West Papua

Pacific women are calling for an independent mission to investigate violence against women in Indonesia's Papua region.

Catholic bishops from the Pacific region have declared support for West Papua to have a greater international voice.

Andreu Arino is still coping with the release of his private details by police to the press after being arrested for watching a Free West Papua rally. Audio

Indonesia's mining ministry has recommended that the international mining giant, Freeport-McMoran, be granted a new export permit, albeit for a shorter period than requested.

Disillusioned with being part of Indonesia, West Papuans are looking to the Pacific Islands Forum to take up their cause.

Opinion - Toby Manhire and Toby Morris query the notable absence of West Papua from the Olympics.

A West Papuan student has filed a pretrial motion challenging police for naming him as a suspect in an assault.

Papua New Guinea and Australian governments are yet to give clearance for the repatriation of the body of a Pakistan refugee who died on Manus Island a week ago.

Three miners have died in Indonesia's Papua Province, after two large trees fell onto a hut.

The governor of Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby says more needs to be done to accommodate West Papuan refugees in the country.

Clashes in the remote Papua province of Indonesia on the weekend have left three people killed and dozens injured, along with 25 houses burned down.

Concerns about freedom of expression and assembly were raised by New Zealand's ambassador to Indonesia in his recent visit to West Papua.

Vanuatu's Prime Minister says the Melanesian Spearhead group must unite to overcome divisions over the question of membership in the group for West Papuans.

A Papua New Guinean economist has put forward a proposal to open up the whole island of New Guinea for trade purposes.

An Indonesian military tribunal in Jayapura, Papua, has sentenced a soldier to 20 years jail for killing three people, including two toddlers, in Bintuni, West Papua.

West Papuan university students in various Indonesian cities fear for their safety under close security forces' surveillance.

The New Zealand Prime Minister has discussed human rights in West Papua and New Zealand's opposition to the death penalty during formal talks with the Indonesian leadership.

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua says it accepts the decision by leaders of the Melanesian Spearhead Group to defer its bid for full membership.

Melanesian leaders have deferred a decision on whether the United Liberation Movement for West Papua can gain full membership of the MSG.