The first thing residents noticed was smoke. Then came photographs. Then messages began moving between villages faster than confirmation. By Thursday morning, June 4, residents around Waghete in Tigi District, …
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Politics & Security
Pesta Babi Documentary Film’s Dispute Deepens Across Papua
by Senamanby SenamanThe documentary itself runs for only a limited time. The arguments surrounding the documentary, however, continue to evolve. Over recent weeks, discussions about Pesta Babi have moved from screenings and …
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Politics & Security
False Bomb Scare At Papua Church Sparks Misinformation Concerns
by Senamanby SenamanWhen photographs of a dark metal object began circulating through messaging groups in Papua earlier this week, explanations arrived much slower than the images themselves. Within hours, people were already …
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Politics & Security
Biak Bomb Tragedy Revives World War II Memories in Papua and Pacific
by Senamanby SenamanOn May 31, 2026, at 02.45 PM local time, the explosion’s intensity echoed far beyond the neighborhood. People rushed outside houses. Some thought a fuel storage tank had exploded. Others …
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The ceremony had barely started when rain clouds gathered over parts of Jayapura, Papua. Students adjusted their uniforms. Government employees moved closer together under tents. In several districts across Papua, …
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Politics & Security
Papua Security Forces Arrest Suspected the TPNPB OPM Member
by Senamanby SenamanPeople 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 …
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Politics & Security
The Documentary Film Pesta Babi Dispute Moves Into the Legal Arena
by Senamanby SenamanThe 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 …
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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 …
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Politics & Security
TNI Evacuates 44 Civilians in Papua Pegunungan from the OPM’s Threat
by Senamanby SenamanThe 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 …
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Politics & Security
DPD RI Forms Papua Conflict and Humanitarian Special Committee
by Senamanby SenamanInside 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 …
