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Indonesian security forces crack down on a Papuan protest over the Puncak massacre
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West Papua: The unhealed wounds and sorrow run deep in Puncak

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Indonesian police launch a brutal crackdown against Papuan protesters
Indonesia

Wenda calls on Indonesia to halt crackdown on peaceful Papua protests

Indonesian military forces conduct operations in Intan Jaya, Papua province
Indonesia

Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands

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Indonesia

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Indonesia

Trump’s naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz actually targets China

Suara Papua and the Human Rights Monitor group allege Indonesian security forces have indiscriminately opened fire in a series of villages in Moanemani
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At least five Papuans reported dead as violence explodes in Dogiyai

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Greenpeace wins lawsuit against Fonterra
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Producer Victor Mambor (left) and director Dandhy Dwi Laksono of Pesta Babi (Pig Feast)
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March 13, 2026
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (far left) at the inaugural meeting of Trump's so-called Board of Peace
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West Papua’s humanitarian crisis stalls Prabowo’s ‘global peacemaker’ credibility bid

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Curse of Gold
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Taking the wealth – the plunder and impoverishment of West Papua

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March 10, 2026
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Village resisters against the massive destruction of rainforest as portrayed in the new West Papuan documentary Pesta Babi - Pig Feast
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West Papuan doco Pig Feast exposes oligarchs, food security crisis and...

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Indigenous West Papuans struggle against the rapacious destruction of rainforest and militarisation of their lands
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Pesta Babi (Pig Feast) . . . Indonesian colonialism in West Papua
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“Pesta Babi" (The Pig Party) . . . the West Papuan documentary film
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The council president is not merely a passive moderator but a pacesetter, agenda-shaper, balance-keeper
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Indonesia’s human rights law being revised under a global spotlight

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Indonesian soldiers and equipment next to a civilian aircraft in West Papua. Image: ULMWP
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February 20, 2026
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This photo was shared by ULMWP on 10 February 2026, claiming a makeshift refugee camp in Puncak Regency of West Papua was bombed
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Confusion over West Papua bombing, displacement claims

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Many critics are saying the Trump plan could “sideline” the Palestinians
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Indonesian protesters slam Prabowo over ‘peacekeeping’ troops for Gaza

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February 15, 2026
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Pacific Media at Informit
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West Papua Solidarity Forum
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West Papua Solidarity Forum, mini film festival aim to educate

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February 4, 2026
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"The rules-based international order is a system that shields the powerful and abandons the vulnerable"
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Greenland and Western hypocrisy over the rules-based international order

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February 1, 2026
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The author, Laurens Ikinia, with a well-preserved mummy from the Hubula tribe in Wamena
Indonesia

Jakarta at crossroads – can President Prabowo connect with Papuan hearts?

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January 27, 2026
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Ambassador Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro
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Indonesia accused of being ‘unfit’ for UN rights council presidency

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January 13, 2026
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A potential pathway for transformative change in Indonesia, aiming to forge a new social contract for Papuans
Indonesia

Papua in the Pacific mirror: A path to recognition and reconciliation

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January 12, 2026
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Exxon Mobil PNG's LNG plant near Port Moresby
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Papua New Guinea fully retires debt for Liquefied Natural Gas project

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January 7, 2026
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West Papuan supporters raise the Morning Star flag in Leichhardt, Sydney, today as protesters around the world mark the 1 December 1961 "independence" flag-flying day. Image: AWPA
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West Papuan liberation fighters risk ‘extermination’ by Indonesia’s high-tech forces

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December 1, 2025
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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
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