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JAKARTA, Indonesia — 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. The ...
News Indonesia » Papua » People: Churches back call for UN rights chief visit to Papua in Indonesia
Church leaders in Indonesia’s conflict-hit Papua region have backed calls by Pacific nations for Jakarta to facilitate a long-delayed visit by the United Nations human rights chief.
News Indonesia » Papua » People: Indonesia urged to grant unfettered access to conflict-torn Papua
A coalition of church, indigenous, civil society, women and youth groups has urged the Indonesian government to grant international monitors unrestricted access to Papua and take immediate action on ...
News Indonesia » Papua » People: Rebels in Indonesia's Papua say they killed 17 people this week
JAKARTA, April 10 (Reuters) - Rebels in Indonesia's Papua region said on Thursday they have killed more than 17 people since the weekend, claiming that they were soldiers disguised as gold miners, and ...
News Indonesia » Papua » People: Advocacy group condemns joint Australian military training with Indonesia and ‘silence over Papua’
The Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) has condemned Australia and Indonesia conducting joint military exercises while Indonesian security forces have been conducting military operations against ...
News Indonesia » Papua » People: Indonesia says 15 killed during military operation in Papua
JAKARTA, April 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia said on Monday that a total of 15 people were killed in Central Papua province earlier this month during a military operation against separatist rebels that ...
News Indonesia » Papua » People: Indonesia pledged to stop clearing Papua's forests; its own decrees say otherwise
Indonesia deforestation Papua food estate: Indonesia pledged at a 2026 sustainability forum to stop clearing forests for rice -- but days before, its Forestry Ministry designated 5.67 million hectares ...
News Indonesia » Papua » People: Fifteen People, Mostly Children, Missing After Floods in Indonesia's Papua, Official Says
Fifteen People, Mostly Children, Missing After Floods in Indonesia's Papua, Official Says JAKARTA (Reuters) -At least 15 people, mostly children, are missing and are likely to be dead after floods and ...
News Indonesia » Papua » People: Warning by Indonesian survey on Papua mega project appears to go unheeded
Indonesia’s plan to convert more than two million hectares of conservation and indigenous lands into agriculture will cause long-term damage to the environment, create conflict and add to greenhouse ...
News Indonesia » Papua » People: Indonesia eyes direct flights between Papua, Papua New Guinea
Indonesian Ambassador to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, Okto Dorinus Manik, is exploring the possibility of launching direct air routes between ...
News Indonesia » Papua » People: American Pilot Shot Dead and His Plane Set on Fire After Landing in Remote Area of Indonesia
The local military carried out a 10-person operation to recover the man’s body Nick Gosselin/LinkedIn American pilot Nicholas F. Gosselin was fatally shot by a rebel group after landing a civilian ...