West Papua

Pacific churches have come out in support of West Papuan self-determination while endorsing the referenda of other nations.

Protests have been held in several cities in Indonesia to mark the anniversary of the agreement which sealed West Papua's incorporation into the republic.

An Australian miners' union says 10 people have died in Indonesia's Papua province due to a labour dispute at the Grasberg mine.

Indonesia's government is keeping quiet on the progress of negotiations with the global mining giant Freeport, over its gold and copper mine in West Papua.

Indonesia has again rejected claims that rights to the freedom of expression and assembly are restricted in Papua region.

A relative of villagers in Indonesia's Papua region caught up in a fatal police shooting says they're calling for the police to take responsibility for the incident.

A parliamentary committee in New Zealand has turned down a call to push for a UN special rapporteur on freedom of expression to visit West Papua.

Reports from West Papua say one man is dead and up to 16 people have been injured in a police shooting.

A campaigner for West Papua says the New Zealand government should be speaking out about the treatment of pro-independence demonstrators by Indonesian police.

The Indonesia government says claims of mass arrests of West Papuans in the past two weeks are wrong.

The Australia West Papua Association is pushing for action from Canberra over another bout of mass arrests of West Papuans in neighbouring Indonesia.

Five people are dead, including a Dutch pilot, after a small plane crash in the area of Indonesia's Papua province.

Papua New Guinea has granted citizenship to 138 West Papuan refugees.

A plane transporting police and election organisers was forced to land in Indonesia's Papua region after it was hit by gunfire on Friday during local elections.

Local government in Merauke regency of Indonesia's Papua province has pulled a number of oil palm licences in what's being called a victory for the environment.

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has urged Indonesia's government to put words into action about helping the Pacific with climate change.

Amid growing interest about West Papua in New Zealand, Indonesia's new ambassador in Wellington opens up on controversial issues about the region. Video, Audio

Indonesia's new ambassador to New Zealand says issues of importance to Pacific Island countries are his country's concerns too.