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News Indonesia » West Papua » People: Papua separatists kill American pilot in ‘message’ to US and Indonesia

News channel or source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/02/papua-separatists-kill-american-pilot-yahukimo

Published on: Thursday 02 July 2026

Rebels shoot pilot and set his civilian ⁠plane on fire amid long-running low-level battle for independence in region ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » People: West Papua: Where Transmigration Means Genocide, Ecocide and, in the End, Suicide

News channel or source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/22/west-papua-where-transmigration-means-genocide-ecocide-and-in-the-end-suicide/

Published on: Thursday 21 November 2024

Sugar-cane planting ceremony in Merauke, West Papua, July 2024. Indonesian presidential office handout/Muchlis Jr. “By way of transmigration … the different ethnic groups will in the long run ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » People: West Papua Police hunt suspected financier of illegal gold mine

News channel or source: https://en.antaranews.com/news/423025/west-papua-police-hunt-suspected-financier-of-illegal-gold-mine

Published on: Friday 17 July 2026

Police in Indonesia's West Papua Province are searching for a man suspected of financing an illegal gold mining operation after arresting six people and ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » People: Indonesia Protest: Internet blocked in West Papua over unrest

News channel or source: https://www.trtworld.com/video/12833422

Published on: Friday 23 August 2019

Indonesia has cut off the internet in its West Papua and Papua provinces in order to stop widespread protests. Demonstrations have brought several cities to a standstill this week. The unrest appears ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » People: How British companies profit from West Papuan repression

News channel or source: https://eastasiaforum.org/2026/04/02/how-british-companies-profit-from-west-papuan-repression/

Published on: Wednesday 01 April 2026

British companies and investors are profiting from gold mining, gas extraction and palm oil plantations in West Papua, while the British government supports the Indonesian military through arms ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » People: Nineteen dead in Indonesia bar fight blaze

News channel or source: https://www.7news.com.au/stories/nineteen-dead-in-indonesia-bar-fight-blaze/

Published on: Monday 24 January 2022

At least 19 people have died after a karaoke bar in Indonesia's West Papua was set ablaze following a brawl between rival gangs of youths in the area, police say. One person was fatally stabbed in the ...