On Indonesia’s 81st Independence Day, a symbolic gesture in the Jawa Tengah (Central Java) regency of Brebes placed Papua at the center of a national celebration. Brebes Regent Paramitha Widya…
On a day when millions of Indonesians gathered to mark the country’s 81st Independence Day, indigenous Papuan student Neeltje Deliana Insjowi Werimon stood at the center of the ceremony in…
A child walking from the interior of Papua toward a flag-raising ceremony may appear to be a simple cinematic premise. In Di Bawah Langit Timur (Under the Eastern Sky), however,…
For people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), access to medicine is not a matter that can easily be postponed. Antiretroviral therapy, commonly known as ARV treatment,…
For a teenager from Papua Tengah (Central Papua), the journey to Jakarta for Indonesia’s Independence Day ceremony is already a remarkable achievement. For Papua Paskibraka 2026 member Gladys Manuella Aibekob,…
When President Prabowo Subianto delivered his state address at the annual session of the People’s Consultative Assembly, or MPR, on Friday, 14 August 2026, one of the most personal moments…
The Indonesian government is strengthening its humanitarian response in Papua Tengah (Central Papua) after the National Human Rights Commission, or Komnas HAM, estimated that 124,931 people had been displaced by…
For 65 students from Papua, the arrival at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta on Tuesday marked more than the end of a seven-day sea journey. It was the beginning of…
For many travelers, a journey does not truly end when the plane leaves. It continues in the objects placed inside a suitcase, the flavors shared at home, and the stories…
For residents facing dry taps and dwindling water supplies, the arrival of a government water tanker can mean something very basic: enough water to drink, cook and get through another…