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

Indigenous peoples in West Papua and Papua New Guinea speak some 15% of the world's known languages. West Papua together with the rest of the island of New Guinea contains the second largest ...

A beautiful small island is home to only 7.6 million people, yet there are over 840 languages spoken in the country, making it the most linguistically diverse place on earth. Papua New Guinea is ...

West Papua (Irian Jaya) is the twenty-sixth province in Indonesia and occupies the easternmost region of the archipelago. West Papua, then known as the West New Guinea, was colonized by the Dutch in ...

Research shows that when indigenous people have proper control of forests, biodiversity is much better protected. Danny Chivers speaks to Raki Ap about the case for supporting West Papuan statehood.