Indonesia Papua

The report came as a separatist group said it was willing to release another pilot from New Zealand who was abducted in February 2023.

In the restive eastern province, Cold War realpolitik continues to reverberate.

The announcement hinted at disagreements within the separatist movement, which could complicate Philip Mehrtens' release.

As the hostage-taking of New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens enters its sixth consecutive month, his whereabouts in eastern Indonesia remain unknown.

The West Papuan National Liberation Army says that it will shoot Philip Mehrtens if the Indonesian government does not agree to independence talks within two months.

The attack came as a unit of soldiers attempted to search for a New Zealand pilot captured by Papuan separatists in February.

In addition to one confirmed death, nine soldiers have reportedly been taken hostage by separatist rebels.

Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti are on trial for defaming the powerful minister Luhut Pandjaitan by accusing him of conflicts of interest in relation to a Papuan mining operation.

The West Papua National Liberation Army says it holds Western countries, including New Zealand, responsible for supporting the Indonesian military.

The past few years have seen growing numbers of violent incidents in the eastern region, home to a long-running separatist insurgency.

The Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide claims that the region bears many of the structural risk factors associated with past mass atrocities.

The killings came amid protests over an Indonesian government plan to create new provinces in the eastern region.

A plan to create three new provinces in the Papua region highlights how Jakarta's development approach has failed to resolve a long-running conflict.

Human rights specialists noted a deterioration in the security situation since the assassination of a high-ranking Indonesian intelligence officer last April.

Dr. Adriana Elisabeth on the roots of the conflict in Papua, the Indonesian government’s response to a recent uptick in insurgent activity, and what it will take to resolve the decades-long crisis.

The reports follows Indonesian government promises of a crackdown on separatist fighters in the eastern region.

The uneasy region seems set for another cycle of military crackdowns and separatist counter-attacks.

Attacks by rebels in several districts in Papua have increased over the past year.

Benny Wenda has been a fierce advocate for the West Papuan cause. Why is it, then, that the proclamation of his presidency has been met with marked skepticism within West Papua?

Lawyers are challenging Indonesia’s incorporation of the region into its territory a half-century ago.

The project has been targeted for attacks by separatists, scaring off civilian workers.

The ongoing trial has raised further concerns regarding a longstanding issue in the Southeast Asian state.

Australia’s army chief visit an opportunity to smooth over ties following a recent spat.

A recent controversy reveals the distortions that come with viewing new events in light of old shadows about Indonesia’s past.