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News Indonesia » West Papua » Health: Weapons Makers Profit from Indonesia’s War on West Papua

News channel or source: https://www.corpwatch.org/article/weapons-makers-profit-indonesias-war-west-papua

Published on: Thursday 15 September 2022

Six rockets landed on Ugimba village in Intan Jaya regency of West Papua, Indonesia, early on a January morning in 2020. Locals found unexploded parts that were stamped with the number FZ-68 so they ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » Health: Rebels in Indonesia's Papua say images show abducted NZ pilot in good health

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/rebels-indonesias-papua-say-images-show-abducted-nz-pilot-good-health-2023-02-15/

Published on: Wednesday 15 February 2023

JAKARTA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Separatists in Indonesia's restive Papua region have released images that they say show a New Zealand pilot taken hostage last week is in good health, but pledged he would ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » Health: I was involved in talks to free a kidnapped Kiwi pilot in West Papua. With negotiations stalled, what happens now?

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/i-was-involved-in-talks-to-free-a-kidnapped-kiwi-pilot-in-west-papua-with-negotiations-stalled-what-happens-now-206933

Published on: Thursday 08 June 2023

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has now been held hostage in West Papua for four months. Stalled attempts to negotiate his release, and an unsuccessful Indonesian military rescue attempt, suggest a ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » Health: Fighting threatens indigenous civilians in Indonesia’s West Papua: report

News channel or source: https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/indonesia-fighting-threatening-indigenous-civilians-report/

Published on: Saturday 31 May 2025

Escalating violence in Indonesia’s West Papua region is threatening the security of the largely Indigenous population amid intensified clashes between Indonesian security forces and separatist rebels, ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » Health: TPNPB-OPM Claims Restriction of Indonesian Health Workers Access in Papua

News channel or source: https://en.tempo.co/read/2098837/tpnpb-opm-claims-restriction-of-indonesian-health-workers-access-in-papua

Published on: Friday 17 April 2026

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization (TPNPB-OPM) has announced the closure of access for Indonesian health workers, especially military health workers, ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » Health: Papua New Guinea calls for 'buffer zone' with Indonesia amid concerns over West Papua conflict

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/papua-new-guinea-calls-for-buffer-zone-with-indonesia-amid-concerns-over-west-papua-conflict/ar-AA1Rw8Mj

Published on: Monday 01 December 2025

Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia have started annual defence ministers meetings to build trust and boost military cooperation after a new defence treaty between Canberra and Port Moresby ...