West Papua

May 2025

Analysis/West Papua
Arah Juang – May 23, 2025

Sharon Muller – Indonesian military operations have again been launched in Intan Jaya regency, Central Papua province. This is the umpteenth time operations have been launched by the TNI (Indonesian Military) on the pretext of pursuing the West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organ

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Jubi Papua – May 22, 2025

Jayapura, Jubi – The Jayapura city District Police (Polresta) have stated that four of its personnel were injured when a demonstration by students at Cenderawasih University (Uncen) in Jayapura, Papua, ended in chaos on Thursday May 22.

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Suara Papua – May 22, 2025

Jayapura – The Makassar city Papuan People's University and High School Student Forum of Concern (FSM-PRP) is urging the Sorong city District Police to release four Federal State of the Republic of West Papua (NFRPB) activists who were arrested and charged with makar (treason, subversion, rebellion) for distrib

Statements/West Papua
Amnesty Statement – May 15, 2025

Responding to the arrest and charges of makar (treason, subversion, rebellion) against four political activists who are members of the Federal Republic of West Papua (NFRPB) by the Sorong city police and the loss of civilian lives due to armed conflict in Intan Jaya regency,

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Suara Papua – May 3, 2025

Jayapura – The Mataram Papua Student Association (IMAPA), the Lombok city committee of the Papua Student Alliance (AMP), the Mataram branch of the Revolutionary Youth Front (FMR) and the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-WP) held a fr

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Cepos Online – May 2, 2025

Deni Tonjau, Wamena – Hundreds of high school students from the Papuan Highlands High School and University Student Alliance held a peaceful demonstration at the Papua governor's office on Friday May 2 to mark National Education Day (Hardiknas).

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Suara Papua – May 2, 2025

Jayapura – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has declared that the annexation of Papua 62 years ago on May 1, 1963, is the day Indonesia colonised the Papuan people. The day when Papua was forced to become part of Indonesia which has been a disaster to this day.

April 2025

News/West Papua
Detik Sulsel – April 28, 2025

Paulus Pulo, Sorong – The police have named four people suspects on charges of alleged makar (treason, subversion, rebellion) who have admitted to be leading members of the Federal Republic of West Papua (NRFPB) after they visited a number of government offices and police stations in S

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Suara Papua – April 18, 2025

Jayapura – Papua Justice and Human Integrity Foundation (YKKMP) Director Theo Hesegem has acknowledged the increasing number of victims of human rights violations in Papua over the past few years.

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Tempo – April 11, 2025

Novali Panji Nugroho, Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid says that the government needs to immediately open a dialogue with pro-independence groups and traditional figures in Papua.