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Just north of Australia, hundreds of Indigenous Papuans have reportedly fled into the jungle as Indonesian military operations reach the Korowai, a remote people once celebrated by Western tourists ...
News Indonesia » West Papua » Events: Indonesian forces hunt West Papuan militants who killed construction workers
Indonesia's security forces have launched a joint operation to pursue the group of West Papua National Liberation Army fighters who killed five road construction workers in Papua's Highland province ...
News Indonesia » West Papua » Events: Indonesia launches probe after separatists reportedly kill US pilot in Papua
Indonesia's transportation ministry says it has received an initial report confirming that the pilot, Nicholas F. Gosselin, a US citizen, died.
News Indonesia » West Papua » Events: Indonesian Imperialism Is Alive – And Brutal – in West Papua
Supporters of the independence of the West Papua shout slogans during a rally commemorating the 59th anniversary of the failed efforts by Papuan tribal chiefs to declare independence from Dutch ...
News Indonesia » West Papua » Events: Indonesia: Renewed Fighting Threatens West Papua Civilians
(New York) – An escalation in fighting between Indonesian security forces and Papuan separatist armed groups in West Papua has seriously threatened the security of the largely Indigenous population, ...
News Indonesia » West Papua » Events: Are the Russians Eyeing West Papua for an Overseas Military Base?
Indonesia has denied reports that Russia is seeking to station military aircraft in its easternmost province. But this may not be the end of the matter given Russia’s interests in the region. A Tu-95 ...
News Indonesia » West Papua » Events: Four decades of strife and resistance: A deep dive into what's happening in West Papua
The original version of this post was written by Girard Lopez and published in New Bloom on April 16, 2023. The following edited version is published on Global Voices under a content partnership ...
News Indonesia » West Papua » Events: Indonesian troops recover body of U.S. pilot slain by rebels in West Papua
SEOUL, South Korea — Indonesian security forces recovered the body of an American pilot killed by rebels last week in the restive province of West Papua, according to footage posted online by Jakarta.
News Indonesia » West Papua » Events: A ‘Message’: US Pilot Shot Dead by Separatist Group in Indonesia’s West Papua
A U.S. pilot has been shot dead by a separatist group in Indonesia’s West Papua after a small plane operated by an Indonesian airline landed in the country’s Yahukimo region in the Highland Papua ...
News Indonesia » West Papua » Events: West Papua and Its Quest for Freedom
Deep in the jungle of West Papua, Tinus pulls back firmly on his bow string and with clockwork precision takes aim at a bird perched high in the canopy. As he releases the bamboo arrow takes flight ...
News Indonesia » West Papua » Events: American pilot killed by rebels in Papua, says Indonesian military
Indonesia’s military has recovered the body of an American pilot who was shot dead by rebels in the restive eastern region of Papua, it said on Friday after a separatist group said the attack was a ...