West Papua
Petitioning West Papuan students blocked by police
23 Sep 2020
West Papuan students petitioning the Indonesian government against Special Autonomy plans have come up against police blockades in the city of Manado.
Week of violence in Papuan regency culminates in pastor's death
22 Sep 2020
Several people have been killed in a series of deadly shootings in a Papuan regency in Indonesia this past week.
Papuans step in to help Indonesian lawyer repay scholarship
18 Sep 2020
West Papuans have raised over $US50,000 to help an Indonesian human rights lawyer repay government-sponsored scholarship funding.
Social media and the disinformation war over West Papua
10 Sep 2020
Social media is being used as a weapon in a war of disinformation over West Papua which intensified a year ago during widespread anti-racism protests in the Indonesian-ruled region. Audio
Covid restrictions eased on Freeport workers
31 Aug 2020
A protest demanding an easing of a Covid-19 lockdown at the Grasberg gold and copper mine in Papua ended last Friday.
