A plan to create three new provinces in the Papua region highlights how Jakarta's development approach has failed to resolve a long-running conflict. The attack came on the same day that a group ...

A video of a New Zealand pilot captured by members of the West Papua Liberation Army surfaced Tuesday along with a heartbreaking message to his family. Philip Mark Mehrtens, 38, has been living in ...

Philip Mehrtens was kidnapped by West Papua National Liberation Army fighters in February 2023 and was released after lengthy ...

The rise of separatist armed groups (such as the West Papuan National Liberation Army (TPN-PB), the armed wing of the Papua Liberation Movement) sparked a low-intensity conflict that forced thousands ...

A New Zealand pilot, Philip Mark Mehrtens was taken hostage by an armed horde of West Papua Liberation National Army (TPNPB) led by Egianus Kogoya. The hostage took place after the plane took off ...

In a concerted effort to stifle support for West Papua's aspiration for independence, Indonesia has embarked on diplomatic initiatives with Pacific nations and communities, writes Ali Mirin.

The attack, which claimed the lives of four soldiers, was the deadliest to have taken place in the region this year. Victor Yeimo stands accused of organizing the wave of violent pro-independence ...