West Papua

There are reports a number of university students in Jayapura have begun to wear the traditional Papuan koteka or penis gourd to campus.

The Wan Papua Warriors want to take their message to the world at the London Rugby League Nines in July.

A human rights advocate says it may be possible that armed Papuan groups could be implicated under Indonesia's new anti-terror laws. Audio

Multi-national mining giant Rio Tinto says it plans to sell its interest in the lucrative Grasberg mine in Indonesia's Papua province for $US3.5 billion.

There should have been more transparency around a government-led delegation's visit to West Papua last month, a leader of Solomon Islands civil society says.

A programme called 'Bright Indonesia' has been launched by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to increase the electrification rate in the country's eastern provinces.

Nine West Papuans were arrested by Indonesian police in Jayapura today for a small protest over a surprise visit by a Solomon Islands delegation.

Recent generations of Indonesian migrants to Papua region have driven conflict, a West Papuan novelist says. Audio

A group of people set fire to the residence of the head of Pegunungan Bintang regency in a riot in Indonesia's Papua province yesterday.

Indonesia's President has presided over an event to hand over thousands of land ownership certificates in Papua province.

A West Papuan group says it wants the money it collected for a public donation to Papua New Guinea earthquake victims returned by Indonesian police.

A leading West Papuan pro-independence organisation suspects the arrests of dozens of its supporters by Indonesian police was a diversion tactic.

A member of the pro-independence West Papua National Committee has been freed from prison having completed his jail term.

Thousands of voters in Papua have yet to have their identities registered under electronic identification which could strip them of their voting rights in the upcoming elections.

An environmental NGO has accused a major palm oil company in Indonesia's Papua province of failing to honour a moratorium on new forest clearing.

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