Crowds sang hymns and waved separatist flags as they accompanied the body of a slain independence leader to his home in Indonesia’s restive Irian Jaya province. Thousands of mourners filled the ...

Irian Jaya, Indonesia's easternmost province, is beset by regional and ethnic conflict, fueled by resentment among the local population toward Jakarta's rule. Decades of government neglect ...

HONG KONG, China -- The chips are down in Irian Jaya as a conflict between the Indonesian government and the local population over logging grows more intense. Hostages-taking is the latest stage ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Security forces battled independence activists armed with bows and arrows in Indonesia’s remote Irian Jaya province, leaving at least 31 people dead, human rights workers ...

Police in the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya have taken down the flag of independence supporters under a deal reached on Thursday. The flag has been the rallying point for the independence movement ...

More than 5,000 mourners in the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya have been taking part in a procession for the pro-independence leader, Theys Eluay, who was found dead on Sunday. Mr Eluay's body was ...

Independence activists and human rights groups are calling for a full investigation into the death of a prominent independence leader in Indonesia's eastern province of Irian Jaya. Police are ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 8 -- The situation in Indonesia's remote Irian Jaya province remained tense Sunday after a two-days of clashes between government forces and independence supporters ...