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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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April 6, 2026
The Cree Indian motif – inspired by the mythology of the elderly woman "Eyes of Fire" and her vision for the future – painted on the original Rainbow Warrior smoke stack
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From nuclear to climate crisis survivors: unfinished business in the Pacific

Arbitrary detention, ill-treatment and internal displacement of West Papuans
West Papua

Wenda condemns ‘cruel’ arbitrary arrests of West Papuans in Tambrauw

Producer Victor Mambor (left) and director Dandhy Dwi Laksono of Pesta Babi (Pig Feast)
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‘The world should see this’, say Papua deforestation doco filmmakers

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

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

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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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March 8, 2026
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Indigenous West Papuans struggle against the rapacious destruction of rainforest and militarisation of their lands
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Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum...

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March 5, 2026
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Pesta Babi (Pig Feast) . . . Indonesian colonialism in West Papua
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Pesta Babi – ‘Pig Feast’ . . . a vivid new...

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“Pesta Babi" (The Pig Party) . . . the West Papuan documentary film
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West Papuan filmmakers expose Merauke rainforest destruction in ‘siege’ doco

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February 24, 2026
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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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February 21, 2026
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Indonesian soldiers and equipment next to a civilian aircraft in West Papua. Image: ULMWP
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Papuan activist leader Wenda accuses Jakarta of ‘lying’ over shot down...

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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
West Papua

Confusion over West Papua bombing, displacement claims

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February 17, 2026
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West Papua Solidarity Forum
West Papua

West Papua Solidarity Forum, mini film festival aim to educate

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February 4, 2026
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The author, Laurens Ikinia, with a well-preserved mummy from the Hubula tribe in Wamena
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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
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Papua in the Pacific mirror: A path to recognition and reconciliation

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January 12, 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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A West Papuan Morning Star flag being held in defiance of the Indonesian ban in a remote village
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Four Papuan activists jailed on treason charges – NZ advocate says...

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December 1, 2025
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The Civicus "civic freedoms" in the Pacific report
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Civicus raps 8 Pacific countries for ‘not doing enough’ to protect...

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November 26, 2025
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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

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November 20, 2025
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The Pacific's inaction is particularly striking when compared to Bougainville
West Papua

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

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October 28, 2025
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Four members of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) were reportedly killed in drone bombings
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ULMWP alleges 15 civilians killed in West Papua military operation

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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

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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

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September 4, 2025
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Indonesian security forces fire tear gas to quell protests at Manokwari
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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
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Wenda accuses Indonesia of killing West Papuans for ‘independence’ day

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August 29, 2025
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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
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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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