On March 21, 2026, in Papua, Eid al-Fitr does not arrive all at once. It builds slowly. A few days before the celebration, markets begin to feel different. Not crowded…
Rainfall in Wamena doesn’t always end right away. It can last for hours, sometimes longer, turning paths into mud and soaking through roofs that were never meant to hold that…
On March 17, 2026, the morning did not begin with speeches. It began with people arriving quietly. Some came early, long before the event officially started. A few stood in…
On March 18, 2026, in Wamena, Papua Pegunungan (Papua Highlands) province, mornings arrive slowly. Mist settles over the valleys before the sun begins to cut through the mountains. Smoke rises…
The schoolyard was already busy when the boxes arrived. Children had gathered earlier than usual that morning. Some stood near the classroom doors; others sat in groups under the shade,…
In the days leading up to Eid al-Fitr, the mood inside prisons in Papua begins to shift in a way that is difficult to describe unless you have seen it…
Families from different districts started to arrive at the Papua Selatan (South Papua) Governor’s Office in Merauke early in the morning. Some had come from far away, leaving their villages…
Every morning, long before the tropical sun starts to warm up the coastal city of Jayapura, the halls of Jayapura Regional Hospital slowly come to life. The nurses start their…
In the easternmost part of Indonesia, where mountains, forests, and scattered islands make up the landscape, providing health services has always been a difficult task. Papua has recently become the…
Scientists have found something amazing deep in the thick rainforests of Papua’s remote Bird’s Head Peninsula. There, a thick canopy blocks out most of the sunlight, and rivers carve quiet…