In the 1960s Indonesia laid claim to West Papua. Despite efforts to control the West Papuan people, it has failed on all aspects of doing so. Indonesia uniliterally annexed the former Dutch colony in ...

Four Papuan political prisoners have been sentenced to seven months' imprisonment on treason charges. But a West Papua ...

Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia have started holding annual defence ministers meetings to build trust and boost ...

Prime Minister James Marape says his government will not remain silent on human rights concerns affecting Melanesians, ...

Prolonged armed conflict in Papua has forced more than 100,000 indigenous people, most of them women and children, to flee their homes. Yet the government’s failure to provide adequate protection has ...

MeLAWAN, an intellectual institution dedicated to principled political thought and the defense of Melanesian ...

Spending four weeks in West Papua sounds like an adventure until the reality of the terrain, weather, and remoteness hits.

Supporters of self-determination for West Papua joined together on December 1 for the annual Morning Star flag raising at Leichhardt Town Hall. Peter Boyle reports.

Below is the full version of the speech that ULMWP Interim President Benny Wenda gave at Oxford Town Hall on December 1, 2025 ...

TPNPB declares Jayapura and surrounding districts a “peace zone” ahead of Dec. 1, warning against armed conflict and ...

December 1st marked the 64th anniversary of West Papua’s original Independence Day in 1961. The Morning Star was raised in ...

A group of Australian and West Papuan activists have set sail on a “freedom flotilla” bound for the Indonesian territory of West Papua. Organizers say they are seeking to draw attention to West ...