Ten people were killed and more than 20 others wounded in a riot in Indonesia’s Papua province, police said on Friday. The riots began Thursday afternoon in Wamena town in the Jayawijaya district of ...

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — A government soldier, his wife and an independence fighter were killed in two separate attacks in Indonesia’s restive Papua province, security officers and a rebel ...

Indonesia-Australia relations are entering an unprecedented phase of formalised security cooperation, marked by a watershed ...

Policymakers in Jakarta are forging ahead with a plan to divide Papua into four provinces despite strong local opposition. Jakarta claims this will accelerate development and bring the government ...

A supporter of the independence of the West Papua wearing a headband with the colors of the banned separatist ‘Morning Star’ flag takes part in a rally commemorating the 60th anniversary of the failed ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities on Thursday denied claims by separatist rebels in the Papua region that at least 17 gold miners slain by insurgents were members of security forces.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — At least 20 people ...

The government of Indonesia’s Papua province has recommended that district officials revoke the permits of 35 of the 54 oil palm concessions operating there. These concessions cover a combined 522,397 ...

JAKARTA, May 27 (Reuters) - Indonesia's plan to create new provinces in its impoverished eastern region of Papua has not been adequately discussed with the local population and is not viable, its ...

Changes to Papua’s special autonomy law last year allowed the central government to create the new provinces, prompting the MRP to claim the change undermined autonomy and to file a judicial review at ...

EAST AWIN, Papua New Guinea, Oct 1 (UNHCR) - More land, better social services and the right to free movement - that is what 185 refugees from Indonesia's Papua province, formerly Irian Jaya, can look ...