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News Indonesia » West Papua » Security: 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 » Security: 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 » Security: 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 » Security: 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 » Security: Pilot Freed After 19 Months in Rebel Captivity in Indonesia’s Papua Region

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2024/09/pilot-freed-after-19-months-in-rebel-captivity-in-indonesias-papua-region/
Published on: Sunday 22 September 2024

In this photo released by Cartenz Peace Task Force (Satgas Damai Cartenz) of the Indonesian security forces, New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, left, who was held hostage for more than a year in the ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » Security: Indonesia and Australia to expand security cooperation to include Japan, Papua New Guinea

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/indonesia-australia-expand-security-cooperation-043908405.html
Published on: Wednesday 11 March 2026

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense, Richard Marles, and Indonesia's Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » Security: Indonesia’s new government pushes transmigration plan, stirring protests in Papua

News channel or source: https://globalvoices.org/2024/11/27/indonesias-new-government-pushes-transmigration-plan-stirring-protests-in-papua/
Published on: Tuesday 26 November 2024

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, who assumed office on October 20, 2024, has announced the revival of the transmigration program, which encourages citizens to populate the country’s eastern ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » Security: New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed by rebels after 19 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua region

News channel or source: https://nypost.com/2024/09/21/world-news/new-zealand-pilot-phillip-mehrtens-released-by-rebels-after-19-months-in-captivity-in-indonesias-papua-regiona/
Published on: Friday 20 September 2024

The New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region has been freed by separatist rebels, Indonesian authorities said Saturday. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » Security: 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 » Security: Indonesia, Australia to expand security cooperation with Japan, PNG

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/indonesia-australia-to-expand-security-cooperation-with-japan-png/ar-AA1YscMG
Published on: Wednesday 11 March 2026

Indonesia and Australia are planning to expand their security cooperation to include Japan and Papua New Guinea (PNG), Jakarta’s Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin said after a meeting with his ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » Security: Church, civil society urge Indonesia to halt military operations in Papua

News channel or source: https://www.ucanews.com/news/church-civil-society-urge-indonesia-to-halt-military-operations-in-papua/111981
Published on: Sunday 22 February 2026

Army personnel engaged in civilian duties, "such as teachers, media personnel, and others," should also be withdrawn, the statement said. The ecumenical statement also demanded that the military and ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » Security: Indonesia and Australia to Expand Security Cooperation to Include Japan, Papua New Guinea

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2026/03/indonesia-and-australia-to-expand-security-cooperation-to-include-japan-png/
Published on: Thursday 12 March 2026

Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin greets his Australian counterpart Richard Marles during their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Mar. 12, 2026. Credit: X/Richard Marles A month after ...