader with ‘as many English books as possible’ as well as saying he is being treated wellFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastReb…
Separatist fighters who seized Phillip Mehrtens say he will be released to protect humanity and safeguard human rights, but did not say whenRebels in Indonesia’s West Papua region have said they will release a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage a …
Sasi Laut is a traditional ceremony performed by local communities in Raja Ampat on the Bird’s Head peninsula in the newly formed Indonesian province of Southwest Papua. This ceremony is performed at the start or the end the sea harvest season. The peo…
Phillip Mehrtens, who has been held hostage since February, makes the claim in a new video released by the separatist groupRebels in Indonesia’s Papua region have threatened to shoot a New Zealand pilot being held hostage if countries do not comply wit…
Friends of twice jailed human rights activist call for independent inquiry after body found in damaged wetsuit at Base G beach, JayapuraThe human rights campaigner Filep Karma – one of West Papua’s most famous former political prisoners – has been foun…
Fears explosion in Jakarta could mark escalation in campaign against those working on West Papua issuesActivists in Indonesia have called for a thorough investigation after an explosion outside the home of the parents of a prominent human rights lawyer…
Revelations that Australia knew about atrocities by Indonesian military but did nothing are ‘deeply disturbing’, Human Rights Watch says• Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingHuman rights groups say revelations that Australia sat on its…
‘We will chop them up’: an Indonesian police chief implicated in alleged human rights abuses against a group of West Papuan activists was trained by Australian Federal PoliceCharles Sraun was chatting with five friends at a house in Merauke, the easter…
Hundreds of Indonesian soldiers have been deployed to West Papua in the past month, and journalists and activists have been targetedViolence has flared in the contested Indonesian province of West Papua, with journalists and activists targeted, an inte…
Biak island residents say SpaceX launchpad would devastate island’s ecology and displace people from their homesPapuans whose island has been offered up as a potential launch site for Elon Musk’s SpaceX project have told the billionaire Tesla chief his…
Province’s breakaway movement nominates exiled leader as interim president as conflict-ridden Indonesian region marks independence dayWest Papuan leaders have declared a provisional “government-in-waiting” of the contested Indonesian province, as the U…