Papuan legislator John N R Gobay questioned the role of Papua's six new autonomous regional governments in the transmigration process. He cited Article 61 of the law, which mandates that ...

During the Second World War, the success of the campaigns in the Southwest Pacific Area of operations relied heavily upon Indigenous labour. For their work as carriers along the Kokoda Trail, Papuans ...

(ANTARA/Ali Nur Ichsan) Manokwari, W Papua (ANTARA) - Chair of Committee III of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) Filep Wamafma has said that collection of data on Indigenous Papuans is vital ...

Iftitah promised strict evaluations focusing on community welfare rather than on relocation numbers. Despite the minister’s promises, the plan drew an outcry from indigenous Papuans who cited social ...

"Transmigration has produced structural discrimination in education, land rights, and employment. There is high level of ...

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

Acting governor of Papua, Ramses Limbong, inspects local food in Sarmi district, Papua. (ANTARA/Qadri Pratiwi) Jayapura (ANTARA) - Acting governor of Papua, Ramses Limbong, has said that local foods ...

This was declared a day after he came to power on October 21 and confirmed fears from West Papuans about Prabowo’s rise to power. This is because Prabowo is a former general known for a trail of ...

On the southeastern coast of the city of Jayapura, Petronela Merauje walked from house to house in her floating village ...

Jakarta had “infiltrated our governments and institutional perceptions”. The statement also said: Yet Indonesia’s annexation of the territory, military occupation, and violent oppression, gross human ...