West Papua
Indonesian military apologises after West Papuan man filmed being tortured in water-filled barrel
Footage allegedly filmed during February military raid in Puncak regency renews calls for international intervention in contested region
Warning: this article contains graphic content
Warning: this article contains graphic content
Ben Doherty
25, Mar, 2024 @8:55 PM
West Papua rebels release video of kidnapped former Jetstar pilot
Phillip Mehrtens requests ebook reader with ‘as many English books as possible’ as well as saying he is being treated well
Jordyn Beazley
14, Feb, 2024 @5:20 AM
New Zealand pilot kidnapped a year ago in West Papua will be freed, rebel group says
Separatist fighters who seized Phillip Mehrtens say he will be released to protect humanity and safeguard human rights, but did not say when
Eva Corlett and agencies
07, Feb, 2024 @7:25 AM
Why you will never hear an Australian leader call out Indonesia on West Papua
Australia is willing to turn a blind eye to human rights abuses in West Papua because alienating Indonesia is not worth the risk as China jostles for regional influence
Damien Kingsbury
27, Sep, 2023 @3:00 PM
Filep Karma: West Papuan independence campaigner found dead on beach
Friends of twice jailed human rights activist call for independent inquiry after body found in damaged wetsuit at Base G beach, Jayapura
Ben Doherty
02, Nov, 2022 @5:46 AM
Indonesia: calls for action over apparent attack on family home of rights lawyer
Fears explosion in Jakarta could mark escalation in campaign against those working on West Papua issues
Febriana Firdaus in Bali
08, Nov, 2021 @10:56 AM
Inquiry needed into Australia’s silence on West Papuan massacre, human rights groups say
Revelations that Australia knew about atrocities by Indonesian military but did nothing are ‘deeply disturbing’, Human Rights Watch says
Christopher Knaus
20, Sep, 2021 @7:26 AM
‘Killed like animals’: documents reveal how Australia turned a blind eye to a West Papuan massacre
Dozens of West Papuans were tortured and thrown into the sea 23 years ago. Days later, Australia knew details of the attack, yet remained silent
Christopher Knaus
18, Sep, 2021 @8:00 PM
Carmel Budiardjo obituary
Campaigner for human rights in Indonesia from soon after independence and for freedom in regions it controlled
Andrew Hickman
23, Aug, 2021 @11:45 AM
‘We are living in a war zone’: violence flares in West Papua as villagers forced to flee
Hundreds of Indonesian soldiers have been deployed to West Papua in the past month, and journalists and activists have been targeted
Rory James
11, May, 2021 @12:04 AM
Anger after Indonesia offers Elon Musk Papuan island for SpaceX launchpad
Biak island residents say SpaceX launchpad would devastate island’s ecology and displace people from their homes
Rory James
09, Mar, 2021 @11:22 PM
West Papua independence leaders declare 'government-in-waiting'
Province’s breakaway ULMWP movement nominates exiled leader as interim president as conflict-ridden Indonesian region marks independence day
Ben Doherty Pacific Editor
01, Dec, 2020 @12:33 AM
1 / 11 pages