Supporters of West Papuan independence at a rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Dec. 1. Indonesia annexed West Papua in 1963, and formalized its sovereignty over the region in 1969.

The 'Free Papua' movement Papua, which borders New Guinea, came under Indonesian control in 1969 after a highly controversial referendum. The vote, overseen by the UN, is widely seen as a sham.

On August 14, the Papua police spokesman, Sulistyo Pudjo, suggested that the two journalists may face “subversion” charges for allegedly filming members of the separatist Free Papua Movement ...

It says police had blamed the Free Papua Movement – which has fought a motley low level conflict for independence over the last four decades – for the deaths to tarnish their legitimacy.

In early May violence once again struck in Papua. This time the perpetrators were neither the security forces nor the armed resistance group the Free Papua Movement (OPM), but Abepura prison ...

Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed a single-engine plane on a small runway in Paro and abducted Philip Mark Mehrtens on Feb. 7, 2023.

Jim Della-Giacoma is the South East Asia Project Director of International Crisis Group. It seems to be unpleasant for some to digest that the Free Papua Movement (OPM) was most likely involved in the ...

The 'Free Papua' movement. Papua, which borders New Guinea, came under Indonesian control in 1969 after a highly controversial referendum. The vote, overseen by the UN, is widely seen as a sham.