West Papua

Several Pacific leaders are headed for London to participate in the International Parliamentarians for West Papua meeting at Westminster.

A member of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua says that the appointment of a woman as the head of the United Nations would be helpful to the plight of West Papuans

Indonesian police have admitted torturing a man to death, ending a decade of denial of torture, Amnesty International says.

Amnesty International says that while in the UK, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo should be challenged over his country's human rights record, including West Papua.

Six villagers are missing after a landslide in West Papua.

Demonstrations in West Papua are being described as a sign of strong support for integration with the wider Melanesian community.

44 West Papuans were arrested by Indonesian police during demonstrations across Papua region yesterday.

Demonstrations in support of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua have been taking place in cities across Indonesia's Papua region today. Ground reports said large peaceful demonstrations…

A visit to West Papua by Melanesian Catholic Bishops has prompted a call for regional help for the indgenous people of Indonesia's Papua region.

Indonesia's leading human rights organisation says there has been no improvement in the area of rights in the Papua region since president Joko Widodo took office in 2014.

There are more questions over Indonesia's motive to become a full member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group.

Only 30 percent of the population in Indonesia's Papua region have access to clean water, lower than Indonesia's national average.

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua says Papua remains an issue for the wider Melanesian region despite Indonesia's efforts to internalise it.

The Governor of Indonesia's Papua province has asked the central government to spare a special budget to manage the area around the border with Papua New Guinea.

A plan by Indonesia's government to commission an envoy to the Pacific region on issues related to West Papua has been met with suspicion.

Pacific churches have warned about Indonesian aid being conditional on regional governments staying silent about West Papua issues. Audio

The Papua Provincial Government has urged Indonesia's Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs to stop making statements that provoke anxiety in Papua.