A rare glimpse into West Papua and the war Indonesia does not …
Oct 11, 2024 · The decades-old conflict in West Papua appears to be intensifying, as Indonesia tightens controls and deploys thousands of troops in a bid to quell the separatist movement. But it's a war that has been happening largely in secret. …
Indonesia: Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans, rights ... - UN News
Mar 1, 2022 · Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans have been taking place in Indonesia, UN-appointed rights experts said on Tuesday, citing child killings, disappearances, torture and enforced mass...
Papua - BBC News Indonesia
Sep 18, 2024 · Laporan Human Rights Watch: Diskriminasi dan pelanggaran rasialis terhadap orang Papua 'lebih banyak dan sangat kelihatan' di rezim Jokowi. 19 September 2024.
New Zealand pilot kidnapping: Indonesia's West Papua conflict ... - BBC
The kidnapping of a New Zealand pilot by separatists in Indonesia's West Papua region has thrust a decades-old insurgency back into the spotlight. Philip Mehrtens, 37, was taken hostage by...
Indonesian troops recover bodies of 6 workers ... - Associated Press News
Oct 28, 2023 · Indonesian security forces say they have recovered the bodies of six traditional gold mining workers who had been missing since a separatist attack at their camp in the restive Papua region almost two weeks ago.
Indonesia: UN experts sound alarm on serious Papua abuses, call …
GENEVA (1 March 2022) - UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua, citing shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans, including child killings, disappearances, torture and mass displacement of people.
Indonesia boosts security in Papua after 9 killed in riot
24 Feb 2023. At least nine people have been killed and 14 injured in rioting and clashes with police in Papua’s Wamena town after rumours circulated that a child had been kidnapped, local media...
New Zealand pilot freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in Indonesia …
Sep 22, 2024 · A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia has been freed by separatist rebels. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch, was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air when he was abducted by rebels from a remote airport on Feb. 7, 2023.
Security forces kill 2 Papuan rebel leaders in ... - Associated Press News
Apr 7, 2024 · JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Two Papuan separatist leaders were killed in a shootout between security forces and their rebel group near one of the world’s largest gold mines in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, police said Sunday.
Separatist insurgency in Indonesia's Papua region | Reuters
Feb 23, 2023 · The kidnapping of 37-year-old New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens by separatist rebels in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua has thrown a spotlight on the decades-long, low-level...