West Papua

An indigenous community in Indonesia's Papua region claim a house in the village of Utikini was razed to the ground by Indonesian Military Police.

One policeman has been killed and two others wounded in shootings near the Grasberg copper and gold mine in Indonesia's Papua province.

Police in Indonesia's Papua province have defended the heavy security presence at the inauguration of two new regents.

Two members of parliament from Vanuatu's opposition have joined a government party in a move described as being good for West Papua.

Two rescue helicopters were sent to evacuate the body of a hiker who died on the Carstensz Pyramid in the Indonesian region of Papua on Tuesday.

An international law specialist says it's not a question of if but when West Papuans will be granted a genuine act of self-determination.

The United Nations decolonisation committee says it will not accept a petition signed by 1.8 million West Papuans calling for an independence vote.

The issue of West Papuan self-determination has again been the subject of fiery debate at the United Nations General Assembly.

A petition with the signatures of 1.8 million West Papuans in Indonesia has been presented to the UN demanding a vote on independence.

Indonesia has denied allegations regarding West Papua made by Pacific leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York.

There's been another spate of shootings near the giant Freeport mine in Indonesia's Papua province.

One of the founders of the West Papuan independence movement, Nicolaas Jouwe, has died in Jakarta at the age of 93.

A confrontation between media and Indonesian officials in Samoa last week has highlighted the depth of regional feelings about West Papua.

A member of the Papua Provincial Legislative Assembly says the Special Autonomy Law provides for a human rights court in Papua and should be pursued.