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News Indonesia » West Papua » Social: Papua separatists kill US pilot amid claim Indonesian troops were being brought to region

News channel or source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-03/west-papua-separatists-kill-us-pilot/106874312
Published on: Thursday 02 July 2026

A Papua separatist group has shot dead an American pilot who allegedly transported Indonesian troops into the restive province.

News Indonesia » West Papua » Social: West Papua’s Green State Vision: Social Movement, Therefore “Terrorism”

News channel or source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/08/28/west-papuas-green-state-vision-social-movement-therefore-terrorism/
Published on: Tuesday 27 August 2024

Apart from the brutality it undergirds, almost always fuelling violence, there’s something truly unhinged about political disinformation, especially in Indonesian-occupied West Papua because it’s so ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » Social: Papuan rebels say they have shot dead US pilot and burned his plane

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/papuan-rebels-say-they-have-shot-dead-us-pilot-and-burned-his-plane/ar-AA274S7C
Published on: Thursday 02 July 2026

Separatists say the killing is aimed at sending "a message" to Indonesian and US authorities.

News Indonesia » West Papua » Social: In West Papua, the Birth of a ‘Lost Generation’

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2024/04/in-west-papua-the-birth-of-a-lost-generation/
Published on: Saturday 06 April 2024

A supporter of the independence of the West Papua wears headband with the colors of the banned separatist ‘Morning Star’ flag takes a part during a rally commemorating the 60th anniversary of the ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » Social: These Hollywood Actors Were Fired From Set After Filming Had Already Begun—Here’s What Went Wrong

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-au/entertainment/movies/these-hollywood-actors-were-fired-from-set-after-filming-had-already-begun-here-s-what-went-wrong/ss-AA25hOXS
Published on: Saturday 20 June 2026

Discover 25 Hollywood actors who were replaced after filming had already begun — from Eric Stoltz in Back to the Future to Kevin Spacey in All the Money in the World — and the dramatic ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » Social: 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 ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » Social: 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 » Social: 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 Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive easternmost region of Papua have shot dead ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » Social: Indonesia: Renewed Fighting Threatens West Papua Civilians

News channel or source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/05/29/indonesia-renewed-fighting-threatens-west-papua-civilians
Published on: Wednesday 28 May 2025

(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 » Social: American pilot killed by rebels in Papua, says Indonesian military

News channel or source: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/asia/indonesia-papua-rebels-american-pilot-intl-hnk
Published on: Thursday 02 July 2026

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 ...

News Indonesia » West Papua » Social: West Papua and Its Quest for Freedom

News channel or source: https://www.independent.com/2025/12/06/west-papua-and-its-quest-for-freedom/
Published on: Saturday 06 December 2025

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 ...