West Papua

A New Zealand opposition MP Catherine Delahunty says the New Zealand government is showing a lack of leadership and credibility over West Papua.

Pacific Islands Forum leaders say they will take the concerns of Pacific NGOs on the situation in West Papua seriously.

West Papuan leader Octo Mote says the support for West Papua has never been stronger as the Pacific Island Forum draws near.

Pacific civil society groups are adding their weight to a call for a Pacific Islands Forum mission to West Papua.

The West Papua independence activist, Benny Wenda, has been denied entry into Papua New Guinea.

The head of Indonesia's Abepura Prison, says that Papuan activist Filep Karma is still in jail.

An Indonesian military commander has warned soldiers against committing abuses in Papua, saying the region is constantly in the spotlight because of conflict.

Pacific churches have condemned the killing of two West Papuans in a shooting involving Indonesian soldiers last week.

Two Indonesian army officers have been arrested for allegedly killing two men and injuring two others in Papua region.

It has emerged that a large supply of ammunition confiscated enroute to Indonesia's Papua region belonged to police.

Indonesian police have foiled an attempt to smuggle close to 3,000 bullets and shells to Papua.

A landslide triggered by heavy rain has buried eight people in Indonesia's Papua region.

Indonesian police have identified 12 of the victims of a Trigana Air crash in its Papua region a week ago.

It remains unclear whether the West Papuan activist Filep Karma will soon walk free from Abepura Prison in Indonesia's eastern region.

The first bodies from a plane that went down in Papua province have been carried out from the remote crash site.

The West Papuan political activist, Filep Karma, is reportedly close to walking free after ten years in prison.

A New Zealand Labour party MP says the country must engage with Indonesia more on growing concerns about the treatment of West Papuans.

Indonesian officials say all 54 people who were on board a passenger plane that crashed in West Papua two days ago were killed.

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua is calling on the Pacific Islands Forum leaders to send a human rights fact finding mission to the Indonesian region. Audio

West Papua is hoping New Zealand will support its call for a fact finding team to be sent to the region to look into human rights abuses by Indonesia. Audio