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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
West Papua

West Papuan liberation fighters risk ‘extermination’ by Indonesia’s high-tech forces

APR editor -
December 1, 2025
A West Papuan Morning Star flag being held in defiance of the Indonesian ban in a remote village
West Papua

Four Papuan activists jailed on treason charges – NZ advocate says ‘abuse of law’

The Civicus "civic freedoms" in the Pacific report
West Papua

Civicus raps 8 Pacific countries for ‘not doing enough’ to protect civic rights, press freedom

President Prabowo and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sign an Australia–Indonesia Security Treaty on board HMAS Canberra
West Papua

Canberra pandering to Prabowo, while ignoring unrest in West Papua

The Pacific's inaction is particularly striking when compared to Bougainville
West Papua

Blue Pacific’s unfinished business – West Papua and regional integrity

Four members of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) were reportedly killed in drone bombings
West Papua

ULMWP alleges 15 civilians killed in West Papua military operation

APR editor -
October 23, 2025
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Kiwirok villagers show some of the areas that have been bombed in the attack on their village
West Papua

Wenda accuses Indonesian troops of bombarding village in Star mountains

APR editor -
October 16, 2025
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Indonesian authorities say the group were transferred due to "security concerns"
West Papua

Prisoner transfer sparks new human rights concerns in West Papua

APR editor -
September 4, 2025
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Indonesian security forces fire tear gas to quell protests at Manokwari
West Papua

West Papuan civil society groups protest over brutal security forces crackdown...

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September 1, 2025
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Indonesian security forces clash with West Papuan protesters in Manokwari, Sorong, today
West Papua

Wenda accuses Indonesia of killing West Papuans for ‘independence’ day

APR editor -
August 29, 2025
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Jubi chief editor Victor Mambor
West Papua

Bombs fail to silence West Papuan journalist Victor Mambor

Pacific Media Watch -
August 24, 2025
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Jubi Media Papua co-founder Victor Mambor in Suva
West Papua

West Papuan media plea for Melanesian support against Indonesian media blackout

Pacific Media Watch -
August 22, 2025
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The 4330 km Trans-Papua Highway
West Papua

Indonesian military set to complete Trans-Papua Highway under Prabowo’s rule

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July 23, 2025
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West Papua human rights advocate and independence leader Octo Mote
West Papua

Legends of a Nuclear-Free and Independent Pacific – Octo Mote

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July 6, 2025
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Fiji protesters in support of a "Free West Papua"
West Papua

Fiji human rights coalition challenges Rabuka over decolonisation ‘unfinished business’

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June 30, 2025
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Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka
West Papua

‘Don’t surrender’ to Indonesian pressure over West Papua, Bomanak warns MSG

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June 26, 2025
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PNG Prime Minister James Marape (second from left) and other Melanesian leaders at the MSG summit
West Papua

Melanesian Spearhead Group leaders discuss Middle East conflict before ceasefire

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June 25, 2025
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Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka
West Papua

Fiji advocacy group slams Indonesian role in MSG as a ‘disgrace’

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June 25, 2025
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NCD Governor Powes Parkop with a West Papua flag
West Papua

Pro-independence advocates urge MSG to elevate West Papua membership

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June 23, 2025
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A child victim of the Indonesian military raids in Sugapa district
West Papua

More deaths reported out of Sugapa in West Papua clashes with...

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June 11, 2025
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West Papuan villagers fleeing fighting between the Indonesian military and pro-independence militants to Sugapa, the capital of Intan Jaya regency
West Papua

Human Rights Watch warns renewed fighting threatens West Papua civilians

APR editor -
June 3, 2025
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Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) Mobile Yonif 1 Marine Task Force for Indonesian-PNG Border Security soldiers
West Papua

Indonesian military operations spark concerns over displaced indigenous Papuans

APR editor -
May 22, 2025
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The NGO Coalition on Human Rights in Fiji
West Papua

Fiji rights coalition slams ‘betrayal’ of West Papua for Indonesian benefits

APR editor -
May 17, 2025
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Indigenous Papuans in Merauke district protest to protect their customary lands
West Papua

Indigenous Papuans accuse Indonesian government of ‘land grabbing’ for food security...

APR editor -
May 16, 2025
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Images have been circulating on social media of Indonesian rockets that have been reportedly fired on villages
West Papua

AWPA calls on Albanese to raise West Papuan human rights with...

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May 13, 2025
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West Papuan resistance fighters
West Papua

‘Fighting more frequent now’ – researcher warns of escalating West Papua...

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May 12, 2025
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Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka (left) with President Prabowo Subianto at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, in April 2025
West Papua

Indonesia’s Pacific manoeuvres – money, military and silencing West Papua

APR editor -
May 11, 2025
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A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"
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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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CORONAVIRUS

Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
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According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent
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Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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With the US attack on Venezuela and abduction of Nicolas Maduro, Washington has dug itself into a hole

Out-scooped by Trump – the US attack in Nigeria did...

January 6, 2026
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