Indonesia’s Independence Day

For 418 inmates at Merauke Penitentiary, Indonesia’s 81st Independence Day carried a meaning that extended beyond the flag ceremonies and national celebrations taking place across the country. This year, Papua …

Nine women have been reported abducted in Kampung Pasir, Jila District, Mimika Regency, Papua Tengah (Central Papua) Province, following an armed clash in the remote district on 17 August, according …

As Indonesia marked its 81st Independence Day on 17 August, 2,006 prisoners in Papua received sentence reductions, with 36 inmates immediately released after their remaining prison terms were fully reduced. …

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 …

In Nabire, Papua Tengah (Central Papua) province, Indonesia’s 81st Independence Day carried a message that went beyond the ceremonial raising of the national flag. Natalius Pigai in Papua Tengah used …

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 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, …

On 15 August 1962, Indonesia and the Netherlands signed an agreement at United Nations headquarters in New York that established a United Nations-supervised transition for West New Guinea, now known …

As Indonesia prepares to celebrate its 81st Independence Day on 17 August, a series of statements from figures associated with Papua’s armed separatist movement has raised security concerns, particularly in …