Contact between Indonesian military and the West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization (TPNPB-OPM) reportedly resulted in a clash in the Kurima District, Yahukimo Regency, Papua ...

The palace spokesperson Hasan Nasbi said that the government prioritizes a humanistic approach in addressing the ongoing ...

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.

Indonesia’s security forces have clashed with separatist rebels in the restive Papua region, leaving at least 18 insurgents and two police officers dead.

The pro-independence armed fighters are led by Egianus Kogeya, a member of the TPNPB, the armed wing of the Free Papua ...

The first Jesuit and the first Latin American pope, during his 12-year papacy, achieved something that no other pope has done ...

The separatist Free Papua Movement, which is in conflict with the Indonesian government, is active there. Separatists in Indonesia's restive Papua region ambushed a helicopter on Monday and ...

Authorities blamed Free Papua Movement (OPM) faction led by Elkius Kobak for the arson, accusing them of demanding money from teachers before turning violent. Security forces later evacuated 42 ...

A New Zealand pilot’s abduction focuses attention on Wellington and Canberra’s hands-off approach to the long-running conflict in Indonesia. The Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of ...

the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement, said only three of the group’s fighters were killed. He claimed that the rest of the dead were “innocent residents” shot by the troops. Sambom said ...