The Indonesian government has consistently rejected calls for Papua’s independence. The region is home to the Grasberg mine, ...

A West Papuan advocacy group is calling for an urgent international inquiry into allegations that Indonesian security forces ...

Ancient “pig feast” asserts indigenous Melanesians’ ancestral land rights in face of government-backed agricultural programs.

LEADER of Opposition Matthew has strongly condemned the latest murders in West Papua by the Indonesian military. Hon Wale’s ...

the seizing of power and control over resources that reap profits for a handful of people and do nothing for the interests of farmers or indigenous Papuans. Expropriation is an action by ...

Under Indonesia’s ongoing administration of West Melanesia, West Papuans continue to face systemic oppression and human rights violations. A 2024 report on the human rights situation in the region ...

increased militarisation” and “increased deforestation” in the Melanesian region of West Papua. And he has further restarted the transmigration programme of the Suharto days, which involves ...

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