Papua

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

A longtime proponent of non-violence, Filep Karma spent years calling for "a dignified dialogue with the Indonesian government."

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.

The plan to break Papua and West Papua into five provinces has spurred widespread protests in the eastern region.

The attack came on the same day that a group of U.N. experts called out Indonesia's "shocking abuses" in the eastern province.

Rights groups claim that the revised law could lead to “further marginalization and militarization in the region.”

The recent killing of an Indonesian brigadier general heralds an intensification of the conflict in eastern Indonesia.

Recent tensions have been connected to Jakarta's planned extension of the region's Special Autonomy Law.

The death toll from violent protests in Indonesia's restive Papua province has risen yet again.

The Indonesian territory has struggled for independence for more than 50 years.