An historic step on the road to freedom for West Papua was made in London today. At a meeting of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua in the Houses of Parliament, a new declaration was ...

The beating of tifa drums fills the air. At intervals of the energetic strumming of guitars, a wood flute plays a soft melody and the harmony of Melanesian voices begins to rise; young people in ...

The human rights campaigner Filep Karma – one of West Papua’s most famous former political prisoners – has been found dead on a beach in Jayapura, sparking calls for a full and independent inquiry ...

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The Indonesian president, Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, is desperate to keep hidden Indonesia’s dark, dirty secret: its brutal 50-year war in its easternmost provinces. Here are five things you should know ...

Indonesia has committed a brutal bombing attack against a West Papuan village in Puncak Regency, killing at least one child and severely injuring others. This brutal attack reminds me of my childhood: ...

Welcome to this month’s PAPUA MERDEKA newsletter! Foreign journalists and West Papuans are persecuted for telling the truth about West Papua. We will keep you updated with what is really happening.

Indonesia may have again used the chemical weapon White Phosphorus on indigenous West Papuans in Kiwirok. I am calling for an urgent international investigation into these very serious allegations.

A United Nations human rights review has raised serious concerns about the ongoing political violence in West Papua. The UN Human Rights Council’s 41st Universal Periodic Review raised concerns about ...

In his first official visit to West Papua, the War Criminal Prabowo Subianto travelled to Merauke to oversee the ecocidal plantations that are destroying millions of hectares of virgin rainforest.

Indonesia has launched a number of devastating airstrikes on a handful of villages in Ilaga, Puncak Regency. These attacks follow last week’s brutal bombing attacks in Puncak, which killed one Papuan ...

Today we remember the great West Papuan Independence Leader Theys Eluay, who was assassinated by Indonesian Special Forces exactly 16 years ago on 10th November 2001. Theys emerged as the most ...