West Papua

June 2025

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Suara Papua – June 29, 2025

Jayapura – A series of terror acts have again befallen Papuan students who are studying in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya.

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Suara Papua – June 17, 2025

Jayapura – Nine United Nations Special Procedure Mechanism special rapporteurs have written a letter to the Indonesian government and the company PT Global Papua Abadi, which is involved in the Merauke National Strategic Project (PSN) in South Papua.

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Jubi Papua – June 12, 2025

Larius Kogoya, Jayapura – Papua Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) staff member Imanus Komba and Kolki Gwijangge, a participant at a peaceful demonstration urging that mining company PT Gag Nikel's permit be revoked, were arrested by police at the Abepura traffic circle in Jayapura city, Papua, on Thursd

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Suara Papua – June 10, 2025

Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – Terror and intimidation against Papuan students continue to occur every year, as do acts of racism. These acts of terror are the way the authorities curb democratic space and human rights for Papuan students.

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Jubi Papua – June 10, 2025

Jayapura – The government plans to build new security posts in a number of conflict areas in Papua. But the policy is considered not to be the right solution.

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CNN Indonesia – June 7, 2025

Jakarta – Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia reportedly exited through the rear door of the Sorong Airport when protesters rejecting mining in Raja Ampat wanted to meet with him.

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Suara Papua – June 7, 2025

Jayapura – Papuan students in the Balinese capital of Denpasar were sent a package containing a rotten pig's head delivered by an online motorcycle taxi on June 6 at around 3 pm. The incident occurred at one of the Papuan students' rented houses in Denpasar.

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Suara Papua – June 3, 2025

Tambrauw – Three Greenpeace Indonesia activists and a young Papuan woman were arrested and taken to the Grogol Petamburan Sectoral Police (Polsek) station after unfurling banners and giving speeches about the impact of nickel downstreaming at the Indonesia Critical Minerals Conference and

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Suara Papua – June 3, 2025

Jayapura – Papuan students from across Java and Bali who are members of the Humanitarian Forum held a peaceful demonstration in front of the offices of the Ministry of Human Rights led by Minster Natalius Pigai on Tuesday June 3 to call for the immediate formation of a humanitarian t

May 2025

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Jubi Papua – May 31, 2025

Jayapura – The Papuan Council of Churches (PCC) suspects that there is a faction within government circles in Jakarta that does not want the land of Papua to be safe. This suspicion was conveyed by the PCC Moderator Reverand Dr.