Baliem Valley Cultural Festival

The Baliem Festival shooting has become a major security concern in Jayawijaya Regency after two civilians were injured near the entrance of the 34th Baliem Valley Cultural Festival in Walesi …

The Baliem Valley Cultural Festival shooting on 8 August 2026, abruptly interrupted one of Papua Pegunungan (Papua Highlands)’s most important annual cultural events, after gunfire near the festival area in …

Katikati ya miinuko mikali ya Papua, ambako mawingu hubusu vilele vilivyochongoka na ukungu hutanda kwenye mabonde ya kale, jambo lisilo la kawaida hutukia kila mwaka—Festival Lembah Baliem (Tamasha ya Lembah …

In the heart of Papua’s rugged highlands, where clouds kiss jagged peaks and mist weaves through ancient valleys, an extraordinary spectacle unfolds every year—the Festival Lembah Baliem (Baliem Valley Festival). …

As the morning mist slowly lifted from the rolling hills of Papua Pegunungan, the normally tranquil Baliem Valley came alive with the rhythmic pounding of drums, the echo of conch …