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TSIMA reporting from Palau - today's story in the Torres News
West Papua

Australia snubs Torres Strait in Melanesian Spearhead Group bid

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KNPB international spokesperson Victor Yeimo
West Papua

West Papuan group urges Jakarta to put words into action on UN visit

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West Papua

West Papua: The Pacific’s new test of Indonesia’s sovereignty narrative

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West Papua

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Indonesian Embassy response on West Papua
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UN human rights commissioner visit to West Papua on track, says Indonesia

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Melanesian countries to review Indonesia’s status at MSG if no action...

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West Papuan advocate Paula Makabory
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Vanuatu Special Envoy on Decolonisation and Maritime Boundaries Delimitation Joe Natuman
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Indonesian military forces in action in Intan Jaya regency in Central Papua province this week
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West Papua issue likely to be on agenda in Palau, says...

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August 20, 2026
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Reports from West Papua say parts of the highlands region have been blanketed by snow and ice in recent days
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Snowfall in West Papua, while severe drought hits other parts of...

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August 20, 2026
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Indonesian police fire water cannon and tear gas on West Papuan demonstrators at Perumnas III Waena, Heram District, Jayapura City, Papua
West Papua

Large demos across West Papua meet with mixed responses by police

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August 17, 2026
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The author, Laurens Ikinia, with extended whānau - family (he is pictured fourth from left)
West Papua

Indonesia at 81 – who owns the Land of Papua’s...

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Producer Victor Mambor of the documentary Pesta Babi (Pig Feast): Colonialism in Our Time accepts the award on behalf of the production team
West Papua

Pesta Babi documentary wins both Udin and Tasrif awards for ‘injustice’...

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August 10, 2026
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KNPB spokesperson Ogram Wanimbo
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KNPB plans coordinated demos across Papua on New York Agreement anniversary

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August 5, 2026
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An Indigenous Dayak villager shows pictures of her rubber plantation destroyed
West Papua

Human Rights Watch report says Indonesia is silencing environmental activists in...

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July 30, 2026
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Indonesian military forces on patrol in the Oksop regency
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Indonesia defends high number of military deployed in Papua

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July 6, 2026
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A TPNPB resistance fighter stands guard on the charred aircraft remains
West Papua

Fears of more conflict in West Papua after American pilot killed

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July 3, 2026
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A Papuan casualty on Monday
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Indonesian soldiers accused of wounding two Papuan teenagers in Titigi

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July 1, 2026
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Disappeared Pesta Babi star Yasinta Moiwend - Mama Sinta
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Indonesia has ‘kidnapped’ Pesta Babi star to cover up ecocide, claims...

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June 3, 2026
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The AI-generated fake footage on Instagram shared by an Indonesian nationalist account @bersamaastacita showing Koteka Wenda speaking out
West Papua

‘Digital colonisation’ – West Papuan activist targeted in fake AI-generated reel

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May 27, 2026
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Film director Dandhy Laksono
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‘Threat to democracy’ – Indonesian filmmaker slams military crackdown on Papua...

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The documentary Pesta Babi has stirred discussions about Papuan development and the impact of deforestation policies
West Papua

Pesta Babi doco stirs West Papuan development debates and ‘crackdown’

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May 24, 2026
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Papua's Tom Beanal
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Thom Beanal – saluting a human rights legacy for Papua’s ‘father’

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May 18, 2026
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A photo of Indigenous West Papuan civilians in Distrik Tembagapura, Mimika, Central Papua, allegedly wounded by use of excessive force by Indonesian military
West Papua

‘They’re wiping us out’ – church leader warns about young West...

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May 17, 2026
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A free speech forum at Lingkaran Abepura in Jayapura last Monday
West Papua

Papuan women ‘living in fear’ condemn military violence

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May 14, 2026
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Video footage obtained by human rights researchers shows a crowd of angry Papuans throwing stones towards police infrastructure in Kobakma
West Papua

West Papuan graduation parade turns violent after police object to Morning...

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May 9, 2026
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Indonesian security forces crack down on a Papuan protest over the Puncak massacre
West Papua

West Papua: The unhealed wounds and sorrow run deep in Puncak

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April 29, 2026
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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
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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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