Most Papuans say they were denied their right to choose and continue to demand a separate nation. Although the independence ...

Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen discuss the A30 global day of action for West Papua, the tragic death of 23-year-old refugee Mano and plans for a new weapons manufacturing hub in Muloobinba/Newcastle.

In particular, the conflict in West Papua, between the Indigenous Papuan independence movement and Indonesian security forces ...

The largely peaceful independence movement is, however, overshadowed by armed insurgents such as the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), Mehrtens' captors. Indonesia has proscribed the ...

We firmly reject Indonesia’s new transmigration policy to relocate Indonesians to West Papua, along with the world’s biggest ...

The leader of the rebel group who took New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens hostage has denied a bribe was involved in his release, offering an explanation on the motive behind the kidnapping. General ...

His abductors, the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), have told BBC Indonesian he is "safe". But they say they won't release him until the independence of West Papua is recognised.

Rarely pictured without a machine gun, Koyega is a member of the West Papuan National Liberation Army (TPNPB) the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement, which seeks independence. The TPNPB is ...

Klas Lundström examines the humanitarian crisis in West Papua as people continue to struggle for self-determination.

Papua and West Papua. It is separate from Papua New Guinea, which secured independence from Australia in 1975. Papuan rebels ...

A negotiator in early talks to free Phillip Mehrtens from West Papuan independence rebels explains the current stalemate and what might happen now. The kidnapping of Phil Mehrtens is a sign the ...

A negotiator in early talks to free Phillip Mehrtens from West Papuan independence rebels explains the current stalemate and what might happen now. The kidnapping of Phil Mehrtens is a sign the ...