Mathias L Wenda, the Commander of the West Papua Army, has passed away. He had been actively advocating for the independence ...

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 attack came on the same day that a group ...

Papua's TPNPB-OPM has confirmed the addition of troops from the Meepago region to Kodap VIII Intan Jaya to fight against the ...

The Indonesian government has denied claims from rebel groups in Papua that it’s quietly escalating military operations in ...

Indonesian authorities have denied claims by separatist rebels in the Papua region that at least 17 gold miners slain by ...

Papuan rebels have been killing civilians working as teachers, medical personnels and construction workers in the past few ...

Philip Mehrtens, seized by rebels from the West Papua National Liberation Army in February 2023 after he landed a small commercial plane in a remote area of Indonesia's Papua region, was freed in ...

A spokesperson for the Free Papua Movement (OPM) armed wing of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), confirmed that the group was behind the shooting in Sinak. “We shot the civilian ...

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The attack, which claimed the lives of four soldiers, was the deadliest to have taken place in the region this year. Victor Yeimo stands accused of organizing the wave of violent pro-independence ...

“The West Papua Liberation Army is responsible for the attacks at ... Ministry on Thursday said that no members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, known as TNI, are involved in illegal ...