Tag: Jayapura

ANALYSIS: By Aprila Wayar and Johnny Blades for The Diplomat A plan to create three new provinces in the Papua region highlights how Jakarta’s development...

By David Robie Pressure is mounting on Indonesia to back off its brutal and unsuccessful military strategy in trying to crush West Papuan resistance to...

By Maria Baru in Sorong, West Papua Brother Frater Anton Syufi of the Papua's Order of Saint Augustine (OSA) has been arrested by the Jayapura...

By Victor Mambor in Jayapura A major national sports event opened in Papua at the weekend, with officials hoping it will showcase the Indonesian government’s...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A United Nations expert has urged Indonesia to provide proper medical care to a Papuan independence activist to "keep him from...

By Hengky Yeimo in Jayapura Papuan activist Victor Yeimo has been receiving medical treatment in hospital following a police crackdown on a protest in the...

By Dwi Bowo Raharjo and Ria Rizki Nirmala Sari in Jayapura West Papua National Committee (KNPB) diplomacy commission head Kobabe Wanimbo has appealed to the...

OPEN LETTER: By Pastor Dr Socratez S. Yoman The reality is that we now live under an Indonesian ruler who is anti-democratic, anti-justice, anti-freedom, anti-peace,...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Lawyer and human rights activist Veronica Koman has spoken out about the worsening health of Papuan activist Victor Yeimo who has...

By Benny Mawel in Jayapura "Merry Christmas, 25 December 2020," says the graffiti displayed in the yard of the Nduga student dormitory in the study...

By Alya Nurbaiti in Jakarta and Benny Mawel in Jayapura Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers reportedly attacked and arrested civilians at a dormitory and nearby houses...

By Asrida Elisabeth and adapted by Basten Gokkon  In an attempt to conserve the birds-of-paradise for which the region is famous, Papua Governor Lukas Enembe has banned...