People in Sugapa have learned to pay attention when helicopters appear. Sometimes they bring supplies. Sometimes officials. Sometimes security personnel. On May 30, residents around Bilogai noticed movement again. Vehicles…
The discussion surrounding the documentary film “Pesta Babi: Kolonialisme di Zaman Kita (Pig Feast: Colonialism in Our Times)” moved from social media feeds and community conversations into a police building…
The journey into Papua’s interior is rarely simple. In many places, rivers still function as highways. Dense forest stretches for hours without villages, roads, or phone signals. Reaching some locations…
The first reports came from deep inside the mountains of Pegunungan Bintang Regency, where frightened gold miners began abandoning camps and running through forest paths after hearing that armed men…
Inside the parliamentary complex in Jakarta on Thursday evening, May 22, discussion about Papua no longer centered only on security reports or political tensions. Instead, lawmakers spoke increasingly about displaced…
This week, Yasinta Moiwend, better known as Mama Sinta from Wanam Village, Ilwayab District, appeared in several social media videos, sounding emotional but firm. Sitting among community members in Papua…
The first reports came slowly from the forests of Korowai in Yahukimo on Wednesday night, May 20. At first, local residents only heard that several gold miners working in a…
On December 30-31, 1999, former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid arrived in Papua during one of the most sensitive moments in the province’s modern political history. At the time, distrust toward…
The waiting room at Bandara Nop Goliat Dekai was already crowded on the morning of Sunday, May 18. Passengers sat near the boarding area holding bags and cardboard boxes, while…
What began as a discussion around an independent film quickly evolved into a wider political conversation about Papua, freedom of expression, and the role of the Indonesian state. Over the…