In the 27-page report, "Violence and Political Impasse in Papua," Human Rights Watch details the emergence of the civilian movement and the government's response, and describes key cases.

The political situation in Irian Jaya (also known as West Papua or Papua), Indonesia_s easternmost province, is fundamentally unsettled. Papua is remote from Jakarta and home to only two million ...

Local Papuan officials have applauded the Indonesian government's decision to free five Papuan political prisoners, but some say they remain concerned about human rights in the province. The head ...

Benny Wenda, who escaped prison in Indonesia in 2002 and was granted political asylum in the United Kingdom, now leads the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), an alliance of the ...

Political crisis in Papua - Tue, July 27, 2010 - The Jakarta Post As Papua is far from the Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta, the central government might not follow closely the political situation ...

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AFP) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo was expected to announce the release of several political prisoners in the restive eastern province of Papua on Saturday, seeking to ...

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JAYAPURA, INDONESIA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo was expected to announce the release of several political prisoners in the restive eastern province of Papua Saturday, seeking to repair a ...