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News Indonesia » West Papua » People: President Wenda: At least nine killed as Indonesia commits new massacre in Puncak

News channel or source: https://www.freewestpapua.org/2026/04/16/president-wenda-at-least-nine-killed-as-indonesia-commits-new-massacre-in-puncak/
Published on: Thursday 16 April 2026

Indonesia’s campaign of colonial destruction in the West Papuan highlands is intensifying. Only weeks after the brutal massacre in Dogiyai, the Indonesian military has attacked a refugee camp in ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » People: 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, West Papua, allegedly in retaliation for the killing of a police officer. Ben Radford reports.

News Indonesia » West Papua » People: Indonesia says 17 people slain by Papua rebels were gold miners

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/indonesia-says-17-people-slain-151914686.html
Published on: Thursday 10 April 2025

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities on Thursday denied claims by separatist rebels in the Papua region that at least ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » People: NZ Government Needs To Challenge Indonesia Over Civilian Killings In West Papua

News channel or source: https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2604/S00033/nz-government-needs-to-challenge-indonesia-over-civilian-killings-in-west-papua.htm
Published on: Monday 06 April 2026

The West Papua Action Aotearoa network is calling on the New Zealand Foreign Minister and the Prime Minister to speak out against the recent shooting of civilians including children in West Papua by ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » People: Multiple West Papuans massacred by Indonesian police in Dogiyai

News channel or source: https://www.postcourier.com.pg/multiple-west-papuans-massacred-by-indonesian-police-in-dogiyai/
Published on: Wednesday 01 April 2026

Indonesian police committed another atrocity March 31, in West Papua, murdering at least five Papuan civilians, including a minor, in a colonial rampage in Dogiyai Regency. United Liberation Movement ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » People: Indonesia says at least 11 gold miners killed by Papua rebels

News channel or source: https://www.ucanews.com/news/indonesia-says-at-least-11-gold-miners-killed-by-papua-rebels/108469
Published on: Thursday 10 April 2025

Separatists in Indonesia's restive eastern region of Papua have killed at least 11 people working as gold miners in less than a week, the defence ministry said on April 10, with rebels claiming they ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » People: 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 » People: Are the Russians Eyeing West Papua for an Overseas Military Base?

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2025/04/are-the-russians-eyeing-west-papua-for-an-overseas-military-base/
Published on: Thursday 17 April 2025

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 » People: Indonesia says 17 people slain by Papua rebels were gold miners

News channel or source: https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/indonesia-papua-rebels-gold-miners-k84291
Published on: Wednesday 09 April 2025

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 ...