Indonesian occupation of West Papua

Filep Karma

Before his death, Filep Karma was considered the one West Papuan leader who could pull together the splintered factions seeking self-determination and independence, writes David Robie.

West Papuan human rights activists have condemned the killings of four West Papuans in the Pigapu-Logopon Village in the Mimika Regency on August 22, reports Susan Price.

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West Papua's road to independence was disrupted 60 years ago, on August 15, with the signing of the infamous New York Agreement, a deal between the Netherlands and Indonesia over Papuan sovereignty, writes Yamin Kagoya.

West Papua protest

West Papua advocates are calling on Pacific nations to raise the issue of Indonesia's human rights abuses on the 24th anniversary of the Biak massacre, reports Susan Price.

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West Papuans continue to protest the creation of new provinces, for a referendum on self-determination and against Indonesia鈥檚 plan to grant 鈥渟pecial autonomy鈥 status to the territory, reports Susan Price.

Protest in Jayapura

Indonesian security forces killed two demonstrators and wounded several more when they fired into a crowd of peaceful protesters in West Papua on March 15, reports Susan Price.

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The family of Australian-based Indonesian human rights lawyer Veronica Koman has聽been the target of two recent attacks in Indonesia, reports Susan Price.

While Indonesian soldiers are taking part in a joint training exercise with 150 Australian troops in the Northern Territory, West Papuan civilians are fleeing Indonesian military operations in the Maybrat region, reports Susan Price.

West Papua - children

Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea have聽raised the issue of regional human rights at a recent United Nations General Assembly meeting, a move聽welcomed by West Papuans, reports Yamin Kogoya.

West Papua activists are calling on Australia to raise concerns about the聽Indonesian military's human rights abuses in West Papua, when they meet with their Indonesian counterparts, reports Susan Price.

A Papuan leader sought by Indonesian police over the 2019 Papua 鈥淪pring鈥 uprising, Victor Yeimo, has been arrested on suspicion of treason, reports Susan Price.

Indonesia is labelling聽West Papuan activists as "terrorist"聽to criminalise the movement and depict them as radical extremists in the eyes of the international community, writes Yamin Kogoya.