An exiled West Papuan leader has called for unity among his people in the face of a renewed “colonial grip” of Indonesia’s ...

Later, the province was renamed Irian Jaya. Since then, there has been an ongoing call for independence by the people of West Papua, led by the Free Papua Movement (OPM), in an effort to assert ...

Sixty-three years later, West Papua is claimed by and occupied by Indonesia, which has banned the flag, which still carries ...

Four people died in a separate incident in the ... said a spokesman for a West Papua separatist group. However, Papua police denied this, calling it a "hoax". They said clashes broke out after ...

Mr Mehrtens' kidnapping is the latest flashpoint in a long-running, often brutally violent conflict between the Indonesian government and West Papua's indigenous people. Indonesia is divided into ...

West Papua's history and fate has been relegated to insignificance, writes Ali Mirin. More than 100 people marched for West Papua's freedom as part of a School Strike 4 Climate student strike . Alex ...

In an interview with Green Left Radio, musician, activist and filmmaker Izzy Brown said there is “power in people and when those people are dancing the cops don ... Paul Oboohov reports. Video: Free ...

For the past six decades, Indonesia has been an occupying colonial power in West Papua. The United Nations is responsible for ...

A clash against the police broke out during the Free West Papua protest in Yogyakarta on Sunday night as a protester tried to ...

The West Papuan National Liberation Army says that it will shoot Philip Mehrtens if the Indonesian government does not agree to independence talks within two months.

Research shows that when indigenous people have proper control of forests, biodiversity is much better protected. Danny Chivers speaks to Raki Ap about the case for supporting West Papuan statehood.