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News Indonesia » Papua: ‘Rediscovered’ species in Papua spotlight importance of Indigenous knowledge

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/rediscovered-species-in-papua-spotlight-importance-of-indigenous-knowledge/ar-AA20UoDS
Published on: Tuesday 14 April 2026

By John Cannon It started with a set of photographs, taken of an animal captured in 2015 on the Bird’s Head Peninsula in Indonesian Papua, the western half of the island of New Guinea. The smallish ...

News Indonesia » Papua: Indonesia and Australia to expand security cooperation to include Japan, Papua New Guinea

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/indonesia-australia-expand-security-cooperation-043908405.html
Published on: Wednesday 11 March 2026

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense, Richard Marles, and Indonesia's Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin ...

News Indonesia » Papua: Indonesian police arrest dozens ahead of West Papua protest

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Published on: Sunday 18 December 2016

A legal aid group says Indonesian police have detained dozens of people ahead of a West Papua independence protest. Jakarta Legal Aid Institute spokeswoman Veronica Koman said Monday at least 200 ...

News Indonesia » Papua: Deadly unrest in Indonesia's Papua region draws rights scrutiny

News channel or source: https://www.ucanews.com/news/deadly-unrest-in-indonesias-papua-region-draws-rights-scrutiny/112706
Published on: Tuesday 07 April 2026

Papua unrest, Indonesia human rights, West Papua conflict, Papua violence 2026, Indonesian military Papua, human rights scrutiny, Papua independence movement, Southeast Asia news, civil liberties ...

News Indonesia » Papua: Indonesian forces rescue 18 Freeport workers from rebel siege in Papua

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/indonesian-forces-rescue-18-freeport-034312819.html
Published on: Wednesday 14 January 2026

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JAKARTA, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Indonesian military rescued 18 workers at gold and copper miner Freeport Indonesia that had been ...

News Indonesia » Papua: Earthquake today Indonesia: 5.7 magnitude tremors felt in Jayapura City, Papua in Indonesia - check epicentre update

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/public-safety-and-emergencies/natural-disasters/earthquake-today-indonesia-5-7-magnitude-tremors-felt-in-jayapura-city-papua-in-indonesia-check-epicentre-update/ar-AA1ZyAAp
Published on: Thursday 26 March 2026

India, March 27 -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck near Jayapura in Indonesia in the early hours of March 27, 2026. The tremors were recorded offshore, and authorities ...

News Indonesia » Papua: Indonesian military massacres West Papuans in latest round of violence

News channel or source: https://www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1451/world/indonesian-military-massacres-west-papuans-latest-round-violence
Published on: Thursday 09 April 2026

Indonesian security forces have killed at least six people, including two children, in Dogiyai regency in West Papua, allegedly in retaliation for the killing of a police officer. Ben Radford reports.

News Indonesia » Papua: State fishing village plan in Indonesian Papua sparks Indigenous opposition

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/state-fishing-village-plan-in-indonesian-papua-sparks-indigenous-opposition/
Published on: Tuesday 31 March 2026

Indigenous Wiyagar leaders in Indonesian Papua oppose a planned state-backed fishing village, saying it’s being pushed without proper consultation on their customary land. The project is part of a ...

News Indonesia » Papua: HRW claims Indonesia police violated Papua protesters’ rights

News channel or source: https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/hrw-claims-indonesia-police-violated-papua-protesters-rights/
Published on: Friday 13 February 2026

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday condemned the Indonesian police for the reported unlawful dispersal, physical assault, and detention of Papuan protesters in the town of Merauke, South Papua ...

News Indonesia » Papua: Indonesia and Australia to expand security cooperation to include Japan, Papua New Guinea

News channel or source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/indonesia-and-australia-expand-security-cooperation-include-japan-papua-new
Published on: Wednesday 11 March 2026

JAKARTA, March 12 (Reuters) - Indonesia and Australia are planning to expand their security cooperation to include Japan and Papua New Guinea, Jakarta's Defence Minister said on Thursday after a ...