Archaeologists show some of the first people to settle the ancient continent of Sahul arrived on the shores of present-day West Papua, some 50,000 years ago.

The West Papua provincial government has affirmed its commitment to strengthening the capacity of educators and ensuring ...

TPNPB-OPM spokesperson said they are ready to face the Indonesian military but urged the government to stop using heavy ...

In West Papua this destructive extractivism also entails violent social change for the country’s Indigenous peoples. It’s impossible to know how many people have been displaced in the name of ...

Our new research shows that, far from being “affectionate”, the phrase fuzzy wuzzy angel is best understood in this context – ...

April 10 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck near the south coast of Indonesia's West Papua on Thursday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth ...

TPNPB-OPM claims responsibility for attacking Indonesian military officials & Chairperson of Papua Human Rights Commission ...

Tensions flared in West Papua over the weekend after members of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) rebel group opened fire on a ...

Papuans, on Thursday, commemorated the 62nd anniversary of the integration of West Papua, New Guinea Island's western half, ...

Owing to its violent political history, West Papua's vibrant human past has long been ignored. Unlike its neighbor, the independent country of Papua New Guinea, West Papua's cultural history is ...