Jayapura, Jubi – The leader of the TPN-PB/OPM in the Meepago region, Damianus Magay Yogi, emphasized that his party was … Continue reading TPN-PB Meepago says it will fight if the Indonesian military comes to the headquarters
Suspected separatist rebels killed four construction workers and were holding four people hostage in the latest burst of violence in … Continue reading Suspected Rebels Kill 4 Workers, Take Hostages in Indonesia’s Papua Region
On 29 April, the Indonesian government declared that all ‘armed criminal groups’ (KBB) and people and organisations affiliated with them were terrorists. … Continue reading First ‘separatists’, now ‘terrorists’: another way for Indonesia to avoid solving West Papuans’ historical grievances
Source: RNZ Indonesia’s military, or TNI, says its soldiers have taken control of an regional headquarters of the West Papua … Continue reading TNI says Papua Liberation Army’s Mugi headquarters seized
Three rebel armies fighting for liberation from Indonesia join forces under movement headed by exiled leader Benny Wenda Helen Davidson … Continue reading West Papuan independence group says it is ‘ready to take over country’
Armed rebel groups in Indonesia’s West Papua have reportedly united to form a new army under a single command. A … Continue reading West Papua rebels unite to form new army
Jayapura, Jubi – Menteri luar negeri Selandia Baru (NZ) mendesak dihentikannya kekerasan bersenjata yang berlangsung di Tanah Papua hingga saat ini. … Continue reading NZ desak kekerasan bersenjata di Papua harus dihentikan sebelum negosiasi
Indonesia’s military says negotiation with the West Papua Liberation Army can only take place if both sides have the same … Continue reading Indonesian military dismisses negotiation with Papuan guerillas
Deaths reported on both sides in firefight during work on trans-Papua highway As many as 15 people are believed to … Continue reading West Papua: up to 15 dead as rebels and Indonesian soldiers clash
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