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West Papua
![Deforestation in Indonesia Spiked Last Year, But Some Trends Are Improving Deforestation in Indonesia Spiked Last Year, But Some Trends Are Improving](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-30-083149.jpg)
Deforestation in Indonesia Spiked Last Year, But Some Trends Are Improving
By Victoria Milko
According to one resources analyst, large-scale deforestation appears to be shrinking compared to the past.
![Indonesian Imperialism Is Alive – And Brutal – in West Papua Indonesian Imperialism Is Alive – And Brutal – in West Papua](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-25-205201.jpg)
Indonesian Imperialism Is Alive – And Brutal – in West Papua
By David Hutt
In the restive eastern province, Cold War realpolitik continues to reverberate.
![In West Papua, the Birth of a ‘Lost Generation’ In West Papua, the Birth of a ‘Lost Generation’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-04-180733.jpg)
In West Papua, the Birth of a ‘Lost Generation’
By Klas Lundström
As the world closely watches Gaza and Ukraine, a source reaches out from another enclosed area of prolonged armed conflict: West Papua.
![For the Melanesian Spearhead Group, West Papua Presents a Challenge For the Melanesian Spearhead Group, West Papua Presents a Challenge](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-28-134803.jpg)
For the Melanesian Spearhead Group, West Papua Presents a Challenge
By Grant Wyeth
West Papua’s independence movement again failed to obtain MSG membership, highlighting members’ competing strategic interests.
![Australia and New Zealand in the West Papua Conflict Australia and New Zealand in the West Papua Conflict](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-04-28-165423.jpg)
Australia and New Zealand in the West Papua Conflict
By Xiang Gao and Guy C. Charlton
A New Zealand pilot’s abduction focuses attention on Wellington and Canberra’s hands-off approach to the long-running conflict in Indonesia.
![Separatist Rebels in Papua Say Kidnapped New Zealand Pilot Is Safe Separatist Rebels in Papua Say Kidnapped New Zealand Pilot Is Safe](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-03.jpg)
Separatist Rebels in Papua Say Kidnapped New Zealand Pilot Is Safe
By Niniek Karmini
The pilot was taken after landing a small plane with five passengers, intent on evacuating 15 workers building a health center that had earlier been threatened by separatist rebels.
![New Indonesian Military Chief Downplays Extent of Papua Conflict New Indonesian Military Chief Downplays Extent of Papua Conflict](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-12-21-001646.jpg)
New Indonesian Military Chief Downplays Extent of Papua Conflict
By Sebastian Strangio
The past few years have seen growing numbers of violent incidents in the eastern region, home to a long-running separatist insurgency.
![Prominent Papuan Independence Activist Reported Dead After Drowning Prominent Papuan Independence Activist Reported Dead After Drowning](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-04-035654.jpg)
Prominent Papuan Independence Activist Reported Dead After Drowning
By Sebastian Strangio
A longtime proponent of non-violence, Filep Karma spent years calling for "a dignified dialogue with the Indonesian government."
![Indonesian Troops Accused of Killing, Mutilating 4 Papuans Indonesian Troops Accused of Killing, Mutilating 4 Papuans](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-03.jpg)
Indonesian Troops Accused of Killing, Mutilating 4 Papuans
By Associated Press
Six elite troops have been arrested and accused of involvement in the killing of four indigenous Papuans.
![9 Killed in Attack in Indonesia’s Papua Province, Say Police 9 Killed in Attack in Indonesia’s Papua Province, Say Police](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-04-035654.jpg)
9 Killed in Attack in Indonesia’s Papua Province, Say Police
By Sebastian Strangio
The killings came amid protests over an Indonesian government plan to create new provinces in the eastern region.
![Indonesia’s New Plans for Papua Can’t Hide Its Decades of Failures Indonesia’s New Plans for Papua Can’t Hide Its Decades of Failures](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-21-061953.jpg)
Indonesia’s New Plans for Papua Can’t Hide Its Decades of Failures
By Aprila Wayar and Johnny Blades
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.
![Indonesian Governor in Papua Casts Doubt on Plan for New Provinces: Report Indonesian Governor in Papua Casts Doubt on Plan for New Provinces: Report](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-30-064953.jpg)
Indonesian Governor in Papua Casts Doubt on Plan for New Provinces: Report
By Sebastian Strangio
The plan to break Papua and West Papua into five provinces has spurred widespread protests in the eastern region.
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