They held a meeting on the 11th anniversary of the Federal Republic of West Papua, considered a separatist movement by the Indonesian government, in Manokwari, West Papua province, on Oct. 19, 2022.

SURABAYA, Indonesia – About 300 West Papuan demonstrators calling for independence for the restive Indonesian region faced off with counterprotesters Saturday in the country's second-largest city. The ...

Last week, thousands of natives gathered in West Papua to attend a congress to mark 50 years since Papuan people declared their independence. It was meant to be a peaceful meeting, but on the last day ...

Hundreds of Papuan students and activists held a protest in Jakarta on Dec. 1 to demand that that the Indonesian military and police be withdrawn from Papua and West Papua provinces and a fresh ...

Indonesian security forces said Monday they have arrested six elite troops who are accused of involvement in the killing of four indigenous Papuans and the mutilation of their bodies. “We are ...

Joko Widodo is surrounded by politicians and military generals with agendas that are unlikely to help the Papuans. EPA/Mast Irham Indonesian President Joko Widodo recently announced the end of the ...

The immune systems of people who are indigenous to the island of New Guinea may be partly shaped by DNA from an extinct human species, a newly published study says. Why these genetic fragments from ...

Authorities arrested six Indonesian soldiers this week suspected in the killing and mutilation of four Indigenous Papuans in Indonesia’s West Papua province. The bodies of the four men were discovered ...

As India’s armed forces rolled into Goa last week, Indonesia’s jaunty President Sukarno tried to hitch a ride. Standing beneath a canopy in the cultural center of Djokjakarta, Sukarno told a wildly ...