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Indonesian military forces on patrol in the Oksop regency
West Papua

Indonesia defends high number of military deployed in Papua

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

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A Papuan casualty on Monday
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Indonesian soldiers accused of wounding two Papuan teenagers in Titigi

Disappeared Pesta Babi star Yasinta Moiwend - Mama Sinta
West Papua

Indonesia has ‘kidnapped’ Pesta Babi star to cover up ecocide, claims ULMWP

The AI-generated fake footage on Instagram shared by an Indonesian nationalist account @bersamaastacita showing Koteka Wenda speaking out
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Film director Dandhy Laksono
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The documentary Pesta Babi has stirred discussions about Papuan development and the impact of deforestation policies
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Pesta Babi doco stirs West Papuan development debates and ‘crackdown’

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Papua's Tom Beanal
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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
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‘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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Indonesian police launch a brutal crackdown against Papuan protesters
West Papua

Wenda calls on Indonesia to halt crackdown on peaceful Papua protests

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April 29, 2026
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Indonesian military forces conduct operations in Intan Jaya, Papua province
West Papua

Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands

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April 24, 2026
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Komnas HAM also warns about the risk of mass displacement of Papuan villagers
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Indonesia’s human rights body to investigate deaths of 12 Papuans in...

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April 21, 2026
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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
West Papua

At least five Papuans reported dead as violence explodes in Dogiyai

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April 6, 2026
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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
West Papua

From nuclear to climate crisis survivors: unfinished business in the Pacific

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March 23, 2026
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Arbitrary detention, ill-treatment and internal displacement of West Papuans
West Papua

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

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March 21, 2026
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Producer Victor Mambor (left) and director Dandhy Dwi Laksono of Pesta Babi (Pig Feast)
West Papua

‘The world should see this’, say Papua deforestation doco filmmakers

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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
West Papua

West Papua’s humanitarian crisis stalls Prabowo’s ‘global peacemaker’ credibility bid

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March 10, 2026
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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
West Papua

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
West Papua

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
West Papua

Pesta Babi – ‘Pig Feast’ . . . a vivid new...

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March 1, 2026
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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
West Papua

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
West Papua

Papuan activist leader Wenda accuses Jakarta of ‘lying’ over shot down...

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February 20, 2026
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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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